The design of the Merry-Go-Round gives new meaning to the holiday cottage by taking the traditional floor plan with its rooms opening onto a central hallway and turning it inside out. The rooms are replaced by eight open alcoves in which furniture, colour, light, material, lines of sight and views of the outdoor surroundings are bundled into one compact, fixed interior.
The alcoves are connected by a corridor that runs all around the perimeter of the dwelling and opens onto the landscape. By adjusting the façade, which is comprised of shutters, the vacationing residents of the Merry-Go-Round can determine the view and their privacy themselves.
Architects: Bureau Ira Koers
Location: Bungalowpark Lanka, Anholt 11, Ruinen, The Netherlands
Client: Stichting Arthouses
Contractor: Bouwbedrijf Geerts
Engineers: Kr8 architecten
Constructed area: 55 sqm
Budget: $100,000 Euro
