Wintergarden
Andriessen‘ intention of reproduction on a large scale was not realized. However, the surrounding landscape, at that time still almost unspoiled, has in the meantime been covered in homes built in the ‘fake-farmhousestyle’ The steel house, built as a case study house, stays on its own. The house was first stripped down to its steel skeleton and vaulting. The steel was seriously corroded in many places and had to be restored. The aluminum sandwich panels and the original wooden windows, now doubleglazed, were then fitted back into the renovated skeleton. A lot of attention was paid to designing new and better joinery details, especially the ‚cold bridges‘ which are exposed to the outside. The solution was provided by a quick-drying two-component resin, which was sprayed onto all the beams and pillars. It adheres exceptionally well to steel and is totally damp-proof. On the inside of the house, the steel skeleton is now completely enveloped in an amorphous layer of polymer and encased in painted MDF. The villa does now comply with current standards for domestic comfort, while the memory of the original house remains alive. 04 /1 2
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