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A flexible, modern home with a dynamic façade
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A spacious, detached home offering endless possibilities, premium comfort, and bold contemporary design. That was the brief the owners of this corner lot brought to Schellen Architecten. The team answered with a striking concept that adds a multi-functional basement, maximizes the indoor–outdoor connection, and features a dynamic facade where travertine-look ceramic tile pairs elegantly with sleek Linarte aluminum blades.
A lower level with recreation space, a wellness area, bright home offices, and a large open kitchen, the heart of family life, makes this villa a pleasure to live in, inside and out. Around the house, a welcoming terrace, practical storage, and a refined swimming pool encourage everyday outdoor living. Thoughtful facade design allows the landscape to flow naturally into the home. The corner lot’s advantages are fully embraced, and the addition of an elevator means the owners can enjoy the house for decades, an approach to long-term livability familiar to many American custom homes focused on aging in place.
Bold architecture
Working from the clients’ mood board, architect Reginald Schellen developed the building and interior concept. “We took their ideas and gave them our own interpretation,” he notes. “They loved the look of a thatched roof, so we translated that into a contemporary language. By integrating Linarte blades, we created the illusion of a floating roof plate, a subtle nod to a more traditional profile.”
Thanks to its built-in flexibility, Linarte not only offers sleek, vertical lines, but also maximum design freedom and a high-quality finish in execution.
Veronique Theunissen, Limeparts-Drooghmans
Throughout the design, the cladding system is the finishing touch. Linarte sets the tone and enters into a dialogue with the travertine-look tile. “The tiles bring a crisp, linear stone aesthetic,” Schellen says. “The vertical rhythm of the blades adds tension, and the varying depths amplify the play of light and shadow.” The clients quickly approved the mock-up that showed how tile and blades meet. Low-maintenance, durable aluminum cladding also helped seal the choice. “We’ve been fans of this product for years,” he adds. “In other projects we’ve run the blades from inside to outside or integrated LED lighting. It invites architectural creativity.”
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A refined mix of profiles
The facades alternate BLOCK 16 and BLOCK 16L profiles in Terra Brown (RAL 8028), a warm, bronze-like tone that pairs naturally with the beige tiles—two earthy colors with distinct character. Matching the blade color to the rest of the window and door systems creates a cohesive whole. The profiles form a continuous band just below the upper volume and reappear throughout the home: framing windows and columns, accenting the entry, and blending seamlessly into the garage door where horizontal joints are nearly invisible. For U.S. readers, this kind of integrated detailing delivers the same benefits prized in coastal and sunbelt regions: low maintenance, crisp lines, and long-term durability compared with wood slats.
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Seamless transitions
Limeparts-Drooghmans handled the aluminum cladding. “The BLOCK 16/16L combination creates a refined, rhythmic elevation,” says Theunissen. “But architects and clients often want to see what that means.” Detailed 3D drawings and thorough technical planning were aligned with the architect from the start. Every detail is engineered in advance and submitted for approval—capturing both aesthetic and technical requirements in an executable design (a workflow that mirrors U.S. shop-drawing standards). That preparation, paired with precise site work and installation, is what makes the facade read so cleanly. Even the spacing between individual profiles matters. “We always have to accommodate construction tolerances—especially at window and garage-door connections,” Theunissen notes. “That’s where Renson excels: bringing aesthetics and engineering together in a detail-driven way.”
The result is a contemporary home that balances presence with restraint, indoor–outdoor living, durable materials, and meticulous detailing that translate seamlessly to American contexts where performance and low upkeep matter just as much as design.
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