Rebel House by Jacco van Wengerden and Gijs Baks, Almere

Located in the city's Homeruskwartier Oost district, on the western side of the centre, the modest dwelling features a distorted-rectangle footprint and a butterfly-shaped roof
The budget was small but the house still has a distinct identity, thanks to its unusual form and the corrugated aluminium sheeting that clads the façade
The cladding shimmers in the light
The 72sq m timber-lined interior makes for a warm and generous, one-bed open-plan space, which offers room for a guest bed when needed
A white internal cluster includes the bathroom and storage space (cloakroom cupboard, cabinets, wardrobe and a fold-out guest bed)
The same timber that clads the interior is used for the kitchen cabinets, ensuring a paired-back look that maximises the sense of space
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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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