An L-shaped villa on a corner plot leaves little to chance. The plan turns with the site, then opens toward the garden side where the main living areas look out to a covered terrace and a long rectangular pool. From the street, the house stays reserved. That contrast sets the tone for the whole project: privacy in villa design first, then a direct sequence of glass, terrace, water and living space once you move inside.

A plan that turns inward and opens to the garden

The corner plot, the orientation and the building regulations quickly led to an L-shaped layout. That geometry does more than solve the site. It draws the house away from the public edge and gathers daily life around the inner garden side. Large glazing reinforces that move, so the living rooms, terrace and pool stay visually connected while the street side remains quiet and closed. The result is a modern villa with large glazing that works through sightlines as much as through walls.

Along the garden edge, the living spaces extend under a broad structural span without visible extra supports. Integrated heating elements are built into the covered terrace, so the dining and lounge zones can sit close to the house. The terrace reads as one continuous surface, with the pool set just beyond it. That arrangement gives indoor outdoor living a clear shape: inside, out to the terrace, then across the water.

Living space with terrace views and one long visual axis

From the living room, the eye moves across several layers at once. There is the terrace, the rectangular pool and the other wing of the L on the far side. The same material palette is used inside and outside, which keeps the transition direct rather than decorative. Concrete, stone, glass and dark metal frames repeat the same lines from one zone to the next, while the green of the garden sits behind the architecture and sharpens the edges of the white volumes.

The exterior composition stays sober: flat planes, dark-framed openings and a restrained approach to the street. A poly-concrete driveway leads visitors to a similarly quiet entrance zone. Nothing is overstated at the front. The real shift happens at the pivoting glass door, where the house opens up and the relation between the rooms becomes visible.

Covered terrace and long rectangular pool

The covered terrace is one of the strongest moves in the project. Its long span creates a sheltered zone for dining and lounging without interrupting the garden view. The heating elements are integrated into the structure, which keeps the ceiling visually clean. Outside, the long rectangular pool runs parallel to the house and mirrors the straight lines of the terrace paving. In the images, the water sits close to the glazing, so the pool becomes part of the living room outlook rather than a separate outdoor feature.

That relationship is especially clear where the terrace furniture sits near the glass. The arrangement makes the covered terrace feel like an extension of the main seating area, with the pool and planting beyond it. Light changes across the water, the paving and the facade lines throughout the day, but the plan keeps the composition legible from every angle.

Two wings, two upper floors

Both wings of the L have an upper level. One is reserved for the parents. Street-facing, it includes a generous dressing room and a bathroom that looks toward the roof terrace, finished with a glass balustrade. The other wing belongs to the children and contains three separate bedrooms plus a children’s bathroom. The split keeps the private rooms close to their own circulation, while the central connection stays open enough to feel shared.

At the centre, a vide with mezzanine links the two levels with an open void. The glass railing keeps the edge light and allows views between the floors. That openness matters in a house shaped around privacy in villa design: the rooms can stay separate without closing off the interior. It is a small detail in structure, but it changes how the upper floor reads from below and how daylight moves through the house.

Parent and children zones without visual clutter

The upper-floor layout avoids unnecessary overlap. The parents’ dressing faces the street, which keeps storage away from the garden side, while the bathroom opens toward the roof terrace. The children’s wing is arranged more compactly, with three bedrooms and a shared bathroom that sit together in one clear sequence. The house uses its L-shape to separate these functions without making the plan feel fragmented.

From below, the mezzanine and vide pull the two wings into one interior volume. The glazing of the balustrade allows the upper level to stay visible without blocking the void. It is a practical choice, but it also defines the mood of the staircase and landing area, where light, reflection and views remain part of the route through the house.

A living room built around one custom wall unit

Downstairs, the living area combines a relaxed seating zone with a separate, generous TV corner. The custom TV wall unit is fitted with niches, and the screen appears to float above the wide see-through gas fireplace that connects both seating areas. This is where the project becomes more detailed. Built-in storage, the fire opening and the furniture line up along one wall, so the room gains structure without losing openness.

The images show the same disciplined approach in the finishes: light flooring, crisp wall planes and a staircase with wooden treads set against plain white surfaces. In the main seating area, large panes draw daylight deep inside and keep the terrace and pool in view. The room does not rely on decoration to feel settled; it relies on proportion, placement and the way each opening frames the garden.

Material continuity from inside to outside

The project uses a restrained palette that carries through the whole house. Glass, stone, concrete, wood and metal appear in both the exterior and the interior, which lets the spaces relate to each other without visual breaks. Outside, the white volumes and dark frames give the villa a clear outline. Inside, the same clarity shows up in the built-in cabinetry, the straight stair run and the measured use of niches in the TV wall unit.

That consistency is what makes the indoor outdoor living feel believable here. The garden-side rooms do not merely look at the terrace; they participate in it. The covered terrace, the long rectangular pool and the living room with terrace views form one line of occupation, while the street-facing side stays deliberately restrained. The house reveals itself gradually, and the plan uses that sequence to protect privacy without shutting the interior off from light.

Photography by Philippe van Gelooven & Swimtec

Suppliers / materials: Structural work & natural stone: Dvaco; Exterior joinery: Vossal; Exterior plaster: Consteca; Parquet: Grobo; Fireplace: De Backer haarden; Custom furniture: Wood You; Wellness: Sanigo; Pool: Swimtec.