Large glass windows set the tone before the eye reaches the rest of the house. The long, light-toned wall is broken up by horizontal lines, while the wooden window frames soften the geometry and give the openings a clear edge. Along the front, a gravel strip and low planting separate the building from the lawn. The result is a modern home with large glass windows that reads as open, but never exposed.

The front elevation also shows another layer of texture: a profiled concrete wall runs alongside the glazing and gives the facade a more tactile surface. Its repeating lines catch the light differently from the smooth plaster and the darker frame profiles. That contrast is modest, but it is what makes the composition hold together. The house keeps its profile low and stretched, with the glazed sections pulling the eye across the length of the volume.

A covered terrace that extends the house into the garden

Under the overhang, the mood changes at once. A wooden ceiling continues the line of the terrace, and round columns hold the roof edge without crowding the view. From this sheltered strip, the garden sits directly in sight: grass, planting beds, and the gravel paths around them. The covered terrace with wooden ceiling is not treated as a separate annex. It works as a threshold, a place where the glazing, the floor surface, and the outdoor line meet.

That outdoor transition is reinforced by the broad openings behind the terrace. The glass reads almost like a second skin, especially where the terrace floor extends toward the lawn. In several views, the terrace sits between the interior and the garden rather than simply in front of the house. It is a practical move, but also a visual one, because the roof edge, the wooden soffit, and the round supports create a clear rhythm against the horizontal greenery outside.

Inside, stone tones and wood keep the room quiet

Once inside, the palette becomes lighter and more restrained. White walls and pale surfaces reflect daylight deep into the rooms, while the floor brings in a warmer register through its wooden boards. A marble-look stone and wood interior appears in close detail rather than as a decorative theme: a stone-clad wall element, a marble-like vertical surface, and a long stretch of timber flooring. The materials are easy to read because each one has a distinct finish, from the soft sheen of the stone look to the matte grain of the wood.

The interior does not rely on ornament. Lines stay straight, and the surfaces do most of the work. A glazed balustrade keeps the staircase visually light, so the marble-look treads can be seen almost as stacked planes within the room. Nearby, another white stone-like surface stands out against the wooden floor. These choices make the circulation spaces feel measured rather than busy, with the eye moving from floor to wall to glass without interruption.

Marble-look surfaces around the staircase

The staircase is one of the clearest interior details. Its marble-look steps show a visible veining pattern, and the glass balustrade allows the form of the stair to remain readable from several angles. Instead of closing the rise with a solid side wall, the design leaves the structure exposed to light. That decision matters in a house with so much glazing, because it keeps the movement between levels visually connected to the rest of the interior.

Nearby, the same material language returns in smaller fragments. A white, stone-like column or built-in element breaks the room into zones without introducing a new finish. It is these repeated material notes that shape the interior. The marble-look stone and wood interior stays consistent because the materials are few, but each has enough presence to anchor a different part of the house: wall, floor, stair, or opening.

A bathroom defined by tile, glass, and plain daylight

The bathroom continues that reduced palette. Marble-look tile bathroom surfaces line the floor and wall areas, creating a pale background for the sanitary fittings. A glass shower screen keeps the enclosure visually open, so the room does not lose light at the shower corner. The white basin and clean-lined fittings sit against the tiled surfaces without competing for attention. What stands out here is not decoration, but the way the reflective glass and the veined tile work together to keep the space clear and legible.

In the tighter views, the bathroom feels carefully ordered through edge details rather than extra material layers. Tile joints stay regular, the shower panel is thin, and the fixtures are placed without visual clutter. Because the surfaces are light in tone, the room catches daylight well, and the glass shower screen prevents the shower zone from becoming a dark block. It is a small room, but the use of stone-look tile and glass gives it the same open reading found elsewhere in the house.

Gravel paths, lawn, and the calm edge of the site

The garden is kept simple: a lawn, planted borders, and gravel paths that curve gently along the edge. That combination is practical, but it also suits the straight lines of the house. The pale gravel stands out against the grass, making the route visible without needing hard walls or decorative borders. From the terrace and the large windows, the garden reads as an extension of the interior, not a separate scene dropped behind it.

Another detail appears in the outer bands around the house. Gravel sits close to the profiled concrete wall and the glazing, while small plants soften the transition to the broader lawn. The garden with gravel paths and lawn gives the building room to breathe on all sides, especially where the long elevations need a simple foreground. From several viewpoints, the path lines guide the eye back toward the house and its openings, linking the exterior surfaces to the rooms inside.

Photography source

Photography by Koen Stijnen Photography.