The first thing you notice is the long stretch of glass beside the terrace. It draws the living room outward in one clear line, with the same view continuing across the paving and into the garden edge. In this project, seamless indoor-outdoor living is not treated as a slogan but as a spatial move: the opening is wide, the threshold is low, and the room reads almost as part of the terrace itself.

Glass that opens the room to the terrace

The floor-to-ceiling glazing defines the living room. It is set up so the glass wall to terrace becomes more than a view; it is a working part of the plan. The panels can be slid open almost entirely, turning the boundary between inside and outside into a passage rather than a barrier. From the living space, the terrace sits directly in front of the room, matching its proportions and giving the interior a clear extension in stone, air, and light.

That sliding glazing to terrace changes how the space is used. A closed room and an open room are both present in the same system, with the same opening handling daylight, access, and sightlines. The result is easy to read in the architecture itself: one edge is transparent, the floor line stays calm, and the terrace becomes part of the everyday route instead of a separate destination.

Daylight filtered by the louvered roof

Above the outdoor area, the louvered roof sets the tone for the entire edge of the house. It admits light without flooding the terrace, and it gives shade on warm days when the sun sits high. The slatted structure is visible as a layer above the seating area, softening the direct light and marking the transition from interior ceiling to exterior cover. In this project, the roof element is not a background detail; it actively shapes the way the terrace feels through the day.

A covered terrace with slats that changes with the weather

Under the covered terrace with slats, the light breaks into narrower bands. That change is visible on the paving and along the glass, where the shadow pattern shifts as the sun moves. The roof does not close off the space. Instead, it keeps the terrace usable while leaving it open to air and view. On bright days, the filtered light becomes the strongest feature, especially where it touches the edge of the seating area and the glazing line.

This controlled mix of sun and shade supports the seamless indoor-outdoor living idea without making it feel staged. The interior can stay bright, yet the terrace has enough cover to read as a real extension of the living room. The slats above, the glass below, and the open strip between them give the composition a clear rhythm. It is a restrained construction, but it does a lot of work in a small span of space.

A clean garden border and low planting at the edge

At ground level, the garden is kept disciplined. A clean garden border traces the edge of the terrace, while ornamental grasses sit in measured beds and break up the harder lines of glass, paving, and built edges. The planting is low, so the view across the outdoor space stays open. That makes the garden read as a continuation of the architecture rather than a layer placed in front of it.

The grasses are especially effective where they meet the straight lines of the terrace. Their movement softens the sharp geometry without hiding it. Near the house, the materials remain legible: glass, prefabricated stone or concrete, and timber. Each surface has its own role. The hard edges support the opening to the terrace, while the planting holds the composition close to the ground and keeps the foreground calm.

Light, view, and a narrow strip of landscape

A narrow band of landscape carries the eye past the terrace and toward the foreground, where the text refers to a small river as a guiding element and focal point. That presence is subtle, but it gives the scene direction. The eye moves from the glass wall to terrace, across the paving, and then outward again. The house does not stop at its own edge; it frames what lies beyond and lets the view do part of the composition.

The living room benefits from that outward focus. With the sliding glazing opened wide, the room can borrow the same air and light as the terrace. With the glazing closed, the view still holds the connection in place. This is where seamless indoor-outdoor living becomes concrete rather than abstract: one opening, one terrace, one roof layer above, and a garden edge kept clear enough for the architecture to remain visible.

What stays with you is the precision of the transition. The terrace begins where the glazing line ends, and the roof above keeps both light and shade in play. The plant beds stay low, the border stays clean, and the glass wall does not compete with the garden. Together they make the project read as a single sequence of space, from living room to outdoor area and onward into the view.

Architect: Lab32 architecten

Related project themes

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