Mooy Westzaan 3 ong

Building number 03, terraced house
GBO approximately 116 m2, plot size 160 m2 own land
Parking on shared grounds, backyard facing south

Project Mooy Westzaan looks like a classic farmyard. The crosswalk consists of private and shared grounds and is therefore reserved for the residents. Here they park their cars and the children play outside. A small neighborhood where everyone has enough privacy in their own backyard, and connects with the other residents. Living and growing up with connection and freedom.

Hidden behind the entrance house is a block of four family homes on the crosswalk. Each with a separate storage room and plenty of parking in the shared grounds. The corner homes even have parking in their own yard. The building, constructed from natural materials, has the appearance of a barn, due to its cross-placement on the main artery of Westzaan. The obtained space is used in an inventive way. Three floors, with a free space on the second floor. Here will be the technical cum facility room, accessible via a fixed staircase. On the second floor are three bedrooms, plus a nice spacious bathroom. This, like the bedroom on the path side, has a skylight. The bedroom on the garden side enjoy the view of the landscape through the extra high facade through extra high tilt / turn windows.
Downstairs, almost the entire first floor is used for living. The kitchen overlooks the front garden and is open to the living room at the rear. Here double doors lead to the waterfront.
The homes are energy efficient through the use of modern systems such as heat pumps, heat recovery systems (WTW) and the use of solar panels. The floors of the ground and second floor form the heat source, naturally adjustable for the various rooms.

Layout building number 03
Ground floor: playfully designed entrance through receding porch. Hall with meter cupboard. Tiled toilet room with wall closet and fountain. L-shaped living space with dining kitchen at the front and living room with open staircase. Double doors to private backyard.
1st Floor: landing with staircase to second floor. Tiled bathroom with walk-in shower, sink and second toilet (wall closet). 3 bedrooms, 1 with skylight and 2 with gable windows.
2nd Floor: storage attic over the entire width of the house. Technical and facility room with connections heat pump and mechanical ventilation. Also here the connections for washer and dryer. A gable window provides daylight.
Outdoor space: front garden and private driveway with parking. Enclosed backyard with slope to shared water feature. Separate storage shed around the corner of the block.

Characteristic of this home is the use of natural materials. Robust, purpose-built hardwood, brick, zinc for the rainwater drainage and gutters and roof tiles for the robust appearance. With this, Mooy Westzaan further embellishes the village appearance of sustainability and history. Because sustainability not only comes with energy efficiency, it also means that these homes are at the beginning of a long housing history.

Westzaan is a village within the municipality of Zaanstad. The village consists of a bulbous core with short and long ribbon development towards the south (Zaandam, Amsterdam), the west (Beverwijk, Haarlem and Schiphol) and the north (Wormerveer, the Alkmaardermeer and the further outlying area).

Motorists find multiple ways to get to their destination quickly because from Westzaan the complete national highway network and even more extensive provincial road network are accessed. A driving radius of fifteen minutes takes you to all the surrounding cities.

In the bulbous center of Westzaan all daily amenities can be found. Elementary school, child care, family doctor's office, supermarket and fresh food stores, restaurant and other family facilities are all available. Of course, sports play an important role in the lives of youth and adult Westzaners. In this regard, the southern part of Westzaan has its own elementary school, daycare and modern supermarket. Those looking for a wider range of stores, culture and culinary delights will find them in the other centers of the municipality. The bicycle is a popular means of transport in these parts, especially since the rides, wherever they may lead, always take you past beautiful scenery.