The house's triangular shape effectively blocks sight of a large wall that stands nearby. "The form of the plan really follows out of making the best for the garden and the views," Koolhaas says.
Image courtesy of Jeroen Musch .Not long after Barend Koolhaas left OMA, his uncle Rem Koolhaas's architecture firm, to open his own practice, a relative asked him to design a family weekend retreat in the quaint Dutch town of Almen. The budget was small—roughly $150,000—and Koolhaas had to figure out a way to keep out views of a neighboring house. The architect's ingenious solution was to design the floor plan as a right angled triangle that opens up on its long side to private garden views.
