Ijburg House

1,507 square feet
Marc Koehler Architects
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

With a bold, contemporary look, the Ijburg House by Marc Koehler Architects occupies a small lot on a densely populated street in suburban Amsterdam. The home is made from recyclable bricks in a monolithic style that calls to mind the acclaimed Amsterdam School of the 1920s.

The three-bedroom house features a garden, terrace and artist's studio. It is oriented for cross ventilation, and is designed to support a green roof and to encourage plants to climb up its exterior walls, in order to provide shading (and even to grow some food).