Almere, a short distance from Amsterdam in the Netherlands has ambitious plans as the youngest city in the country. The city, which has existed for less than two decades, has shown a commitment to architectural innovation and experimentation. Self-build projects are actively encouraged, making personal visions reality, in tight budgets and affordable plots. One such project is the Fabric Facade Studio Apartment by Dutch Architects CC-Studio and Studio TX and artist Rob Veening. The house is built on one of the 350 plots designated for construction by private builders, an initiative driven by Alderman Adri Duivesteijn, in the Homerus quarter in Almere. Strips of perforated fabric, made of teflon, are designed to flap and move in the wind, creating a dynamic fluidity to the facade; “The extremely durable, non-combustible, residual material comes from rolls of PTFE (Teflon) coated fiberglass fabric, used in the industrial manufacture of conveyors belts for the food industry. This special material was completely sponsored by Verseidag-Indutex from Krefeld, Germany. The 5m long rolls (about 1200m2 gross) were cut by the principal and cc-studio into strips and placed as overlapping shingles and tacked on a backing of osb panels. The flexible material moves with wind, creating a lively image.”
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