Detail photo of a geometric facade clad with orange-red corten steel.

Steel Craft House

Zecc Architects

Typical street in Utrecht with brick houses, but the one in the middle stands out. It is red, geometric and made out of corroded steel.
Detail photo of a folded red Corten steel facade, which is a custom designed briefcase.
Typical street in Utrecht with brick houses, but the one in the middle stands out. It is red, geometric and made out of corroded steel.
Detail photo of a geometric facade clad with orange-red corten steel.
A close-up at an angle of a typical street lined with brick workers' houses. One house stands out, with its orange-red facade of rusty corten steel.
A woman is walking in the background in the kitchen area of a house, on the left you see a solid wooden staircase to the upper floor.
A woman sits down on a wooden staircase holding her telephone. The staircase is designed to resemble part of a wall of closets.
A woman is walking up the solid wooden stairs.
Exterior detail of the back side of a house. It shows metal cladding with overgrown plants next to a door window to the roof terrace.
A woman sits in the background on the roof terrace of her house. The patio doors are open, and the sun is shining in. On the left, you can see a wooden staircase leading to the upper floor.
A narrow, modern house with a rust-colored metal facade is situated between traditional brick homes on a city street. Large windows reveal a warmly lit interior. A bicycle is parked outside.
A typical street scene of a 1950s working-class neighborhood in Utrecht. A house with a red Corten steel facade stands out. The photo was taken at sunset, allowing you to see inside. A man is standing in the door opening.
A modern building facade with a rectangular window, warmly lit from inside. Green plants grow on the exterior windowsill, and a piece of wall art is visible through the window. The building has a reddish-brown texture.

Images

Typical street in Utrecht with brick houses, but the one in the middle stands out. It is red, geometric and made out of corroded steel.
Detail photo of a folded red Corten steel facade, which is a custom designed briefcase.
Typical street in Utrecht with brick houses, but the one in the middle stands out. It is red, geometric and made out of corroded steel.
Detail photo of a geometric facade clad with orange-red corten steel.
A close-up at an angle of a typical street lined with brick workers' houses. One house stands out, with its orange-red facade of rusty corten steel.
A woman is walking in the background in the kitchen area of a house, on the left you see a solid wooden staircase to the upper floor.
A woman sits down on a wooden staircase holding her telephone. The staircase is designed to resemble part of a wall of closets.
A woman is walking up the solid wooden stairs.
Exterior detail of the back side of a house. It shows metal cladding with overgrown plants next to a door window to the roof terrace.
A woman sits in the background on the roof terrace of her house. The patio doors are open, and the sun is shining in. On the left, you can see a wooden staircase leading to the upper floor.
A narrow, modern house with a rust-colored metal facade is situated between traditional brick homes on a city street. Large windows reveal a warmly lit interior. A bicycle is parked outside.
A typical street scene of a 1950s working-class neighborhood in Utrecht. A house with a red Corten steel facade stands out. The photo was taken at sunset, allowing you to see inside. A man is standing in the door opening.
A modern building facade with a rectangular window, warmly lit from inside. Green plants grow on the exterior windowsill, and a piece of wall art is visible through the window. The building has a reddish-brown texture.

The Steel Craft House by Zecc Architecten is an award-winning transformation of a former garage into a contemporary dwelling with a distinctive Corten steel façade. The design merges the restrained scale of traditional workers’ housing with an abstract, almost futuristic material expression.

The result is a house in which craftsmanship, materiality and urban context come together in a powerful and iconic whole. My images show the project across multiple scales, from its urban setting to abstract, expressive details that spark the imagination.

Category

Housing

Architect

Zecc Architecten

Year

2020

Location

Utrecht, NL

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