Stripe House is a Brightly Lit Urban Live/Work Townhouse in The Netherlands

Stripes are the new black, so this townhouse in Leiden, The Netherlands is totally hip. The <a href="http://www.gaaga.nl/project/stripe-house" target="_blank">Stripe House</a> is encased in a handmade plaster facade and is brightly daylit from a host of windows. Designed by Dutch firm <a href="http://www.gaaga.nl/" target="_blank">GAAGA</a>, the compact home doubles as an office and is very energy efficient by design.

<a href="http://www.gaaga.nl/project/stripe-house" target="_blank">Stripe House</a> by <a href="http://www.gaaga.nl/" target="_blank">GAAGA</a> is located in a new urban planning area of Leiden where clients can develop their own houses.

Sited on a corner lot near a park, the home does its best to make the best of the compact plot.

At three stories tall, the home creates space with vertical floor area, but still retains a small garden space from which to enjoy the sun and the neighborhood.

This small enclosed garden provides a soft transition from public to private space as well as a distance from the neighboring houses.

The ground floor is used as an office for the owners, while the first and second floors are private for the family, in fact more private as you go up.

The first floor is living space with an open floor plan living room and kitchen and two bedrooms and a bath are located on the top floor.

Multi-purpose shelving serves the living and kitchen area.

The dining area and the stairwell.

One of the bedrooms.

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Bathroom and bedroom.

A void between the living space and the bedrooms creates a connection via operable shutters.

Large windows on the the three open sides of the home are oriented towards interesting views and fill the bright white interior with natural daylight.