Glass and Copper-Clad House VDV Gradually Changes Color in the Belgian Woods

<a href="http://www.graux-baeyens.be/" target="_blank">Graux &amp; Baeyens Architecten</a> completed House VDV, an untreated <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/copper-cladding" target="_blank">copper-clad</a> home that will gradually oxidize and change color from a warm rusty brown to a deep turquoise green over time. Aside from its large floor-to-ceiling glass facades, the house is completely encased in copper panels with visible seams. Located just outside Ghent, the two-story single family home was constructed beside the remains of a castle destroyed during World War II.

House VDV has two gable ends that are fully glazed.

Topped by a typical pitched roof, the architects gave the dwelling a contemporary edge by introducing triangular cutaways into the irregularly shaped volume.

Broken up by large glass facades, the geometric form is strategically angled and placed to take advantage of views into the surrounding woods and historic castle wall.

Conceived as a pavilion, the structure's two identical facades make it seem as though the house has neither a front nor rear.

The reflections of trees in the glass facades combined with the untreated copper cladding’s beautiful oxidation process achieve a sense of “poetic impermanence”.

In contrast to its richly colored exterior cladding, the interior features a largely monochromatic color palette including bone-white walls and marble flooring.