VILLA SR 
Theo Reitsema – Reitsema & partners architects - The Netherlands

Biography

Theo Reitsema (1977, Almelo) graduated with honors in 2004 from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Technology in Eindhoven, studying under professor Donald van Dansik (OMA, One architecture). After his study he started his own office in the Netherlands: Reitsema & partners architects (www.reitsema.com).

He won the second prize for best young architect in the Archiprix 2005 with his design for a Low Cost Carrier Terminal. He has won several design competitions. His work has been published in books and magazines. He has been working as a part-time tutor and critic at the Architecture Faculty at the Technical University of Darmstadt, the Academy of Architecture in Arnhem and the DIA-Bauhaus in Dessau.

 
Theo Reitsema runs a young and dynamic architectural office in the Netherlands. The assignments vary from research, concepts, villa’s to office buildings and airport terminals.

VILLA SR - SUSTAINIBILITY IS BOUND UP WITH BEAUTY AND QUALITY

Location: Rijssn, the Netherlands
Type: Residential architecture for single family

This particular single family house design shows how, by looking beyond the initial building costs, and including maintenance, energy consumption and long term spatial value in the scope of a project, quality of living, long-term durability and economic constraints can be united. A valuable design methodology for young architects to incorporate sustainability in their designs.