Studioninedots designed family home Villa Fifty-Fifty as a pavilion where volumes alternate between open and closed, and where life happens just as much outdoors as indoors: a new typology for maximising visual and family interaction. For clients who requested a minimalist lifestyle along with nature, Studioninedots radically treated living and outdoor functions equally important and organized them randomly as connected volumes of similar dimensions between two horizontal planes. The shared spaces and the parents’ spaces are located on the ground floor; the girls have their self-contained tiny house in the tower: life-cycle proof. This tower protrudes vertically through the two horizontal slabs. The entrance is situated at the intersection. All volumes have their own atmosphere and light through the various roof openings. The design is fashioned from industrial materials, in neutral greys and with varying textures. Next to plants, glass dominates, naturally, to blur the boundaries between inside and outside and to allow for views and open sight lines. Four enclosed volumes feature an unusual application of materials: master bathroom (flagstones), bedroom and office (glazed bathroom tiles), the round shed (semi-transparent polycarbonate) and the tower (polished aluminum). Additionally, customised applications elevate industrial elements into refined details. This open garden home connects well to the adjacent woodlands and subtly echoes the industrial heritage of Strijp-R.