These 165 single-family homes are part of a new residential neighbourhood created on the outskirts of Zoetermeer (The Netherlands). It is a car-free neighbourhood where quality of life, nature and community are paramount. The small neighbourhoods are arranged like islands in a continuous park-like landscape. There is plenty of space for communal play, socialising and relaxation.
All Happy Days dwellings follow a tent-inspired design, where the pitched roof is the main protagonist to integrate the house with the surrounding natural landscape.
Architects: Mix architectuur y Kolpa Architecten
Builders: ERA Contour y Synchroon
The Golden Alfa Innovation Award was given by the Spanish Ceramic and Glass Society for the development of SKIN-KER® by Tejas Borja, an installation system that creates a self-ventilating roof with large-format and extensive flat ceramic façade tiles, wrapping the whole building in a product of equal quality and appearance. (2012)
1st Hispalyt Ceramic Roof Tile Architecture Prize for the restoration of “Las Reales Atarazanas de Barcelona”. (2013)
1st Hispalyt Ceramic Roof Tile Architecture Prize for the new construccion project: “House S” (2015-2017)
The Valencia Chamber of Commerce awarded Tejas Borja with Award for Internationalisation in recognition of the expansion that the company began more than two decades ago. (2009)
Best exterior product of the year Price. Award given to the Flat 10 roof tile by the Editorial Board of Architecture Ireland at Architecture Expo Dublin. (Architecture Expo Show 2014)
TEJAS BORJA, S.A.U.
Ctra. Llíria a Pedralba km 3
46160 Llíria, Valencia, SPAIN
Tel.: +34 96 279 80 14
Fax: +34 96 278 25 63
Email: info@tejasborja.com