Villa JPC by Villa JPC
Villa JPC is a newly built house in the Netherlands by Guy de Vos, set close to the River Amstel. The plan follows the sun from first light in the bedrooms to sunset gatherings in a second-floor living room facing nature, with materials doing the quiet work: pre-finished teakwood, travertine, and microcement. Generous windows, plush seating, and a kitchen carved from rock speak to daily life as much as craft.
Morning pours through tall glazing and skims low across pale rugs and soft upholstery. By day’s end, the second-floor living room holds the last light over the trees.
This is a house tuned to rhythm and material. In the Netherlands, Guy de Vos organizes Villa JPC around east-to-west living, then grounds the rooms with a tight palette: pre-finished teakwood panels, travertine, and microcement. The approach is tactile and legible, with each finish carrying a clear role in use.
Layer Warmth with Stone
Teak lines walls, millwork, and deep shelving, its grain warming long sightlines. Against it, travertine brings quiet movement, laid in broad planes that catch raking light through the day. Microcement floors keep a matte continuity underfoot, so seating groups and thresholds read cleanly. The result is calm, not cold—material doing the talking.
Seat the Living Room
Upstairs, plush modular sofas wrap the perimeter and bracket a brick-clad hearth wall with a deep, dark recess. Low black side tables punctuate the arrangement. Built-in shelves, some in light stone and others in warm timber, hold a measured mix of objects while keeping lines horizontal. Wide sliding glass opens to greenery, so evenings stretch with color and view.
Carve the Kitchen Island
In the kitchen, a monolithic island reads as quarried rather than polished, its rough-hewn black stone anchoring cooking and conversation. Suspended glass-and-metal gantries hover above, storing bottles and hanging glassware with a touch of reflection. Around the corner, a curved nook in teak receives a travertine counter and backsplash, with integrated sinks and a single dark faucet. Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances back the craft with performance.
Dine Against Brick
The dining room sets a light timber table against a wall of thin stacked brick laid with tight joints. Two sculptural pendants arc overhead, their forms catching soft downlight. Upholstered chairs round the scene without fuss, and a dark hearth opening holds the composition at center. It feels grounded, then social.
Round the Bath
The main bathroom wraps entirely in travertine, with solid round corner elements easing every junction. An organic bathtub—teak-clad with a crisp white interior—sits beside a tall black filler and matching fixtures. The shower continues the stone envelope, ceiling lighting washing surfaces so veining reads like contour lines. Storage is bespoke and exact, with long timber cabinets and a travertine-topped island for daily rituals.
Bedrooms keep the tone quiet. A woven headboard pairs with vertical teak panels and dark, compact tables, while heavy drapery tempers light when needed. Nothing jars; everything feels intended.
As the sun swings west, materials pick up the slack and shape mood. Daylight traces grain and stone, the rooms absorb it, and the river edge beyond plays the steady counterpoint.
Photography by Peter Baas
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