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A vacation home that moves every season
On the North Sea coast, at vacation park Ooghduyne, charming wooden beach houses are being installed that offer the perfect balance between comfort and coastal experience. Each cottage stands on a steel base frame that is fully transportable. This was a hard requirement: the beach houses must be removed from the beach each winter and placed in covered storage.
The solution? A container system that makes it easy to move the entire frame. On top of this frame, the wooden cottage is mounted, complete with generous glass panes that give guests a panoramic view of the sea. The terrace is also delivered prefabricated, making installation quick and efficient.
In two construction phases, 46 beach houses have now been built; due to the great success, a third phase of 20 additional houses will now follow.
Robust steel in extreme coastal climate
The base of each beach house measures 8 x 4 meters, with an additional terrace of 2.7 x 4 meters. It stands on four folding steel columns, braced all around, with large footplates that are partially buried. The structure must be light, strong and movable-and above all, resistant to rugged coastal conditions.
Therefore, the choice of hot-dip galvanized steel was obvious. The beach belongs to the toughest corrosion class: salty air, wind, sand and moisture permanently attack any material. Thanks to hot-dip galvanizing, the steel acquires a wear-resistant, completely sealed zinc layer that provides decades of protection, even in this aggressive climate. In addition, it is low maintenance-a key advantage in this remote location.
The wooden construction is done in muted natural tones, so that the cottages visually blend into the dune area and have as little impact on the landscape as possible.
