An opposition between studio and residence
"The Canal House is composed of three cubes: one raised at the street as a studio, two together at the canalside as the residence. In its concept and execution, the house is informed by two ideas, one embracing the possibility of the poetic, the other a more specific kind of material formation."
Link: Sander Architects
(We liked the image on the left so much we used it twice. D'oh! ;-)