Drift 7 7a, Hijken

This unique free-standing dwelling is realized in a beautifully renovated school building from 1931. the school has since moved to another building, and the old schoolhouse has been transformed into a beautiful place to live. in fact, it is two different homes which offers numerous additional possibilities. the house is completely energy neutral due to good insulation, heat pump and solar panels. the dimensions and features of this house are unique and offer possibilities in terms of living / working, guest house or double occupancy.

hijken is a quiet village surrounded by farmland and nature reserves. in hijken there is an elementary school, restaurants, childcare and sports facilities. the nearby hijkerveld is the largest moorland in drenthe, which invites you to wonderful walking and cycling tours. beilen with all its amenities is just a 10-minute drive away. here are a high school, sports facilities, wide range of stores, a railway station and roads a28 (groningen-zwolle) and n381 (emmen-drachten).

ground floor
entee in a spacious hall (ca.31m²) with staircase, meter cupboard and toilet. the large windows give a beautiful light into the spacious living room (ca.45m²) overlooking the spacious private garden. the loam stove provides wonderful warmth in the winter in both the living room and kitchen. the living kitchen (ca.42m²) is a lovely place to be where the custom-made wooden kitchen catches the eye. the kitchen has a cooking island and high quality appliances including an oven, wide induction hob, designer hood, refrigerator, freezer, quooker and plenty of storage space. adjacent to the kitchen is a utility room with plumbing for white goods, here is also the arrangement of the pellet cv (main heating). the entire first floor has underfloor heating and a stylish seamless cast floor.

office
from the hall you step right into the office on the first floor (approx. 18m²), with its own toilet. there are connections for a pantry. the office has its own entrance on the side of the house.

second floor
this floor is spacious with 4 large bedrooms and a modern bathroom. the bedrooms are ca. 18m², ca12m², ca.11m² and ca.11m². furthermore, there are a number of storage rooms behind kneeboards and attic. the modern bathroom has a shower, third toilet and double sink.

house 7a
the second house is located in the former kindergarten and was modernized in 2016. the house has a tiled floor with underfloor heating. there is a private driveway and entrance. the space between the two houses is now a large greenhouse that is an extension of the house (ca.62m²). here is a brick pizza oven installed, through sliding doors you step right into the garden. both houses have access to this space.

ground floor
the second house has its own front door and entrance in hallway. the living room with open kitchen has a high ceiling and cozy wood stove. a large sliding door gives access to the terrace. the kitchen has an island and is equipped with a dishwasher, induction hob, extractor hood, combination oven, freezer and plenty of storage space. on the first floor are a bedroom and modern bathroom. the bathroom has a walk-in shower, toilet and fixed sink.

first floor 7a
a spacious loft (approx. 9m²) with an adjoining extra bedroom (approx. 14m²).

garden
the garden is south facing and offers plenty of privacy. there is a vegetable garden, a pond and there are a number of fruit and nut trees. the old bicycle shed now serves as a wide canopy. both houses are connected to a varitank for rainwater storage (10,000 ltr) for toilet, washing machine and garden watering. there are driveways on both the drift and the woerd side where you can park several cars on private property.

garage
on the woerd side there is a wooden garage (approx. 23m²) with electricity.

technique
the house has a high quality technical installation and is gas free. there are 24 pv solar panels, solar water heater with 4 solar collectors, 80-liter hot water heater, pellet central heating coupled to the underfloor heating no. 7, air-water heat pump coupled to the underfloor heating no. 7a. in the main house is an efficient rocket-stove loam stove, in the second house a wood stove. the bathroom has a heat-back-win system. the office has infrared heating in addition to underfloor heating.

strong points
- stylish detached house on a spacious plot of approx.1828m²;
- second home with its own facilities offering additional possibilities;
- stylish kitchen with lots of light and high quality appliances;
- the combination of live-work is present;
- fully insulated and energy neutral by high quality technical installation;
- delightful garden with fruit trees, vegetable garden, greenhouse, covers and wooden shed;
- close to amenities and various recreational areas.