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#oldvsnew

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Project • By atelier tom vanhee (former Room & Room)Apartments

A touch of M.C. Escher, co-housing in a town house

The staircase between the first and second floors in a large town house have made way for a new staircase that leads directly to the second floor. The wood-covered staircase is a readable sculptural addition that makes it possible to divide up the large house while preserving the typically large spaces of the town house. An additional staircase added later leads to the communal undergroundspaces. The existing staircase between floors 0 and 1 is part of residence 1,that between floors 2 and 3 part of residence 2. Filip Dujardin Filip Dujardin What was the brief?Renovate a large town house with respect to the historical context and divide it in two houses for two families. Filip Dujardin Filip Dujardin What were the key... More

Project • By atelier tom vanhee (former Room & Room)Private Houses

Red Flowing Into Abstract White, House, Gijzenzele

The abstract reconstruction of a dilapidated barn provides the required inward expansion of the main house. The new living spaces in red wood flow into the barn and open up the main house onto the garden. As in the past, arches add rhythm to the abstract volume, and a covered terrace connects the interior courtyard with the rear garden. The stable was renovated with visible concrete additions and serves as a storage area, but an inward expansion of the farm will also be possible in the future with a guest room. ATVH Connecting their home with the unused garden. Find a solution for the  dilapidated barn, and consolodate the small house next to it. Finding an architectural readable language in the strong context of the old farm.&nb... More

Project • By TOOP architectuurPrivate Houses

KADEBOT

Total refurbishment of an old house to energy-efficient house When the client asked TOOP architectuur the renovate the grandparents house to a house which is future proof, TOOP knew there would be a lot of sentimal feelings towards this project. Caption The grandmothers' house was a place where the new inhabitants spend a lot of their childhood. TOOP started with totally changing the look of the building and going for a renovation that would bring the garden into the house. Cafeine This was done by using as minimal materials as possible.The new roof structures where made in roof with seamless aluminium windows that connect the interior spaces with the outdoor spaces. Cafeine The material palette of the interior is calm a... More