Rijksmonument
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Project • By B-too • Warehouses
BW130
Transforming a national monumental warehouse into hip apartments.
Unique lofts
Bold transformation is something you must dare. The client, KRAGT, not only dares but also takes action!
Transforming a monumental warehouse into trendy apartments while preserving the original ornaments of this national heritage to maintain its raw and industrial character.
That’s what we did in Tilburg on Broekhovenseweg.
Image Courtesy B-too
Wool warehouse
The former wool warehouse symbolizes the history of the textile industry for which Tilburg is known, and was part of a large textile complex in 1922.
The warehouse now houses 29 loft apartments and studios. The sizes of the homes range from 34m² to 115m².
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Project • By vit-b • Apartments
OG227C - Renovation of a monumental attic
A building with a rich history dating back to the 14th Century, listed on the national list of monuments (status: Rijksmonument), is since long time in residential use. The 73m2 attic however had no possible function but storage as no daylight entered the room. Insulation of the roof, bringing in daylight through the introduction of roof windows and two dormers formed the boundary conditions to make domestic use of this attic possible. The design of a compact sanitary cell unit and a kitchen allows the attic to function as an independent apartment.
The design and planning of this renovation was a delicate process whereby a balance had to be found between the contemporary wishes of the residents and the historic identity and material of t... More