Text description provided by the architects. In this prestigious and vibrant part of the city, there was once 2 very narrow houses that were in poor condition. They were exploited by an owner who would indiscriminately rent out individual rooms to students who desperately needed cheap accommodation. The units were minimally maintained, with little or no isolation, etc. Some units were in the basement.

The project consisted in uniting the 2 houses. The front facade, a beautiful 19th century brick facade belonging to a row of similar houses was restored and was essentially left untouched. The big facade however was opened generously to embrace the garden facing south.

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The typology of the existing houses was generally respected while taking advantage of its new width to offer generous, luminous spaces.

© Nicolas Schimp

• Architects

  K2A

• Location

  Brussels, Belgium

• Category

  Restoration

• Landscape

  Denis Dujardin

• Decoration

  Permis de Construire

• Area

  500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Nicolas Schimp, Oana Crainic