Apartment with a rooftop

Description: Transformation and extension of an apartment building
Type of project: Housing
Type of customer: Private
Department: Renovation and extension
Location: Schaerbeek, Brussels (BE)
Surface area: 168 m²
Year: 2010-2012

Pictures: Maxime Delvaux

Dated back to 1927 and at the corner of Rue de la consolation with Avenue Paul Deschanel the brick building of 4 levels is in Art-déco style. The apartment situated on the 4 th and last floor benefitting from the roof could be extended to enjoy the 360° panoramic view of the city. The challenge was to put a contemporary volume in recess from the other façades. It is now engraved in the usually nacreous sky of Brussels. The apartment required an in-depth renovation. In addition to the opening of the staircase leading to the annex, the plan was redesigned to provide open and functional spaces released from obsolete and bulky decorations while promoting a set of existing decoration details.

Renovation of a house

Description:  Renovation of a single house 
Type of project: House
Type of customer: Private
Department: Renovation
Location: Ixelles, Brussels (BE)
Surface area: 291 m²
Year: 2012-2013

In Brussels area of the “Châtelain” and as the “Bailly”, Page and “Tabellion” streets, the “Prévôt” street reminds the time when part of the “Ixelles” district was occupied by a manor. At the beginning of the 20th, the installation of D’Ieteren Company on the “Mail” street and many other dealers in its wake, contributed to gentrifying the neighborhood which, after a standstill linked to the exodus from the Centre of Brussels, is recuperating since the last 10 years, a middle class population. The micro project consists of the construction of a parental en-suite in a large and comfortable family house by adding a new space including a bathroom. The relatively significant difference in level between the dressing and the bathroom has been compensated by the construction of a platform for the bedroom. It was raised in order to offer more privacy while making the whole space more comfortable. The furniture helped unifying the functional aspects of the bathroom. The woodwork and the picture window create a spatial composition and enhance the architectural elements.