LONGUE

LONGUE

LONGUE HAIE

Conversion of a former hospice into a 10 apartments building

Description: transformation of an old hospice into a 10-family building
Type of project: Housing
Type of customer: Private
Department: Transformation
Location: Linkebeek, Vlanderen (BE)
Surface area: 760 m²
Year: 2016-2019

Located in a green area of Linkebeek, the former hospice on rue de la Longue Haie has been transformed into an apartment building. Taking advantage of the existing volume, the project aims to offer architectural quality to the housing by working on the composition of the façades, the addition of suspended terraces and the treatment of the surroundings.

Picture credit : Fred Sablon

CANS

CANS

CANS

Two new duplex in a typical Brussels house

Description: Transformation of a family house into a two apartment building 
Type of project: Housing
Type of customer: Private
Department: Renovation and conversion
Location: Ixelles, Brussels, (BE)
Surface area: 400 m²
Year: 2017-2019

In a very densely populated island near the lively Place Fernand Coq, a typical Brussels house is grafted onto the rear facade of a rectangular parallelepiped.

The transformation and extension of this former apartment building into an island interior makes it possible to increase the surface area and improve the quality of the four apartments while offering a diversity of typologies and preserving the intrinsic qualities of the front building.

ASTRONOMIE

ASTRONOMIE

ASTRONOMIE

Interactive totem

Description: Colomn stairs in a « totem » for the municipality
Type of project: Office
Type of customer: Public
Department: Construction
Location: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels (BE)
Surface area: 
Year: 2017-2019

To alleviate the problem of existing non-conforming emergency roads in the municipal house of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode located on the Avenue de l’Astronomie in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. This project proposes a « totem » staircase which adds a playful and plastic dimension is offered and allows the promotion of the image of the communal services. It would become a signage element on a city-wide scale by creating an urban landmark on the inner ring around Brussels like the other objects that punctuate the route.