KINOGRAPH

juillet, 2019

KINOGRAPH

Ephemeral cinema in the SeeU square

Description: Ephemeral cinema
Type of project: Transitional occupation
Type of customer: Private
Department: Extension and renovation
Location: Ixelles, Brussels (BE)
Surface area: 60 m²
Year: 2019
Stability engineers: Verhelst engineers

Pictures: Delphine Mathy

Located in the former barracks of the Gendarmerie in Ixelles, the Kinograph project, the first ephemeral and cooperative cinema in Brussels, is part of a context of transitional occupation of the site (See U), before its reconversion planned for 2023.

CANS

juillet, 2019

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

juillet, 2019

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.

CARRE TILLENS

mai, 2018

CARRE TILLENS

Three houses in Uccle

Description: Three single houses
Type of project: House
Type of customer: Private
Department: Construction
Location: Uccle, Brussels (BE)
Surface area: 426m²
Year: 2018

In a quiet and green island located in Uccle, the Tillens project proposes the construction of three passive houses. Formerly the Brussels countryside where the local residents already spontaneously cultivated vegetable gardens, the 5 hectares of Tillens today are home to a remarkable fauna and flora. The development of the Tillens park into a neighbourhood green space is intended to recreate a social dynamic and to induce a participative approach based on community activities.

The volume is fully aligned with the neighbouring house and is in harmony with the surrounding volumes. In order to dialogue with the surrounding context, the project proposes windows aligned in height and form a predominantly vertical ensemble. The alleyway facades are marked by wooden frames and spandrels and punctuated by dormer windows. The 3 houses are clad with white matt enamelled bricks, assuming the filiation with its older sisters. Particular attention has been paid to the relationship between the ground floor and the pathway by creating a recess in the facade serving both as a functional space (bicycle garage) and as a space for interaction with the park in relation to the house via the kitchen.

ARBALETE

mai, 2018

ARBALETE

A single house

Description: Renovation of a single house
Type of project: House
Type of customer: Private
Department: Renovation
Location: Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels (BE)
Surface area: 388 m²
Year: 2016-2018

Planted with majestic trees, the decor of the Square de l’Arbalète highlights an interesting collection of bourgeois villas from the interwar period. To support the description in the leaflet ‘Watermael-Boitsfort à la carte’, note: the villa Mamet at no. 3, which displays a pure modernism and has recently been renovated. The number 40-42 on the Avenue de l’Arbalète a few steps away also stands out for its illustrious architect (Brunfaut) and its sober volumes and finishes. Finally, note the proximity of the Rombauts houses on avenue de la tenderie 13 to complete this quality environment. Recently a number of contemporary projects have also taken place there.
The house, built in the 1950s, was of rather light architectural interest, mixing different styles typical of the neo-classical villas of that period.
The issues at stake are based on three distinct axes :
– to produce an architecture in line with the needs of a large family, including 5 bedrooms and an office space.
– to meet the building’s energy performance standards
– respect and dialogue with the architectural and environmental context.