The Terraced Home in Brussels

Story by: Keelan McCafferty

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To make the flats architecture, ceiling, daylighting, handrail, home, house, interior design, stairs, gray — To make the flats independent, a new suspended staircase was drawn and designed alongside the craftsperson who manufactured it.

Because of the limited total surface area of architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, home, house, interior design, loft, product design, property, real estate, wall, white, gray

Taking into account the apartment, architecture, balcony, building, cottage, facade, home, house, neighbourhood, property, real estate, residential area, window, white

The two architects suggested to install the upper architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, house, interior design, wall, wood flooring, gray, brown

This allowed to build a floor, furniture, hardwood, interior design, product design, shelf, stairs, wall, wood, gray

The new projection box with full-height glass box architecture, building, daylighting, facade, home, house, property, residential area, roof, wall, window, white, gray

Besides providing an intimate outdoor area, the new architecture, building, cottage, facade, home, house, neighbourhood, property, real estate, residential area, window, gray

Large light filled upper kitchen - The Terraced architecture, ceiling, daylighting, home, house, interior design, real estate, window, white, orange

The new cantilever space’s architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, house, interior design, real estate, wood flooring, gray, brown

In addition to 5 floors of approximately 45m² architecture, daylighting, floor, flooring, handrail, hardwood, house, interior design, laminate flooring, plywood, property, stairs, wall, wood, wood flooring, wood stain, brown

How are you able to improve on an already impressive terraced family home? You could convert it into two.That’s what two Belgian architects have done to this home in Brussels, adding a glass box extension to the newly renovated kitchen.Francois Martens and Edouard Brunet took on this project after the previous owners felt it was too large for them since their children had moved out of home. The architects were asked to separate the five-storey home into two flats so that the owners could sell the lower section to friends. The main living area of the bottom flat extends onto the garden area, while the upper apartment is at the top of the building utilising as much light as possible.This project is the first collaboration between the two architects. It is the best example of their great attention to details as well as their constant search for clever solutions, regardless of any preconception yet within limited budgets.Their aim is to create spaces that offer light, views and noble material.

Nov 30, 2015

The Terraced Home in Brussels

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