In Limburg, a former military terrain has been transformed into a residential park area. This green space houses 43 spacious plots nestled in a wooded environment while preserving the existing road network and green structure as much as possible.
The Dutch architectural office of Chris Collaris designed a villa in Mount Brydges, overlooking the green fields and woods in the rural area of Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Situated among vast fields and quiet sheep herds in Belgium, a heritage structure has been restored into a newly opened B&B. ’ The Bunkers ’ as the property is aptly named, was originally built in concrete on the brink of 1st world war.
When Stijn and Annemie bought the listed school façade (anno 1908) with the vacant piece of land behind, they were already the fourth owners in a row. The other buyers hadn’t found a proper solution to build a contemporary house behind this facade.
The project brings together a walled courtyard and a swimming pool. The living area is a glass box contained within a concrete garden pavilion. By making the poolhouse entirely out of glass, with minimal framed windows, both inside and outside seems to disappear. Natural light is entering the pavilion by creating enclosed gardens.
In the North of Amsterdam an decayed and old brick house has been replaced by a complete new and sustainable house with timber cladding on the walls and roof. The old house was very limited in gross area and volume.
Architects: Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects Project: Residence DBB Architect in Charge: Benny Govaert, Damiaan Vanhoutte Location: Knokke-Heist, Belgium Area: 566.0 m2 Photographs: Tim Van De Velde Residence DBB is a residential project completed by Belgian studio Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects. “A place is a space which has a distinct character,” Norberg-Schulz postulates in Genius Loci: Towards
Lieven Dejaeghere architect has designed a concrete and glass pool house, a pavilion connected to a rural residence. Description by Lieven Dejaeghere: The house is situated in Wannegem-Lede, Belgium, a very nice and cosy village at the entrance of the Flemish Ardennes, the scenery of the Tour of Flanders-cycling race. Its concerns an annex to
