Halewijnkouter House

Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert

HALEWIJNKOUTER HOUSE

RAAMWERK

ARCHITECTS
Raamwerk

AREA
120 m²

LOCATION
Drongen, Belgium

PHOTOGRAPHS
Stijn Bollaert

MANUFACTURERS
Accoya

YEAR
2020

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Freek Dendooven

Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert

A ruinous workshop forms the framework for a single-family house. The existing construction consists of a double-high volume and an adjoining shed.

Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert

Both structures are fully preserved and the new volume becomes part of the generous ensemble on the site.

The roof of the shed is opened up, the spacious volume serves as an intimate walled garden.

The adjacent volume is stripped of all inner walls and floors and a new wooden house is built on top of the existing slab.

By disconnecting the new volume from the old structure, the existing walls work as a screen between the home and the imposing outdoor spaces. The new house consists of two floors that each has two rooms with a central serving core.

Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert

A minimal floorplan that can be expanded by the covered outside spaces of the shed. An intense dialogue is created between this rational plan and the existing joinery.


Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert
Halewijnkouter House
© Stijn Bollaert


Halewijnkouter House
Ground floor plan
Halewijnkouter House
First floor plan


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