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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels

Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels

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MANUFACTURERS
Equitone

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bepictures

AREA
390 m²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Schaerbeek, Belgium

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

The task was to transform a 4 floor’s single-family house into two apartments.

Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Therefore, the challenge was to provide separate circulation and outdoor spaces to each dwelling.

For this purpose, an extension volume has been built.

Its exterior walls are cladded with lozenge tiles, commonly used to cover gable facades.

Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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It is giving it the aesthetic of the typical Brussels houses’ additions, enforcing its integration in this typical Brussels urban context.

But the volume was thought out as part of a global intervention.

It includes a dining- and bedroom for the first duplex apartment and a private terrace for the second one.

Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Its windows have been designed to warrant privacy of one unit over the other, giving it a monolithic appearance.

Interiors have been designed, materials are used indistinctly on floors, walls, and ceilings conferring each space a singularity.

Some interventions allow a multifunctional use of the space, recovering historical models in a straightforward way.

Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
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Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Garden Elevation
Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Front Elevation


Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Section
Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Context Plan


Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Ground Floor Plan
Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
First Floor Plan
Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Second Floor Plan
Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Third Floor Plan
Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Fourth Floor Plan


Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Detail Plan 1

Conversion of a Townhouse in Brussels
Detail Plan 2

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