RENOVATIE EN UITBREIDING EENGEZINSWONING, RUISBROEK

The assignment for this project in Puurs-Sint-Amands consists of the renovation and expansion of a single-family home. The rear building will be demolished and the existing house will be gutted. The new volume staggered, whereby old and new slide into each other optimally and the volumes acquire a certain playfulness. A small patio on the SE side provides additional light in the middle of the house. In the entrance hall, the attic floor has been removed to bring zenital light into the entrance and to give cachet to the existing stairwell.

The floor construction of the new building is a steel structure with wooden purlins. The structure gives a nice rhythmic effect in the kitchen and dining area. The choice of this floor structure ensured that the entire house could be fully completed from demolition to interior finishing in just 12 months.

The garden is given an important place in the design, through the large window in the rear facade and the adjacent loft. The staggered design of the new volume and the patio, on the side between old and new, allows maximum light to enter. The patio is designed as a vista from old to new and vice versa, on both levels. The facade of the connector is designed in a different masonry bond. Thus, the transition between old and new is visible yet in harmony.