Brussels studio Madam Architectuur has renovated and prolonged a bungalow close to Aalst, updating its exterior with shiny red-painted timber that’s “hanging but modest”.
Named Charlotte, the low-slung house was constructed on the outskirts of a nature reserve within the Nineties however lacked a relationship with its environment.
Madam Architectuur reconfigured and prolonged the concrete construction to enhance its connection to a patio at its centre and enlarged its home windows to introduce expansive panorama views.
Its exterior has additionally been reclad in timber painted a shade of crimson referred to as Falu, which originated in Sweden to imitate red-brick buildings.
“The home is situated on the sting of a nature reserve however is barely a 10-minute bike journey from the centre of Aalst,” mentioned Madam Architectuur co-founder Door Smits.
“It’s designed to essentially let nature enter,” Smits continued.”The present bungalow had quite a lot of good parts, however the organisation and spaciousness inside weren’t fairly proper.”
Charlotte’s bedrooms beforehand occupied the realm of the house with the perfect views of the panorama and so Madam Architectuur relocated these right into a small extension.
Of their place, the studio has created a big residing, eating and kitchen space to make the most of dual-aspect views of the skin and the interior patio.
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“The concept was to maneuver the present bedrooms to a easy new quantity subsequent to the home that continues the present define of the facade,” Smits instructed Dezeen.
“This creates an enchanting residing area with totally different locations with totally different atmospheres,” he added. “The patio shall be centrally situated and shall be linked to the doorway, residing areas, kitchen and toilet.”
The three bedrooms have been stored compact, “as is typical in modernist bungalows” in response to Smits. They’re linked to the unique footprint of the house by a large hall with a window at both finish.
All through the inside, a pared-back palette of white partitions and pale wooden fittings is contrasted by the blue-steel beams, uncovered concrete ceilings and shiny red-painted window and door frames that match the outside.
“The deep crimson color combines fantastically with the inexperienced of the environment,” mentioned Smits. “It’s hanging but modest,” he continued.
“The construction is proven as it’s. Metal beams in shiny colors mixed with the uncooked concrete that we discovered after the demolition of the suspended ceiling and a acutely aware determination was made to maintain these seen to present the home character,” he added.
Madam Architectuur was based in Brussels by Smits with Marit Meganck. Earlier tasks by the studio embody the extension of a Nineteen Thirties house in Belgium with a backyard room completed in inexperienced ceramic tiles and green-pigmented concrete.
Different residential tasks in Belgium just lately featured on Dezeen embody the “smallest potential extension” to a townhouse in Brussels and the renovation of a indifferent house in Ghent with concrete-lined residing areas.
The pictures is by Luc Roymans.
