The river Leie, that runs through the historic city Ghent is well known for its leisure boating. A bit further downstream from the city centre of Ghent, many boats reduce throttle or come to a full stop to gaze upon a residence, quite different from the other houses along the river. Amidst a golf terrain like garden lies a sculptural concrete bachelor pad, grafted on the lifestyle of its owner.

© Tim Van De Velde

Architects: Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects

Location: Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium

Architect In Charge: Benny Govaert, Damiaan Vanhoutte

Area: 809.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Tim Van De Velde
© Tim Van De Velde

From the architect. The river Leie, that runs through the historic city Ghent is well known for its leisure boating. A bit further downstream from the city centre of Ghent, many boats reduce throttle or come to a full stop to gaze upon a residence, quite different from the other houses along the river. Amidst a golf terrain like garden lies a sculptural concrete bachelor pad, grafted on the lifestyle of its owner.

© Tim Van De Velde

The view from the river shows a long floating horizontal concrete framework that defines the ground floor, inside as well as outside. The ground floor holds all day functions, the pool area, and pool house. A second smaller concrete volume conta...