Stijn & Annemie / atelier vens vanbelle
When Stijn and Annemie bought the listed school façade (anno 1908) with the vacant piece of land behind, they were already the fourth owners in a row. The other buyers hadn't found a proper solution to build a contemporary house behind this facade. What do you do with a heritage listed school façade that you have to restore in the original state with the authentic window division etc"
© Tim Van de Velde
Architects: atelier vens vanbelle
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Lead Architects: Dries Vens, Maarten Vanbelle
Other Participants: UTIL engineers
Area: 188.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Tim Van de Velde
© Tim Van de Velde
Text description provided by the architects. When Stijn and Annemie bought the listed school façade (anno 1908) with the vacant piece of land behind, they were already the fourth owners in a row. The other buyers hadn't found a proper solution to build a contemporary house behind this facade. What do you do with a heritage listed school façade that you have to restore in the original state with the authentic window division etc"
© Tim Van de Velde
The façade was beautiful but extremely difficult at the same time, because it does not have the proportions of an ordinary home. The windows are not only very large, they are also quite high in relation to the street.
Section 01
Contact with the street is very important, so i...
© Tim Van de Velde
Architects: atelier vens vanbelle
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Lead Architects: Dries Vens, Maarten Vanbelle
Other Participants: UTIL engineers
Area: 188.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Tim Van de Velde
© Tim Van de Velde
Text description provided by the architects. When Stijn and Annemie bought the listed school façade (anno 1908) with the vacant piece of land behind, they were already the fourth owners in a row. The other buyers hadn't found a proper solution to build a contemporary house behind this facade. What do you do with a heritage listed school façade that you have to restore in the original state with the authentic window division etc"
© Tim Van de Velde
The façade was beautiful but extremely difficult at the same time, because it does not have the proportions of an ordinary home. The windows are not only very large, they are also quite high in relation to the street.
Section 01
Contact with the street is very important, so i...
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