The original house was built in the 1960s, in a style vaguely reminiscent of the cottage familiar to this part of Brussels. It is situated in an affluent and green residential neighbourhood in the outskirts of the city. 

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Architects: K2A

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Architect In Charge: Federico Alegria, Stéphane Kervyn, Laurent Keutgen

Collaborators : Denis Vangansbergt, Flavia Radu

Area: 560.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Nicolas Schimp

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From the architect. The original house was built in the 1960s, in a style vaguely reminiscent of the cottage familiar to this part of Brussels. It is situated in an affluent and green residential neighbourhood in the outskirts of the city. 
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Plan 1

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The former house was essentially a 2-story white brick building. It took advantage of the slope of the terrain to include a two-car garage in the basement. There was an exterior staircase leading to the main entrance on the first floor.

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Strict building codes required that the geometry of the old building could not be changed, including its sloped roofs, its height and the materials it was originally built in. However, there were few regulations about ?car...