0711 - Perke. By AABE
Houses
Year of construction: 2007
Location: Belgium
Floor area: 800 m2
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The garden that separates the main part of the house is south facing, the
bottom of the plot presents a level area that ends 6 meters higher up. These
are the only constraints to guide the project: a residence based on two rings:
a vertical ring ensures the connection between the levels, a horizontal ring
includes the earth pressure at the rear and forms the interface between the
main part and the rooms on the first floor. Everything is designed so as not to
have to reveal the intimacy of the premises to passers-by, in this way, only a
small section of the South facing garden is reserved to welcoming visitors and
the entrance to the garage. To the right, the site climbs. Steps lead you to
two levels in the area bathed in light… the upper garden. The vertical wall
folds round to form the ceiling; it covers the living space which is simply
organized around a white service area. The floor is black, it moves outside to
the south, to form a vast patio. The view overhangs the neighbours so only the
tops of the trees can be seen, two birches perforate the vertical patio
encircled by the screen wall that makes the night-time areas on the lower level
concealed from public view. The bedrooms and office situated in the depth are
completed by their own patio. Three vertical circulations have been organized:
the hall stairs, the lift and the family stairs that pierce the volume to the
swimming pool. On return to the lower garden, a swimming pool takes the tangent
from the partition wall and extends 25 meters further. Each time of the day has
its own living framework, and one is never bored.
Photo art work in living room by Renaud Delorme (Absolute Art Gallery).
Furniture: In Store.
Photographer: Jo Pauwels.
