By hanging up closets on the wall, and by designing a long multi functional bench, we could maximize the usage and we could keep the sense of space in the small rooms of a maison de Maître in Brussels. The bench is used as a sitting area in the dining room and as a flexible sitting zone or closet in the living room. Some parts of the bench on wheels can be easily used as tea table or chairs. For all new interventions, the table, the bench and the closets, we used the natural character of multiplex (multiplex for formwork, multiplex coated with birch, or with white coating). By making this furniture we create different living atmospheres. The new interior is combined with recuperated existing furniture.
Photographs © Stijn Bollaert