Lifelong living in Leuven, BE

Leuven, Belgium

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Lifelong living in Leuven, BE

Leuven, Belgium

Firm

blanco architecten

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2015

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Photos

KRISTELMERCKX.COM (18)

A building plot in the middle of the city Leuven, Belgium, a footprint of 40m² and only 1 full facade to create both light and views.

A huge, but very exciting challenge to design a contemporary town house that can accommodate - at first sight – a normal residential program including a garage and an elevator. Every square meter of floor and wall surface had to be maximized and used creatively.

On the first floor - above the garage and entrance - a bedroom, concealed in the narrow street. The further the day evolves, the more the living focuses itself upwards; to the light. Eventually to the view - from the urban veranda – above the rooftops of Leuven. Living to the rhythm of the day, the rhythm of daily life.

Moreover, the explicit wish of the owner to demolish her old, worn house and replace it with a contemporary home in which she can live life-long; to the rhythm of her life.

"Creative use of space. To the rhythm of life. " The DNA of this town house.

Footprint: 40 m²
Surface : 148 m²
Windows : aluminium, triple-glazing

Façade : Level 0 – Cortensteel
Level +1 – White aluminium lammelae
Level +2 – White plasterwork

Lay-out : Level 0 – Entrance + Garage
Level +1 – Bedroom + Bathroom + Toilet + Storage area
Level +2 – Kitchen + Living area
Level +3 – Dining area/Office + Toilet + Terrace
Level +4 – Urban Veranda with Guestbedroom + Shower

Photographer : Kristel Merckx