Semi-detached house with an outdoor area by Rob Mols & studio k

Antwerp, Belgium

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Semi-detached house with an outdoor area by Rob Mols & studio k

Antwerp, Belgium

Firm

Studio k

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2015

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

An existing semi-detached house nearby the city Centre (Belgium, Leuven) is at the customer's

request, a couple with a passion for sports, travel and books, extended to a bright and sunny home.

The difference in level of 3 meters between the street and the garden as well as the orientation of the

facade focusing on the south was intended as an initiative for Architect Rob Mols to design an

expansion that pulls the light all the way through the house. The patio situated in de middle of the

home intensifies this element of light and creates an intimate space between the gym and the living

room.

The expansion includes a timber frame construction in which columns, beams and finishing panels

are visible. The facades are covered with thermo wood Rubio monocoat charcoal, dark finish. Along

with black aluminium windows, this gives a beautiful contrast against the inside of the home.

Karlien Heremans, managing director of Studio K, responded to these contrasts to design both the

interior and the garden. The various rooms throughout the house are a variety of intimate, dark

atmosphere and a bright, open atmosphere. To establish the link between the several areas, existing

materials and colours where reused. The customer had a specific demand to provide plenty of space

for storage purposes and exhibit books and paintings together with creating different reading and

leisure areas each with their own function and atmosphere.

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Semi-detached house with an outdoor area by Rob Mols & studio k

Antwerp, Belgium

Semi-detached house with an outdoor area by Rob Mols & studio k

Antwerp, Belgium

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