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Serpentin 34
Serpentin 34
Brussels, Belgium
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Serpentin 34
Brussels, Belgium
Project Featured on Mar 11, 2015
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
This project is about making passive housing affordable, simple, and enjoyable. A feasibility study showed that, given the high land prices, a second housing must be inserted to complete the financing of the building. The project is based on an eco-nomy-logy: low territorial impact, densification in a neighborhood offering numerous assets in terms of mobility, and proximity in a various urban tissue. The cramped parcel and the modest carrying capacity of the soil made us choose a light wooden structure.
The floor plates are carried by the sidewalls and one row of intermediate steel columns and beams, positioned in the length direction of the building. Working without structural inner walls will allow an easy adaptation and reconversion of the surfaces.
The ground floor is logically occupied by the public functions: communal spaces, garbage management, bicycles, DIY, an office to rent, or a polyvalent space for the residents, lit by a patio along the south-oriented adjoining wall.
Two passive housings are located on the better-lit higher floors, ranked on each other following the profiles of the neighbor buildings, respecting their views and sun exposure. The living rooms are placed in order to enjoy the full width of the parcel, taking profit from the enlargement behind. The triplexes’ living room crosses the building and occupies a completely open space.
Photographer: Georges De Kinder
The floor plates are carried by the sidewalls and one row of intermediate steel columns and beams, positioned in the length direction of the building. Working without structural inner walls will allow an easy adaptation and reconversion of the surfaces.
The ground floor is logically occupied by the public functions: communal spaces, garbage management, bicycles, DIY, an office to rent, or a polyvalent space for the residents, lit by a patio along the south-oriented adjoining wall.
Two passive housings are located on the better-lit higher floors, ranked on each other following the profiles of the neighbor buildings, respecting their views and sun exposure. The living rooms are placed in order to enjoy the full width of the parcel, taking profit from the enlargement behind. The triplexes’ living room crosses the building and occupies a completely open space.
Photographer: Georges De Kinder
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