The Narrow House

Bilzen, Belgium

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The Narrow House

Bilzen, Belgium

Firm

Bassam El Okeily

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2009

It’s a narrow house ( 5,30 cm) in a small city called Bilzen, near the Holland frontier. It’s my first house, and the building master are a couple in their sixties. The gentleman is passion by the history of art while his wife is an artist. The house has a closed ground floor exterior (entrance & garage) topped by a total transparency in glass. The display window reveals two balconies in skewed positions projection from a white façade. The lower balcony contains a reading corner for a library belonging to the gentleman of the house, while providing him with a sheltered view of the street. The upper balcony accommodates an artist’s studio, the private domain of his wife. Blue light turn the façade into a spectacular light sculpture after dark. it’s a narrow house in a narrow street, which offers the tale of a man , a woman and their passion.Architecture become a pretext to chair something else than the sidewalk. A house is a space to live; it could also be a place to remain.Plan Legende1- Garage2- Kitchen3- Living area4- Terrace5- Wc6- Vestiaire7- Hall8- Hobby 1 (gentleman office)9- Bathroom10- Bedroom11- Hobby2 ( artist’s studio)