Verbrande Brug
architecten de vylder vinck taillieu and Doorzon interieurarchitecten
Willebroek
Overlooking the Zenne canal, a garage was converted into a house by architecten de vylder vinck taillieu and Doorzon. The garage’s one-storey perimeter wall and its gate were kept in their original state. Within this perimeter, a new volume was added. The main axes of the new volume were rotated to give this terraced house a different relation to the canal. In the triangular interspace between the existing perimeter wall and the new oblique façade, an outdoor antechamber emerges as a welcoming gesture. The living quarters are on the first floor, offering long views over the canal. These large windows resonate with the dimensions of the gate on the ground floor. The gabled roof in common dark tiles finishes the almost classical threefold structure of the front façade.
- Louis De Mey
This project is part of the exhibition Composite Presence in the Belgian pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Architecten de vylder vinck taillieu: "We have two projects contributing to the exposition Composite Presence. The first project Apart Huis-Arts is a multiple housing project, which finds its quality by the inscription in the Flemish context.
The other project Verbrande Brug is a single-row house. It starts from the existing storage space on the ground floor. By bringing the living space to the first floor, they benefit from the open view of the canal in front.
Both projects redefine living in a house by questioning conventions. The unexpected outcome becomes the new reality."
