Dambruggestraat
Dierendonckblancke architecten
Antwerpen
Dierendonckblancke architecten designed this bright apartment building on a very acute and deep plot in Antwerp. The building was conceived as a stacking of four apartments connected by an outdoor staircase. While the building marks the corner of the street with a sturdy volume, the staircase remains open, allowing
for lively interaction between residents and the public sphere. By means of a split-level configuration in which the living quarters are distinguished from the night
quarters, a covered outdoor bike parking was created on the ground floor. The staircase and kitchen windows give out onto a small courtyard, letting daylight into every corner of the interior.
- 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.
Dierendonckblancke architecten: "We participate in the exhibition of Composite Presence with three projects.
- 12K, a single-family row house in Ghent
- Dambruggestraat, a small apartment building in Antwerp
- Proposal for a media building in Brussels, together with Robbrecht en Daem architecten.
We believe these projects were chosen because, on very different scales, they behave like self-assured individuals within the fabric of the city. Buildings, not as neutral spectators but as participators in our daily built environment."
