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NOTARIAAT DENOO

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Project information

Project
Project
Denoo Notary Office
Location
Location
Stationsstraat 16, Passendale
Client
Client
Notary Denoo
Architect
Construction Team
Construction Team
Habitar
Interior
Interior
Eva Carlier
Program
Program

Compact notary office with an archive and an apartment above it

Gross floor area
Gross floor area
400 m²
Timeline
Timeline
2019

The design follows the unique contours of the deep, non-parallel lot. The building consists of two interconnected volumes, aligned with the lot boundaries, featuring a subtly recessed rooftop terrace that combines privacy with natural light. The front facade faces the street and provides screening, while the side and rear facades are glazed, allowing the workspaces to receive plenty of natural light and maintain a direct connection to the garden.

One of the most striking features is the spaciousness inside, which is clearly visible in the building’s cross-section. The office space on the first floor extends all the way to the roof ridge, creating an airy, open work environment. The sunken roof terrace and the atrium on the street side reinforce the visual connection between inside and outside, allowing daylight to penetrate deep into the building. The central functional volume on the ground floor houses restrooms, a kitchenette, and storage space, while the office and meeting rooms are located along the outer perimeter and benefit from maximum natural light and views of the garden.

The exterior facade combines light gray flat bricks with gray ceramic roof tiles and anodized bronze window and door frames. The tone-on-tone details and the ribbed aluminum on the street-facing side form a monolithic whole that radiates both warmth and a human scale. Inside, accents of walnut wood, carpet tiles, and acoustic stretch ceilings enhance the comfort and discreet atmosphere essential to a notary’s office.

The new building is surrounded by a carefully designed outdoor space: a garden with a pond and a terrace breaks up the austere volume and creates a calm, relaxed atmosphere. At the rear, within the contours of the former warehouse, parking spaces and bicycle racks have been integrated—functional yet subtly blended into the landscape. Existing property lines and walls have been preserved or carefully adapted so that the whole blends seamlessly with the surrounding context.

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