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VILLA SANS GÊNE
The PanneRENOVATION OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE
The house is centrally located in the DUMONT neighborhood. A historic district with high heritage value, protected as an architectural ensemble. The neighborhood was created around 1900 and designed by a Brussels architect. Second residences were built mainly for people from the interior.
The house "Villa Sans Gêne" or Villa Zeesymphonie is on the inventory of architectural heritage and was built in 1908. The house was previously modified in several stages.
Even before the war, an extension with a balcony for the room on the second floor was added at the corner.
Later still, a second extension was built across the entire width, next to the first extension, which also matches the architectural style.
Along Bortier Avenue, 4 garages were added in the 1970s. A renovation was carried out in 2006, during which the roof and woodwork were renewed. A strong level difference is present on the site, so the roof of the garages is level with the level of the garden.
The extension added during the second renovation does not possess the desired character of the house. The type of facing brick, the pattern used and the banal exterior joinery do not respect the existing house. Because of this, it is decided to remove the existing extension and provide a new one within its existing contours.
Project information
| Project |
Project
Rebuilding a single-family house |
|---|---|
| Program |
Program Renovation of a single-family house with adaptation of the surroundings |
| Location |
Location
Koninenweg 23 DE PANNE |
| Builder |
Builder
private client |
| LINK LAB MEMBERS |
LINK LAB MEMBERS
US
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| Environmental design |
Environmental design
PAULOWNIA Landscape Architects |
| Site area |
Site area
520,76m2 |
| Ground intake |
Ground intake
111,56m2 |
From historical photographs we can see that on the west facade there was already an extension that served as a storage room for beach chairs, etc. The historically attached volume consisted of a brick plinth with wooden cladding starting at lap height. Inspired by this volume, the same typology is being developed and applied here.
The design also makes some changes to the south and west facades of the house. The interventions are located in the most recent attached parts. Some existing windows are also replaced in the south facade. The most recent addition will also be addressed. The brick used for the façade does not match that of the original design. The choice was made to use the same brick as in the rest of the house. The rest of the facade will also be completely renovated and the stones restored.
Also some interventions are made that refer back to the historical version such as providing window shutters instead of shutter boxes and adapting the balustrades to the original design.
On the south façade, a bay window will be added, inspired by the already existing extension and by the wooden windows on the other hand.
Inside the house, the layout will be reconsidered without structurally major interventions. The house needs to be modernized.
The existing garages in yellow brick and green gates (from 1970) will be demolished and make way for a new volume. The implantation of this will be shifted to the left on the plot to restore the dune that was present in the original design. The basic concept for the garage is the idea that it will be pushed into the new setting, leaving only the front facade and side along the stairs visible.
The façade of the garages will be clad in natural wood, to be as unobtrusive as possible in the dune landscape that will be located next to it. The roof will be green roofed, so nothing of the garages will be visible in the garden.
The garden walls will be rebuilt in their original state. The brick walls will function as retaining walls. Also on the existing terrace along the east facade, the authentic terrace tiles will be restored and the other paths will be retained as much as possible. Only the non-essential paving will be removed or relocated.
