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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Low Energy Timber House in Tielt-Winge, Belgium by AST 77 Architecten

 
January 18th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: AST 77 Architecten

Concept and Vision

Peter Van Impe, the architect of this modern/contemporary private residence was faced with a challenge. The daughter of a besides lying ancestral home dating from the 60’s, wanted to built a residence for herself and her three sons. Building regulations dictated a minimum of 3 meters distance from the property boundary on the west side, while on the east side the house would have to be linked to the adjacent parental home in the future. The (basic) concept consists of an elongated rectangular volume that is enveloped by an L-shaped volume. The rectangular volume encloses all communal spaces of the house, such as the living room, kitchen and lounge area, where large windows provide the room with plenty of natural light. The L-shaped volume in grey contains the bathrooms and bedrooms. The four individual bedrooms are conceived as little cocoons that open onto the living room.

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

  • Architects: AST 77 Architecten
  • Project: Low Energy Timber House
  • Location: Puttestraat, Tielt-Winge, Belgium
  • Client: Michiels
  • Architect: Arch.- Ing. Peter Van Impe
  • Engineer: Arch.- Ing. Peter Van Impe, Ir. Arch. Bart Gullentops
  • Safety coordinator: 2B-Safe
  • Energy consultant: 2B-Safe
  • Contractors: Kris Hermans, Carl Deckers, Makke dakwerken, Hobbygro, Dirk Andries, Fremosia Parket
  • Photographers: Marcel Van Coile, Jan Liegeois

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

  • Construction Year: 2007 – 2008
  • Surface area: 650 m²
  • Built area: 180 m²
  • Living surface: 120 m²
  • Energy level: E 70
  • Phase: Built
  • Materials: Timber frame construction
  • Walls outside: fiber cement boards-Eternit
  • Floor: bamboo – Fremosia Parket
  • Windows: aluminum Aliplast – 1,0 W/m²K
  • Walls inside: fiber cement boards-Eternit, plasterboard
  • Heating: condensation heating Viessmann

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Architecture and Materials

The house, entirely constructed as a timber frame structure, is cladded with fiber cement boards in blue-gray, anthracite, white and beige. The fiber cement boards of the facade extend into the interior of the house in a way that the L-shaped volume is very tangible inside as well as outside. Thus blending interior and exterior spaces seamlessly together.

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Given the timber frame construction and the desire to obtain a seamless connection with the interior, a material was chosen that is light, rigid, recyclable and easy in upkeep. Moreover, the fiber cement boards made it possible to emphasize the intended contrast between the existing house and the new one. Because of the limited thickness and great adaptability of the building envelope, it was possible to reach a high degree of detail. This makes the building fit into it’s rural surroundings as if it where a piece of ‘outdoor furniture’.

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Image Courtesy Marcel Van Coile

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

Image Courtesy Jan Liegeois

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