Article source: GRAUX & BAEYENS Architecten

The rear building of the house, dating from the early 20th century, is no longer adapted to the needs of the client or the demands of today’s living comfort. The new multipurpose room, with a maximum sense of space, the various activities taken in the foreground and absent themselves more to draw. Central to the room, the table is placed as a symbol of everyday life. The three monumental canvases perforate the new room and light each on a different part of the house and its surroundings.

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• Architects: GRAUX & BAEYENS Architecten
• Project: House W-DR
• Location: Frans De Potterstraat 9 –  9000 Ghent, Belgium
• Interior design: 2007-2011
• Site area: 162m²
• Built area: 234m²
• Photography: Faye Pynaert, Philippe Brysse, GRAUX & BAEYENS architecten

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