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House LS in Wemmel Property
Contemporary Belgian Residence design by dmvA, Belgium
4 June 2020
House LS in Belgium
Design: dmvA
DM Residence, Belgium
Wemmel Residence
Concept : ‘Missing link’
The municipality of Wemmel, situated on the outskirts of Brussels, is well known for its green areas with their monumental villas of the upper class.
After a search of several years, the principal saw a house situated in one of those quarters: House LS in Wemmel. It was not his dream house but because of its marvellous location and the south orientated garden, he decided to buy it.
dmvA was commissioned to turn the rather classical house into a contemporary edifice. No sooner said than done, but the fact that also the neighbours had to approve the design to get a building license, as prescribed in the building regulations, had a great impact on the design. So no total ‘methamorphosis’ of the existing house, just small interventions.
The façades of the existing house were painted white. The interior was furnished in black and white.
The swimming pool was renovated and framed by an illuminating glazed ‘retaining wall.
Finally, two sculptural white volumes were added connecting inside and outside, linking house, pool and garden.
House in Wemmel – Building Information
Principal: Mr. and mrs. Spittaels – Labeeuw
Team: David Driesen, Tom Verschueren, Katrien Geerinckx, Gregory Chapelle
Location: Wemmel
General contractor: BATI bvba
Structural engineer: ASB
Built area: extension 50 sqm
Completion: 2011
Photos: Frederik Vercruysse
House LS images / information from dmvA Architects Belgium
Location: Wemmel, Belgium, western Europe
Belgian Houses
Contemporary Belgian Residences – selection of residential property designs:
House in Oudenaarde, East Flanders, west Belgium
Design: Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu
photograph : Filip Dujardin
House in Oudenaarde
House GEPO, Wijgmaal
Design: OYO – Open Y Office
photo : Tom Janssens
House in Wijgmaal
Zero Energy House, Lokeren, northern Belgium
Design: BLAF Architecten
photo : Stijn Bollaert
Zero Energy House Belgium
Mormont House, Ardenne forests
Design: PIQUE
Mormont House Belgium
The Barn House, Flanders
Design: Buro2
Barn House Flanders
Belgian Architecture
Contemporary Architecture in Belgium – architectural selection below:
University HOGENT Ghent Campus Schoonmeersen Buildings
Design: SADAR + VUGA d.o.o. with LENS°ASS Architecten
photo : German Luis Bourgeat
University HOGENT Ghent Campus Schoonmeersen Buildings
The new building for the Faculty of Social Work (Building T) and the new Sports Hall Extension at Kampus Schoonmeersen of University HOGENT in Ghent, Belgium, were completed in September 2020. The buildings are now opened to the public with limited access due to the coronavirus.
Waalse Krook, Gent
Design: UNStudio
Waalse Krook Gent
Residence Wellington, Ostend
Design: BURO II
Residence Wellington
Port House, Antwerp
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
photo © Helene Binet
Port House Antwerp Building
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