1903 / apartment 192

Having undergone multiple renovations in different phases, the existing condition of the duplex apartment showed traces of lost identity and a fragmented whole. The project apartment 192 attempts to re-establish a backbone to the space by means of small on-point interventions— a set of door frames. With its angled form, these door frames define a new centrality to the shotgun shaped succession of rooms. Further, bands of furniture set in each room suggest a secondary centrality. With respect to this order, even the staircase to the upper floor is presented in a furniture-like manner, incorporating itself into the bands of furniture in a light-weight manner.

The project thus investigates the possibility in which details can become the protagonist of a fruitful intervention, fundamentally altering the spatial experience of an exisiting building through an extremely efficient method.

Location

Brussels, Belgium

Type

Residential

Status

Unbuilt

Surface

200m²

Client

Private

In collaboration with Francelle Cane