Refurb & Restore Issue 35 2024 | Page 96

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VILLA ABC Objekt Architecten

For our clients in Lebbeke , we set to work on their existing homes . The layout of the house needed to be rethought to improve its circulation . With 2 teenagers growing up , there was also the need for more space and a new , practical bathroom .
The main intervention became the demolition of the existing volume at the back of the house . Instead , a new volume was added , including a new rooftop dormer . This intervention increased the useful floor area on the ground floor as well as on the first floor . The entire rear façade is made up of glass sections for maximum connection with the garden .
A teardrop-shaped kitchen island was placed centrally in the kitchen , a place where one can cook and enjoy . The dining area and seating area switched places so that the dining area is in direct contact with the kitchen , and this is through two doors hidden in the kitchen wall .
In the dining area , the existing bay window was furnished with a bench , a place where residents can retreat to enjoy the surrounding meadows and the old catalpa in the garden . Both the floor in this room and the seating area on the street side were covered with a beautiful parquet floor , installed in a herringbone pattern . The other rooms on the ground floor were given a rougher flagstone as flooring , which also continues on the adjoining terraces
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