Social housing Niel
Volkenbondstraat
An ambitious name for a plain ordinary street. A substantial development on a narrow plot. A replacement build on the corner of a small garden suburb, in the shadow of a large block of flats.
Can we come up with a nice upgrade? Highlight a few things: the rhythm of the façade, the articulation, the corner feature?
The tectonics and construction method? Inspiration from the ordinary. Not making too much of a fuss, but not showing too little ambition either. Extraordinary?
Addresses
A small passageway connects the patio to the street. A deferred address.
The loggias at the corners are given some extra attention and lend the little residential building a special status.
The stepped façade reveals the underlying room layout.
And here and there, a touch of care and love for the ordinary aspects of living...
Corner appartement with 7 social dwellings
Closed competition
Niel-Belgium
2023-
Client: Woonkade Rupelstreek
Technical engineering: IRS Studiebureau
structural engineering: IRS Studiebureau
Acoustic engineering: Tractebel
Points of interest
A small passageway connects the patio to the street.
A postponed address.
The loggias at the corners have been given a touch of extra refinement,
thereby lending the small residential building a special character.
The stepped façade reveals the room layout behind it.
And here and there, a little care and attention, for the everyday aspects of living...