PERKE House – Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners – Belgium

PERKE House – Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners – Belgium

Architect: Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners

Type: House

Year of construction: 2007

Location: Belgium

Floor area: 800m2

The garden that separates the main part of the house is south facing; the bottom of the plot presents a level area that ends 6 meters higher up. These are the only constraints to guide the project: a residence based on two rings: a vertical ring ensures the connection between the levels; a horizontal ring includes the earth pressure at the rear and forms the interface between the main part and the rooms on the first floor. Everything is designed so as not to have to reveal the intimacy of the premises to passers-by, in this way, only a small section of the South facing garden is reserved to welcoming visitors and the entrance to the garage. To the right, the site climbs. Steps lead you to two levels in the area bathed in light … the upper garden. The vertical wall folds round to form the ceiling; it covers the living space which is simply organized around a white service area. The floor is black, it moves outside to the south, to form a vast patio. The view overhangs the neighbors so only the tops of the trees can be seen, two birches perforate the vertical patio encircled by the screen wall that makes the night-time areas on the lower level concealed from public view. The bedrooms and office situated in the depth are completed by their own patio. Three vertical circulations have been organized: the hall stairs, the lift and the family stairs that pierce the volume to the swimming pool. On return to the lower garden, a swimming pool takes the tangent from the partition wall and extends 25 meters further. Each time of the day has its own living framework, and one is never bored. Photo art work in living room by Renaud Delorme (Absolute Art Gallery). Furniture: In Store. Photographer: Jo Pauwels.