Lush Gardens Conceal This Glass-Wrapped Live/Work Space in Belgium
Architect Machteld D'Hollander expanded on tumbledown brick walls with a radical amount of glazing to form the Ghent hideaway.
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Project Details:
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Architect: Machteld D'Hollander / @machtelddhollander
Builder: De Meiboom
Landscape Design: Bart & Pieter
Photographer: Stijn Bollaert / @stijn_bollaert
From the Architect: "The project transforms an enclosed area, crammed with industrial derelicts, into an urban oasis. It has been torn down, and partially replaced with plants and trees. Some of the original walls were left, while two semi-transparent garden pavilions were added. The private house is linked to as well as separated from a professional practice. Walls and pavilions create garden rooms, each with its own atmosphere. A wall is no barrier. It creates views."
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
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Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
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