The Narrow House
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At a glance
- Project by: Bassam El Okeily, Architect
- Location: Bilzen, Belgium
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© Tim van De Velde
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The Narrow House © Tim van De Velde View project image |
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The Narrow House © Tim van De Velde View project image |
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The Narrow House © Tim van De Velde View project image |
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The Narrow House © Tim van De Velde View project image |
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The Narrow House © Tim van De Velde View project image |
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The Narrow House © Tim van De Velde View project image |
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The Narrow House © Jerome Malpel View project image |
Architect's statement
It’s a narrow house (530 cm) in a small city called Bilzen, near the Holland frontier.
It’s my first house, and the building master are a couple in their sixties. The gentleman is passion by the history of art while his wife is an artist.
The house has a closed ground floor exterior (entrance & garage) topped by a total transparency in glass. The display window reveals two balconies in skewed positions projection from a white façade.
The lower balcony contains a reading corner for a library belonging to the gentleman of the house, while providing him with a sheltered view of the street. The upper balcony accommodates an artist’s studio, the private domain of his wife. Blue light turn the façade into a spectacular light sculpture after dark.
It’s a narrow house in a narrow street, which offers the tale of a man, a woman and their passion.
Architecture become a pretext to chair something else than the sidewalk. A house is a space to live; it could also be a place to remain.
Details/Credits
- Client: Mr. Menten & Mss. Bienkens
- Location: Bilzen, Belgium
- Architect: Bassam El Okeily
- Collaborator: Karla Menten
- Statics: Ingineer Ten Half
- Site area: 238 m2
- Living area: 215.66 m2
- Built-up area: 99.62 m2
- Planning: 2007
- Completion: 2009
- Photographs: Tim van De Velde, Jerome Malpel
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