Leunessen

Front view on the house.

Project Details

• Project Name: Leunessen
• Client: Leunessen
• Project Type: one family house
• Principal Designer/s: Egide Meertens
• Design Team: Egide Meertens Architect bvba
• Contractor/s: Masonry work: Marcel Beckers; Outside cabinet work: Cosemans Constructies; Roofwork: Patrick Meers; Electricity: Dirk Nassen; Heating and sanitary: Eric Thijs; Plasterwork: Surinx
• Date of commencement of project: 2001
• Date of completion of project: 2002
• Location of site: Riemst, Belgium
• Built-up Area: 96 sq. m.
• Cost of Construction/Execution: € 1618735

Front view on the house.

Words from the architect

The front of the house on the corner plot gives this house an introvert nature, because it is kept closed intentionally.

A strip window is only provided for above ground level. The strip window runs along the front and along the side wall, where it merges into a larger set of windows. Behind the closed front, there is a patio that lets sunlight through indirectly into the bedroom and in the entrance hall. The back wall is in strong contrast with the front. Here, the house has a pronounced extravert character thanks to the large window sets. There is optimal contact between the indoor spaces, living room and children's bedrooms with the back garden and the rural landscape. The open and closed parts in the outer walls reveal the functions of the rooms behind. The sober design and the use of sustainable, simple materials, give the whole a timeless nature.

Front view on the house.

Interior view.

Credits

• Text, Egide Meertens (translation by 'Aalsters Vertaalbureau')
• Photographs by Philippe van Gelooven, Courtesy of Egide Meertens