09/04/2026
Duplex Loft Transformation — Brussels
A former paper factory reimagined as a contemporary duplex apartment on Avenue des Palais 320. The project reveals the strength of the existing structure—exposed brick, red steel beams, and generous volumes—while introducing a precise and minimal architectural language.
Natural light floods the open-plan living space through large steel-framed windows, enhancing the material contrast between raw industrial textures and refined insertions. A compact kitchen volume and a lightweight steel staircase define the space without interrupting its continuity.
Above, the duplex unfolds into a more intimate level, maintaining a direct relationship with the original structure.
The intervention extends to the roofscape, where a green roof and integrated solar panels embed the project within a sustainable, forward-looking approach.
An exercise in adaptive reuse—where past and present coexist through clarity, light, and proportion.
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