The building site is situated on a typical Belgian allotment with small plots of +- 500m2. The construction zone is 15m deep and 11,5m wide with on either side a 3 meter construction- free zone, a front garden of 6 and a backyard of 8 metres. 

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Architects: Tom Mahieu Architect

Location: Ravensdal 18, 9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium

Area: 172.0 m2

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Yannick Milpas, Kris Snoeck

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From the architect. The building site is situated on a typical Belgian allotment with small plots of +- 500m2. The construction zone is 15m deep and 11,5m wide with on either side a 3 meter construction- free zone, a front garden of 6 and a backyard of 8 metres. 
© Kris Snoeck

Due to the location of the plot, next to a children?s playground and considering its orientation, we decided to use only half of the available construction zone for the construction of the building and create a maximum of east, south & west-oriented outer space. 

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All night functions are located on the first level in a rectangle volume with only 1 horzontal window on the north side, all other facades on the first floor are windowless. 

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This rectangle block is build completely out of CLT (cross laminated timber) and is supported on the ground lev...