This project reimagines a single-family home in a typical Belgian suburban neighborhood. The house had previously been extended with a semi-underground physiotherapy practice, which suffered from poor execution causing water infiltration issues. We were commissioned to rework this part of the building, both technically and architecturally, and to design an additional volume above to accommodate new living spaces for the family.

The internal layout of the physiotherapy practice remained largely unchanged. Increased daylight through enlarged openings, and glass partitions internally for more transparency transformed the once dark, basement-like spaces into a calm and welcoming therapeutic place.

Above a new volume was added to extend the family’s main living spaces. Drawing from the visual language and materials of the original house, the extension embraces continuity rather than contrast. The geometry of the extension introduces a triangular floor plan offering a fluid, open layout while still allowing for subtle differentiation between the zones created. The angular geometry shapes a generous seating area, tucked between two planted rooftop terraces. These green zones strengthen the home’s connection to its garden—previously distant due to the elevated ground floor. A vertical brick wall rises alongside the new volume, supporting the triangular concrete slab and framing focused views toward the backyard while also shielding views from the neighbours.