City, Country | ||
Year | 2018–2021 | |
Client | Flanders Region | |
Architect | Steven Bosmans, JDMA Architects | |
Services | Structural Engineering | |
Facts | Surface area: 500 m² |
Built in 1769, this parsonage of St. Stephen's parish is located on the edge of its enclosed garden and to the east of the parish church. There would also have been a gate building and a coach house along the street, but due to its poor condition it would have been demolished before 1971. On the contrary, the 18th century volume of the parsonage is preserved, although a more recent extension on the right has been added.
Built in 1769, this parsonage of St. Stephen's parish is located on the edge of its enclosed garden and to the east of the parish church. There would also have been a gate building and a coach house along the street, but due to its poor condition it would have been demolished before 1971. On the contrary, the 18th century volume of the parsonage is preserved, although a more recent extension on the right has been added.
In the restoration project, the original typological volume of the 18th century presbytery is restored by demolishing the more recent extension. It will be a pleasantly bright house in which the original elements will provide an atmosphere in the rooms. In the garden, a freestanding wooden structure with a thatched roof will be erected. The new wooden volume is implanted on a slightly sloping terrain. The concrete floor follows this by dividing itself into 4 different steps. The new wooden volume is rectangular in shape, and is characterized on the long side by a fully glazed facade that is more recessed per step. The structure consists of wooden gantries. The space is subdivided by shelfs. The thatched roof is asymmetrical and slopes over on the long glazed side. The volume is placed between the existing trees and the natural materials make it blend in with the surroundings of the parsonage garden.