Residence FF

In Morkhoven, Mieke Van Herck architects realised a family home where wood plays the leading role both inside and outside. The combination of limewashed old Beerse stone with handmade old brick, called paepesteen, was complemented at the front with natural-coloured afrormosia wood. At the back, the kitchen is housed in a black stained wooden extension. Inside, wood is also omnipresent. A fine selection of high-quality veneers fills the space and is complemented by natural materials. It transforms this house into a cosy cocoon overlooking the back garden while shielding it from the neighbourhood. The house was positioned in a way that the trees in the garden also stand out in this respect.

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Completed: 2021

Location: Morkhoven

Project ID:

architecture – interior – garden

The kitchen is a real living space. The space consists of an area with cooker and decorative back wall and a kitchen island that extends into a dining table. Travertine and transparent textiles create a warm minimalist atmosphere here. The kitchen is located in the extension, providing a magnificent view over the garden. What’s more: it feels like you are standing right in the middle of it. And this feeling is even enhanced in summer, when the panoramic windows with ultra-fine profiles are fully opened. Another unique place in the house is the seating corner in one of the dormer windows. Thanks to the two-storey panoramic window of the front façade, atmospheric daylight floods in.

Then there’s the upstairs, where residents are immersed in a luxurious hotel atmosphere. The master bedroom is conceived as a suite with golden accents that light up the room: from hidden handles over the night lights to the little window with golden profile that provides a subtle view through to the bathroom. In all its simplicity, the freestanding bath gets all the attention. And thanks to microtopping in the shower and the back wall of the bath, the bathroom is also given a contemporary, minimalist look. Finally, notice how on the upper floor, wooden construction elements were revealed and how they perfectly match the modern interior as rustic accents? And how, as icing on the cake, the roof was finished with reclaimed flat tiles? It all contributes to the development of a signature style, where rural and modern elements are united in one harmonious living experience. It is Mieke Van Herck architects all over again.