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Villa Kameleon, Zoersel

2017-2021
Architecture, Private, Health

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Villa Kameleon, Zoersel

A client wants to build a livelong home for his mentally challenged granddaughter. They set up an alliance with vzw Emmaus and looked for a plot close to their premises. The site is a beautiful stretch of woodland which we sought to preserve as much as possible. Therefore we conceived the house as a singular and compact volume: a hexagon. It holds eight studios, six on the first floor and two on the ground floor, plus auxiliary functions and communal living spaces. Each studio is located on a corner giving them a double orientation and views on the surrounding forest. Next to the home we create a small clearing in the forest allowing the sun to reach to living spaces.

Villa Kameleon, Zoersel

Location: BE, Zoersel
Client: Private
Surface: 500 sqm
Status: Built

Team: Jasper Stevens, Karel Verstraeten, Adrian Verhoijsen, Michiel Hutsebaut, Marie Lafosse
Consultants: Robuust
Images: FELT

Care housing facility, Stekene

2021
Architecture, Health, Urbanism, Private

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Care housing facility, Stekene

FELT together with Raamwerk were invited for the competition for a new care housing facility in Stekene.

Care housing facility, Stekene

Location: BE, Stekene
Client: VESTA vzw
Surface: 6800 sqm
Status: Competition

In collaboration with Raamwerk

FELT Team: Jasper Stevens, Karel Verstraeten, Lucas van Remoortel, Sarai Olabarrieta
Consultants: Robuust, Plant en Houtgoed
Images: FELT, Raamwerk

Care Villa, Merksplas

2017-
Architecture, Health, Private

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Care Villa, Merksplas

To convert it into a care home for mental health patients an existing villa is stripped to its bare structure, taking away the roof. From there, using the existing structural logic of parallel walls, a new plan is developed consisting of a generous hallway linking a series of independent studios. The same concept is repeated in the extension that houses a second commune.
The rhythm in the plan translates into a specific façade that consist of a repetitive series of gables unifying old and new. The concept shows the individual units within the compound - as if little houses, while at the same time expressing the collectivity of the residence as a hole. Living under one roof… or not really?

Care Villa, Merksplas

Location: BE, Merksplas
Client: Emmaus vzw
Surface: 850 sqm
Result: Execution

Team: Jasper Stevens, Karel Verstraeten, Judith de Pau, Marie Lafosse, Michiel Hutsebaut
Consultant: Robuust
Images: FELT

Care housing facility, Ostend

2018
Architecture, Health

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Care housing facility, Ostend

Together with 2001, FELT was invited for the Open Call competition to design a new building for people who need 24-hour support. In the first stage 20 rooms are to be built, and 20 more in a second stage.
Our design incorporates both stages in one large building, organizing the entire program on ground level for optimal accessibility and maximum flexibility. A gesture that might look rather bold from an areal perspective, but due to its low posture and the calm horizontality, proves to be rather modest from a human perspective. The distinctive dune landscape on the roof merges it in with surrounding greenery. While the large colorful roof lights provide for easy recognition for each individual dwelling.

Care housing facility, Ostend

Location: BE, Oostende
Client: vzw Duinhelm
Surface: 2200 sqm
Status: Competition

In collaboration with 2001

Team: Jasper Stevens, Karel Verstraeten, Adrian Verhoijsen, Michiel Hutsebaut
Consultants: BAS, HP engineers, CLUSTER
Images: FELT, 2001