Korth Tielens architecten . photos: © Stefan Muller
Tuinhuis Almere is de uitkomst van een prijsvraag die in 2012 is uitgeschreven door woningbouw corporatie De Alliantie. Korth Tielens hanteert als uitgangspunt een compact gebouw. Dit neemt de minste plek in en je kunt het gebouw als een vrijstaand gebouw met omliggende tuin opvatten. Voor de overwegend groene omgeving met laagbouw geeft dit het meest ontspannen beeld. Continue reading Korth Tielens
Korth Tielens Architecten . photos: © Dennis De Smet
‘de Boeg’ is a residential building with 19 apartments for the elderly. Situated on the Golvenstraat in Oostende, the building occupies a site within a residential neighborhood adjacent to the coast. The building breathes in the North Sea air, reflected in it’s gray-green brickwork and frame of grey-brown washed concrete. The trapezoidal building is independent – maintaining sight lines and ensuring openness around the building from it’s context. Meanwhile, the building integrates into the urban fabric and becomes a characteristic presence within the area: firm and clear to Elizabeth Avenue; refined and modest to the Golvenstraat. The unique situation of the building affords the compact trapezoidal shape and the combination of sturdy materials and the use of relatively few sustainable building techniques. On the south side of the trapezoidal building, large and light living areas with large balconies punctuate the facade. On the corners of the building, bedrooms are positioned.To the north, circulation zones facilitate efficient access to the apartments with the residents benefiting from a generous communal entrance space greeting the street. This entrance space places an emphasis on socialising and communal interaction, supplemented with an outside arrival space accentuated by seating and waiting areas. By placing balconies on the south side, and articulating the other facades with floor-to-ceiling windows and French balconies, the building has a conversation with its environment; ensuring an architecture that is simultaneously firm, intimate and finessed. Continue reading Korth Tielens
