Curved Residence BE
Where the curve embraces the landscape
In the quiet flatness of the Belgian countryside, this residence emerges from a single clear architectural gesture: a curved form that draws interior and garden into a fluid relationship. The single-storey wing traces a gentle arc around a planted courtyard, while a compact two-storey volume in light brick rises above it. The materiality remains deliberately understated, with natural stone, pale brick and polished concrete combining into surfaces that respond to the region's subdued light. Surrounding fields, grasses and clusters of trees form the landscape setting into which the building settles without tension. Inside, the curved floor plan creates a spatial sequence that opens continuously towards the outside world, never abruptly, always with ease.
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- A curved sliding system as the spatial centerpiece
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The defining element of the ground floor is a large-format minimal windows® curve sliding system that follows the arc of the building and opens the living and dining area fully towards the terraced courtyard. The glazing runs along the curve of the floor plan, allowing a panoramic view that fans out across the courtyard and the surrounding landscape. Slender profiles hold the glass surfaces with quiet precision, and the transition from interior concrete floor to outdoor terrace is virtually seamless. In the living area, where the glazing opens in two directions, the system dissolves spatial boundaries without disturbing the calm of the interior. On the upper floor, precisely framed sliding elements frame considered views into the surrounding nature. Taken together, the Keller systems integrate into the curved design as a natural component, technically refined in execution and composed in their overall effect.
