Studio-house in Antwerp | Domenico Pasqua

The architect's studio-house in Antwerp 

The architecture studio in Antwerp is located in Wisselstraat in a side street of the central Grote Mark on the second floor of a 1970s building.  Outwardly the building has  tried to ‘blend-in’ with the  surrounding old buildings by incorporating  the aesthetics of the their facades and their use of materials. Antwerp is a city where the programming and management of spatial and architectural events is very important and the relationship between the old town and new modern areas is managed by the planners through a direct and continuous relationship with the designers. 

The rehabilitation of the interior has combined two adjacent housing units by opening and structurally consolidating their party wall, then replacing it with a door-cum-wall that interrupts the unity or the separateness of the space depending on how it is used over time . The arrangement of the seating or the different work areas are studied in relation to the movement of daylight and especially for the view of the bell tower of the old Gothic cathedral and the buildings that face onto the Grote Mark. The interiors, wall coverings, furniture and light fittings whilst  all custom-made,  also incorporate design elements from the great masters of the 20th century.