(02) — About the project
Ger is a ground-floor living and kitchen space in an Antwerp townhouse — a narrow volume opened up into one wide, continuous interior that unfolds from cooking island to window.
The existing structure was kept visible: a steel frame and circular timber ribbed ceiling carrying the space, terracotta tiles as a continuous ground. The island stands like a sculpture in the kitchen — cast in matte bronze, warm and muted — marking the heart of the home without superstructure or overhead.
Sustainability here is not a label but the choice of materials that mature. Weathered wood, fired tile, exposed steel and a single brass accent — each element honest in its nature, chosen to grow more beautiful over the years.
01 — Overview, kitchen and living room in one continuous space
02 — Cooking island in matte bronze
03 — Living zone, ribbed ceiling and daylight
04 — Stairwell and kitchen, terracotta space
05 — Living room, linen curtains and landscape
06 — Hallway, terracotta wall tile and stairs
On the materials
The floor is one continuous grid of hand-formed terracotta tile — the colour of dry earth — materially binding kitchen, living room and hallway together. Walls are clad in dark, vertically placed wood: charred to a deep brown, with a grain that stays tangible under the hand. The staircase is steel — unveiled and structurally honest. The circular timber ribbed ceiling shows the structure of the home without a casing — carried by the steel frame that stands exposed in the space.
In the kitchen the island stands in matte bronze as one compact, grounded volume. No superstructure, no overhead — only a brass tap as a warm accent. In the living room two round chairs in light grey textile face a coffee table in light wood; the viewpoint turns towards the curtain wall and the landscape beyond. Materials that do not wear out but mature.