House J Ghent by noArchitecten is a small-scale extension project of a row house of original construction date in Ghent, Belgium. In 2001, as the existing kitchen had to be replaced and there was a need for an additional bathroom, a single-storey volume was implemented in the backyard. The intervention increased the usable surface area from previous surface area to new surface area.
This project contributes to the socio-ecological transformation by pointing out the architectural value, that can be added to an existing building by a well-done extension. The annex can be used to individualise rather generic architecture as well as to elevate the spatial quality of the latter by relatively easy means.
Ghent
Belgium
Housing
Housing, Extension
2001