‘fiat lux’ by label architecture first floor – view from the living through the central transition space all photos © bepictures
belgian firm label architecture recently completed ‘fiat lux’ a renovation of a townhouse in brussels. the transformation of the 270 meters squared residence included using the elements of transparency, reflections and connections between the differents levels.
from the first floor, the stairwell is entirely empty. at each level, glazed windows were installed, creating the dividing walls. some of them are pierced with little round openings, allowing inhabitants to communicate from a level to another one. behind the windowpanes, the platforms, transitions spaces, were covered by OSB stain in black, creating a mirror effect to those who look at them from the opposite openings. in front of these openings, mirrors were installed on the blind attached wall.
first floor – limits of the intervention on the east blind wall
first floor – limits of the intervention on the west blind wall
first floor – view of the central transition space
first floor – low-angle view of the stairwell
first floor – low-angle view of the stairwell
second floor – view of the stairwell’s reflections from the black transition space
second floor – view of the stairwell’s reflections from the black transition space
second floor – view from the black transition space toward children’s bedroom
second floor – view of the ‘bypass’ transition space between the two stairwells
third floor – view from the black transition space toward master bedroom
third floor – view from the master bedroom through the transition space
third floor – natural lighting of the second staircase
‘fiat lux’ perspective view image courtesy label architecture
‘fiat lux’ floor plan image courtesy label architecture
