Abdel和Marijke刚刚退休。他们住在一个大房子里，建于1980年代。他们的三个孩子刚刚离开这个家，他们的房子已经变得太大，房子的缺陷也逐渐显现出来。他们没有修补他们的房子，而是做出了一个更激进但有意识的选择：他们决定卖掉他们的房子，寻找一个适合他们新生活方式的房子：紧凑，完全更新，有一个可管理的花园。
Abdel and Marijke have just retired. They lived in a large house, built in the 1980s. Their three children had just left the house, and their house had grown too large and defects in the house were gradually emerging. Instead of patching up their home, they made a more radical but conscious choice: they decided to sell their home and look for a home tailored to their new lifestyle: compact, completely renewed and with a manageable garden.
在寻找过程中，他们发现了一座60年代的平房，条件很差。需要进行彻底的翻新，但这恰恰是充分纪念该平房的潜力所在，以满足他们的生活方式。这座平房有很多优点：所有东西都在一楼，周围有一个5米宽的花园。
During their search, they came across a bungalow from the 60s, which was in a bad condition. A thorough renovation was needed, but this was precisely where the potential was to fully commemorate the bungalow in function of their way of life. The bungalow had a number of advantages: everything is on the ground floor, and around it was a 5-meter wide garden.
前面的花园和北面的侧边花园带被安排在隐私和无障碍的功能上。这里有车道、车棚、花园棚子和通往房产的通道。在前面提供了 “安静 “的空间：卧室、两个客房和浴室，而生活空间位于后面。在建筑体量的中央，插入了入口和一个有顶的露台。这些同时形成了这两个区域之间的分隔和连接。
The front garden and the side garden strip on the north were arranged in function of privacy and accessibility. Here are the driveway, carport, garden shed and access to the property. The ‘quiet’ spaces were provided at the front: the bedroom, two guest rooms and bathroom, while the living spaces are located at the rear. Central to the building volume the entrance and a covered terrace were inserted. These simultaneously form the separation and connection between these two zones.
因为养老金领取者经常在家，所以房子被赋予了一种度假的感觉。宁静的环境、材料和光线保证了房子的安静和愉快。房子的红色是指Abdel的家乡摩洛哥的红土色。精致的白色钢结构使房子具有奇特和平静的特点，并掩盖了旧的立面衔接。
Because the pensioners are often at home, the house was given a holiday feeling. The tranquility, the materials and the light ensure that the house is quiet and pleasant. The red color of the house is a reference to the red earth color that is found in Morocco, the home country of Abdel. The fine white steel structure gives the house a quirky and calm character, and masks the old façade articulation.
这座房子为一个当代现象提供了形状：如何处理老化问题，以及建筑如何调整并提供不同的品质？
The house gives shape to a contemporary phenomenon: how do you deal with aging, and how can the architecture adjust and offer a different range of qualities?
Architects: Atelier Vens Vanbelle
Area: 132 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Atelier Vens Vanbelle
City：KOKSIJDE
Country：Belgium