河滨大厦是70年代初由Leon Stynen & Paul De Meyer设计的高层建筑，位于斯海尔德河的拐弯处，距离安特卫普市中心仅一箭之遥。就在这里，在13楼，大神建筑事务所的创始合伙人布拉姆-范考特（Bram Van Cauter）装修了一套复式楼，以配合他称之为家的粗暴主义塔楼。

The Riverside Tower is a high-rise development from the early 70s designed by Leon Stynen & Paul De Meyer, beautifully situated in the bend of the river Scheldt, a stone’s throw from the city center of Antwerp. It’s here, on the 13th floor, that founding partner Bram Van Cauter of Studio Okami Architects renovated a duplex to match the brutalist tower which he calls his home.

当为Okami工作室在10楼购买一个新的办公空间时，业主想出售他在大楼里的剩余房产；这个独特的复式楼就是其中之一。河滨大厦共有20层，公寓面积在90、150和200平方米之间。唯一的例外是13楼，那里的复式公寓形成了一个独特的布局，有一条内部走廊连接两个双电梯井。

When buying a new office space for Studio Okami on the 10th floor, the owner wanted to sell his remaining properties in the building; of which this unique duplex was one. The Riverside Tower consists of 20 floors with apartments varying between 90, 150, and 200 sqm. The exception is the 13th floor where duplex apartments form a unique layout with an internal corridor connecting both double lift shafts.

Okami工作室拆掉了这套五居室的墙壁，剥去了墙壁和天花板上所有的装饰层，露出了纹理优美的混凝土。粗糙的混凝土被喷砂处理，在所有的尘埃落定后，布拉姆、多丽丝和他们的狗señor Peña留下了一个230平方米的开放式单卧室阁楼空间，划分在13和14层。

Studio Okami tore down the walls of this 5 bedroom apartment and stripped all the layers of finishing from the walls and ceilings revealing the beautifully textured concrete. The rough concrete was sandblasted and after all the dust settled Bram, Doris, and their dog señor Peña were left with a 230sqm open plan single bedroom loft space divided over the 13th and 14th floor.

粗糙的混凝土被桃红色的液体地板所平衡。混凝土墙为多丽丝的艺术收藏品提供了理想的背景，现有的孔和塞子确定了每件艺术品的位置。为数不多的砖墙被灌上了水泥，并通过向沉淀的水泥中投掷小石子，使其看起来更真实。进入公寓后，迎接你的是俯瞰港口和邻近森林的双层高的旋转窗户。这个空间被设想为一个娱乐区，厨房用具被藏在一个唐纳德-贾德启发的墙壁单元中。

The rough concrete is balanced out with a peach-colored liquid floor trough-out. The concrete walls form the ideal backdrop for Doris’s art collection, existing holes and plugs define the position of every artwork. The few brick walls were cemented and given an authentic look by throwing little stones into the settling cement. Upon entering the apartment you are greeted by double-height pivoting windows overlooking the harbor and neighboring forest. The space is conceived as an entertainment area with kitchen appliances tucked away in a Donald Judd-inspired wall unit.

厨房岛在不使用时被设计成房间里的雕塑，但在完全的主厨模式下却具有高度的功能性。在离地面45米高的地方改造公寓，意味着所有定制的家具都需要适合内部电梯，定义了岛的最大尺寸，并迫使我们在现场焊接和油漆钢制蓝色螺旋楼梯和通道，这项工作由Stielatelier很好地执行。新的楼梯被移到了房间的远角，以便在上升到上层时能更好地流动并与顶部窗户的景色重新连接。

The kitchen island is designed as a sculpture in the room when out of use, but highly functional when in full chef-mode. Remodeling the apartment at 45m above ground level meant all bespoke furniture needed to fit the internal elevator defining the maximum size of the island and forced us to weld and paint the steel blue spiral stair and passerelle on site, a job well executed by Stielatelier. The new staircase was moved to the far corner of the room allowing for a better flow and reconnection with the views from the top windows when ascending to the upper floor.

这14层楼更加隐蔽，由几根竖起的混凝土梁界定，遮蔽了卧室和书房。在公寓的东侧，有一个带家庭办公室的客厅，可以俯瞰安特卫普市的天际线。上层由一个技术区块组织，里面有浴室、储藏室、洗衣机/烘干机和梳妆台。

This 14th floor is much more secluded and defined by several up-standing concrete beams, sheltering the bedroom and study. On the Eastside of the apartment, a living room with a home office overlooks the skyline of the city of Antwerp. The upper floor is organized by a technical block housing the bathroom, storage, washer/dryer, and dressing.

在浴室内，桃红色的涂层被延伸到墙壁上，提供了一个宽敞的水密牢房，有双淋浴器、水槽和浴缸。光滑的墙壁与过街的粗糙混凝土梁形成了鲜明的对比。在晚上，来自城市和港口的灯光营造出一种舒适的氛围，而浴室在使用时则散发出一种漂亮的橙色色调。

Inside the bathroom, the peach-colored coating is stretched onto the walls providing a spacious watertight cell with double showers, sinks, and a bathtub. The slick walls are in sharp contrast with the overpassing rough concrete beams. At night the lights from the city and the harbor create a cozy vibe while the bathroom radiates a nice orange hue when in use.

不设客房是大家一致的选择，也是一个容易的选择，因为我们很幸运，可以让家人和客人住在同一层的复式楼里，那里有多丽丝的艺术馆和民宿，为朋友和家人提供完整的河滨大厦体验。这是一种体验；因为该建筑可以被看作是一个前卫的共同住宅，一个垂直的街道，所有的邻居都互相认识，公共空间，如清洗区、洗车房和俯瞰公共花园的超大入口大厅，促进了社会互动。

Not having a guest room was a consensus choice and an easy one to make as we are lucky enough to house family and guests in a secondary duplex on the same floor which accommodates Doris’s art gallery and B&B, providing friends and family with the full Riverside Tower experience. An experience it is; as the building can be seen as a co-house avant la lettre, a vertical street where all neighbors know each other and communal spaces like a washing area, carwash, and oversized entrance hall overlooking the communal garden, boost social interactions.

河滨大厦与Leon Stynen & Paul De Meyer的其他宏伟作品相得益彰，包括BP大厦、圣丽塔教堂、彼得潘学校和deSingel等非凡作品。

The Riverside Tower fits in with the rest of Leon Stynen & Paul De Meyer’s magnificent oeuvre including extraordinary works like the BP Building, Church of Saint Rita, Peter Pan School, and deSingel.

Architects: Studio Okami Architects
Area : 230 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Matthijs van der Burgt
Manufacturers : Hansgrohe, BTicino, Grohe, Novy, Wedi, Zangra, Innovus
Lead Architect : Van Cauter Bram
Indoor Construction : Stiel Atelier
Demolition : Afbraak Johan Janssens
Collaborators : Hans Vanassche
Kitchen Manufacturer : Houtstudio BVBA
City : Antwerp
Country : Belgium