Basil Architecture has renovated the townhouse, House WBVD, in Bruges, Belgium.

The street facade of this 1870s townhouse reveals nothing of the architectural interventions that were used to transform it into a contemporary home.

Once the room-high door of the entrance hall is opened, the openness and architectural interventions are striking. In contrast, the original main volume was retained and extended with two diagonally stacked glass volumes.

In the process, each intervention was accentuated in a concrete or green colour palette.

The kitchen with the void and the light-flooded central stairwell are the eye-catchers of this design, in addition to the bathroom with a view of the historic city centre of Bruges.

This project has been longlisted in the house renovation category of Dezeen Awards 2025.

Studio: Basil Architecture
Project: House WBVD