Located in the centre of a typical Flemish village, this single-family house challenges the conventional streetscape of continuous row houses aligned along the sidewalk. Rather than conforming to the predictable extrusion of the surrounding building line, the project originates from a formal investigation into how the house could disengage from this village frontispiece. This resulted in a pentagonal footprint that reduces its point of contact with the street to a strict minimum.

The resulting geometry creates two distinct spatial conditions. On one side, a walled exterior space forms an intimate, introverted patio that marks the entrance sequence. On the other, the building opens towards the rear garden and the surrounding landscape, establishing a deliberate rupture within the otherwise continuous street façade. The exposed concrete construction reinforces this autonomous presence, offering a clear contrast to the predominantly brick-built context.

The interior plan evokes the archetypal outline of a house while remaining entirely open. A solitary triangular concrete column, together with an adjacent sunken seating area, organises the living spaces without subdividing them. An open concrete staircase connects the ground floor with the upper level and acts as a sculptural element within the space. Custom plywood furniture introduces warmth and tactility, tempering the raw character of the exposed concrete. Carefully positioned colour accents in the sliding door, skylights and bathrooms provide moments of contrast and lend the interior a subtle sense of playfulness.