{"id":5160,"date":"2026-02-11T10:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:52:03","slug":"studio-okami-architecten-updates-belgian-home-with-the-garden-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/studio-okami-architecten-updates-belgian-home-with-the-garden-pavilion\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Okami Architecten updates Belgian home with The Garden Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antwerp practice Studio Okami Architecten<\/a> has extended<\/a>\u00a0a family home in Belsele, Belgium<\/a>, adding a pavilion-like volume clad in green marble<\/a> that opens onto the garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named The Garden Pavilion, the project was completed for a client who bought their grandparents’ home, aiming to modernise the property without losing its character.<\/p>\n

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Studio Okami Architecten has extended a family home in Belgium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Studio Okami Architecten<\/a> preserved as much of the existing house as possible, adding the extension to accommodate an open-plan kitchen, living and dining space.<\/p>\n

Characterised by a sculptural roof and facade clad in green marble, the single-storey volume deliberately contrasts with the more traditional reddish-brown brick form of the original house.<\/p>\n

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Green marble characterises The Garden Pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The studio said that polished green marble was chosen for its visually striking appearance, as well as its durability.<\/p>\n

A key goal for the design was to “bring the outside in”, with expansive glass doors and windows incorporated on each side of the volume, filling the space with natural light and providing a connection to the garden and changing seasons.<\/p>\n

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The original house was owned by the client’s grandparents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Studio Okami Architecten co-founder Hans Vanassche said that “the form of the pavilion is derived from the fact that we wanted the building to have as much relationship to the garden as possible”.<\/p>\n

“The shape is a direct result of shading the big glass windows from the sun \u2013 where we use marble in the facades, the canopy is not as deep,” he told Dezeen.<\/p>\n