"When the couple reached out to Penneman last March and invited her in, she was struck by the beauty of the property and the potential that previous professionals wasted. The existing Art Deco front door was made of steel and hammered glass, and it opened to a terrazzo floor bordered by a hand-laid mosaic. Further inside, dark and disjointed rooms were confused by additions and closed off from the sun by neighbors on either side."
"As Penneman reached the back façade, which overlooks the river Leie, she envisioned a renovation that better respected what came before her. "We wanted to highlight the original elements and get rid of the added decoration that didn't make any sense with the architectural history," she says. In order to shed more unwelcome aspects of the past, the team installed all new electrical and plumbing systems while layouts slightly shifted to give the illusion of more space."
An interior architect renovated a historic townhouse in Kortrijk, Belgium, aiming to respect original architecture while removing inappropriate additions. The house originally featured an Art Deco steel and hammered-glass front door, a terrazzo floor with a hand-laid mosaic, Hungarian-point kitchen flooring, and a Carrara marble mantelpiece. The renovation restored the Art Deco door and terrazzo, sanded and re-oiled the wood floors, repaired the mantelpiece, and installed all new electrical and plumbing systems. Layouts were slightly adjusted to increase perceived space without creating a fully open-plan interior. The design prioritized highlighting original elements and eliminating incongruous decoration.
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