{"id":13240,"date":"2025-08-07T02:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/he-reworks-typical-flemish-farmhouse-into-compact-earth-warmed-home-in-belgium\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T02:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:32:21","slug":"he-reworks-typical-flemish-farmhouse-into-compact-earth-warmed-home-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/he-reworks-typical-flemish-farmhouse-into-compact-earth-warmed-home-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"h\u00e9! reworks typical flemish farmhouse into compact, earth-warmed home in belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">H\u00e9! breathes new life into Flemish fermette in belgium<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Pajottenland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-belgium\/\"><strong>Belgium<\/strong><\/a>, architecture studio H\u00e9! Architectuur completes Omloop Farmhouse, the sustainable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/renovation-architecture-and-design\/\"><strong>transformation<\/strong><\/a> of a 1990s turnkey \u2018fermette\u2019 for Marc and Ann, a couple working in the social sector who wanted to reconnect their aging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\"><strong>home<\/strong><\/a> with the surrounding landscape and prepare it for lifelong living.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project began as a request from the owners and soon led to a broader question about the future of the typical \u2018off-the-shelf\u2019 Flemish fermette. Ubiquitous across the Belgian countryside, these homes are often perceived as outdated and architecturally irrelevant. H\u00e9! embraces the typology\u2019s flaws and approaches the house as a prototype for densification and reorientation, leading to a compact, energy-conscious home centered around a thick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/rammed-earth\/\"><strong>rammed-earth<\/strong><\/a> wall and a communal earthen stove.<\/p>\n<p>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdv.be\/\">Tim Van de Velde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">earth wall regulates temperature inside Omloop Farmhouse<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Originally built as a turnkey farmhouse-style home, the building was purchased in the 1990s by Marc and Ann, who raised their daughters there. Three decades later, the emotional value of the site remains strong, and the pair hoped to age in place. Their renovation brief was to open up the house, reconnect with the landscape, and do so sustainably. The Omloop Farmhouse project became a collective process between the architects, the family, and their friends who joined in throughout construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The renovation began with a critical analysis of the building\u2019s original layout and its disconnection from the hilly site. To reverse this, <a href=\"https:\/\/he-architectuur.be\/\"><strong>Brussels-based firm<\/strong><\/a> H\u00e9! Architectuur proposed a spatial inversion, removing the daughters\u2019 former bedrooms to create a new winter garden bordered by the thermal earth wall that retains solar warmth in winter while helping cool the space during hot days.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e9! Architectuur completes Omloop Farmhouse in Belgium<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">a new life for an old typology<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former hallway and office of the residence now form an expanded living room that looks onto the winter garden. A previously oversized entrance hall becomes an intimate seating area organized around the central earthen stove, which replaces the outdated oil boiler and now heats the entire house, while the garage is repurposed as the new entrance. White interior walls are coated with warm red clay plaster, echoing the tones of the earth wall. On the ground floor, a new bedroom and compact bathroom ensure single-level accessibility, allowing the house to support lifelong living.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the transformation is grounded in personal needs, Omloop Farmhouse offers a way to address one of Flanders\u2019 most widespread and undervalued housing typologies without erasure or nostalgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the studio transforms a 1990s turnkey \u2018fermette\u2019 for a couple working in the social sector<\/p>\n<p>the owners wanted to reconnect their aging home with the surrounding landscape<\/p>\n<p>questioning the future of the typical \u2018off-the-shelf\u2019 Flemish fermette<\/p>\n<p>these houses are ubiquitous across the Belgian countryside<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>H\u00e9! embraces the typology\u2019s flaws<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>the architects approach the house as a prototype for densification and reorientation<\/p>\n<p>a compact, energy-conscious home centered around a thick\u00a0rammed-earth\u00a0wall<\/p>\n<p>originally built as a turnkey farmhouse-style home<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the Omloop Farmhouse project is a collective process between the architects, the family, and their friends<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>the renovation began with a critical analysis of the building\u2019s original layout<\/p>\n<p>the approach offers a way to address one of Flanders\u2019 most widespread and undervalued housing typologies<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> Omloop Farmhouse<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/he-architectuur.be\/\">H\u00e9! Architectuur<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/he_architectuur\">@he_architectuur<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Pajottenland, Belgium\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>photographer:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tvdv.be\/\">Tim Van de Velde<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tvdvphotography\/\">@tvdvphotography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/he-architectuur-typical-flemish-farmhouse-compact-earth-warmed-home-belgium-08-06-2025\/\">h\u00e9! reworks typical flemish farmhouse into compact, earth-warmed home in belgium<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H\u00e9! breathes new life into Flemish fermette in belgium \u00a0 In Pajottenland, Belgium, architecture studio H\u00e9! 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