K2A's "House WW" Mixes the Old With the New

Brussels' "House WW" -- designed by Belgian architecture studio K2A -- is located in a plot that once housed two small 19th century dwellings. In completing the project, the architects decided to honor the existing structure by restoring the front-facing brick façade and the typology of the two houses was respected. The interior of the buildings, however, is drastically different as small rooms -- once rented out individually -- have been removed and replaced with modern design. Key features in...