One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

ONE ROOM HOTEL | dmvA ARCHITECTEN

Antwerp, Belgium

Concept:  Infinity staircase

Description provided by dmvA Architecten. The owner of this ‘tiny house’, dating back from the 17th century, close to the Museum MAS in Antwerp, decided to convert it into the smallest hotel from Antwerp, the One Room Hotel.

 

One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

 

‘Proménade architecturale’

From outside the white plastered house looks to have a rectangular floor plan, but in reality, it is L-shaped. The space behind the 17th-century corner house was added later and is now used for service functions. The historical part is dedicated to pure residential / hotel.

 

One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

 

The open staircases wind through the house like an ‘architectural promenade’ ending up in the white patio where an infinity staircase looks over the city.

 

One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin
One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

 

Replacing parts of the wooden floors by glass tiles create diagonal views, enlarging the ‘one-room’ effect and the sense of one open space.

 

One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin
One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

 

Historic versus new, wood versus white

Based on a design attitude of honesty and reversibility, all existing historical construction parts are painted white. Recently added elements like entrance door, stairs and terrace are executed in wood and are therefore clearly recognizable.

 

One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin
One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

 

The difference in color and materiality emphasizes the synergy between old and new and creates a calm, warm and timeless atmosphere.

 

One Room Hotel by dmvA Architecten
© Bart Gosselin

 

Project Details

Design: dmvA
Principal: Weiss-Vanderhoeven
Team: David Driesen, Tom Verschueren, Jolien Debaets
Location: Antwerpen
General contractor: Colmat
Structural engineer: ASB
Built area: 103 m2
Completion: 2015
Photography: Bart Gosselin

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