— Project intent
A precise answer to the site and programme.
In Sauvenière, on the edge of a village in the province of Namur, Wallonia, STARC designed a small residential development of two semi-detached houses with integrated carports, positioned at the boundary between the existing built fabric and an open agricultural landscape. This sensitive fringe location, backed by a dense belt of vegetation, shaped the entire architectural approach toward restraint and careful landscape integration.
The massing strategy favours compactness and a quiet, legible silhouette that echoes the surrounding rural vernacular. The two volumes, treated in a coherent yet individually articulated manner, establish a measured rhythm along the plot, avoiding any excessive frontal density. The carports, fully integrated into the overall composition, organise the transition between private space and the public road without weighing down the ensemble's profile.
The material palette and fenestration are deliberately understated, engaging in quiet dialogue with the rural character of the site. The orientation of the volumes is designed to maximise natural light within the living spaces, while the interior-to-exterior relationship opens fully toward the garden side, facing the meadow. By preserving the existing vegetation along the rear plot boundary, this modest residential project establishes itself with sensitivity and discretion within an open and visually fragile landscape context in Wallonia, Belgium.
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