Cross House
GEN005a
Location: Ghent (BE)
Type: Private Residence
Area: 300 sqm
Year: 2016
Procurement: Commission
Status: Delivered
Team: Lorenz Adriaens, Lando De Keyzer, Richard Leung
Cross House is located within the medieval Patershol district in Ghent. The building was infilled into the allowed built area, using a cross-beam concrete structure to act as both retaining beams for the old historic walls and also as an organising typology for the house. The partition walls on the upper floor align with the beams.
Considering the non-formal and aggregating buildings and plot layout of the block, by using the cross to arrange the space, it is also a way to seek organisation and orientation within the built fabric of the district.





