Photography
Wim Martens
Design team
Sam Peeters Chloë Morel
Year
2023
Residential
Brussels
Amazone


A Perch in the City. In this compact Brussels apartment we reconceived the kitchen as an elevated observatory — a bird’s nest that overlooks and connects with the living space. Designed for a creative client, the intervention brings together material warmth, spatial clarity, and programmatic density.


















A Perch in the City. In this compact Brussels apartment we reconceived the kitchen as an elevated observatory — a bird’s nest that overlooks and connects with the living space. Designed for a creative client, the intervention brings together material warmth, spatial clarity, and programmatic density.
A Perch in the City. In this compact Brussels apartment we reconceived the kitchen as an elevated observatory — a bird’s nest that overlooks and connects with the living space. Designed for a creative client, the intervention brings together material warmth, spatial clarity, and programmatic density.


Wood panelling wraps the walls and ceiling, defining the kitchen as a distinct volume while adding texture and acoustic softness. Glass cabinetry introduces a reflective counterpoint, subtly echoing the light blue of the lower cupboards and enhancing the space’s brightness.






Wood panelling wraps the walls and ceiling, defining the kitchen as a distinct volume while adding texture and acoustic softness. Glass cabinetry introduces a reflective counterpoint, subtly echoing the light blue of the lower cupboards and enhancing the space’s brightness.
Wood panelling wraps the walls and ceiling, defining the kitchen as a distinct volume while adding texture and acoustic softness. Glass cabinetry introduces a reflective counterpoint, subtly echoing the light blue of the lower cupboards and enhancing the space’s brightness.


Despite the apartment’s limited size, the kitchen provides generous storage and functional workspace through integrated, streamlined solutions. More than a working zone, it acts as a social hinge. Here, architecture creates intimacy and openness in equal measure, offering a compact yet connected domestic core.





















Despite the apartment’s limited size, the kitchen provides generous storage and functional workspace through integrated, streamlined solutions. More than a working zone, it acts as a social hinge. Here, architecture creates intimacy and openness in equal measure, offering a compact yet connected domestic core.
Despite the apartment’s limited size, the kitchen provides generous storage and functional workspace through integrated, streamlined solutions. More than a working zone, it acts as a social hinge. Here, architecture creates intimacy and openness in equal measure, offering a compact yet connected domestic core.