架构师提供的文本描述。在这个有声望和充满活力的城市，曾经有两所非常狭窄的房子，条件很差。他们被一位老板利用，他们会不分青红皂白地将个别房间租给急需廉价住宿的学生。这些单位维持最少，很少或没有隔离，等等。有些单位在地下室。

Text description provided by the architects. In this prestigious and vibrant part of the city, there was once 2 very narrow houses that were in poor condition. They were exploited by an owner who would indiscriminately rent out individual rooms to students who desperately needed cheap accommodation. The units were minimally maintained, with little or no isolation, etc. Some units were in the basement.

 © Oana Crainic

(c)奥安娜·克拉尼奇

这项工程包括把这两所房子联合起来。前立面，一个美丽的19世纪砖墙，属于一排类似的房子被修复，基本上没有被触摸。然而，大门面被慷慨地打开，拥抱着朝南的花园。

The project consisted in uniting the 2 houses. The front façade, a beautiful 19th century brick façade belonging to a row of similar houses was restored and was essentially left untouched. The big façade however was opened generously to embrace the garden facing south.

现有房屋的类型被普遍尊重，同时利用其新的宽度，提供慷慨的，发光的空间。

The typology of the existing houses was generally respected while taking advantage of its new width to offer generous, luminous spaces.

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(C)尼古拉斯·施蒂普