The site occupies a T-shaped piece of land containing two buildings with street elevations and the large volume of the art deco auction room placed almost centrally in the plan.
该场地占用了一块T形的土地，其中有两个建筑物，有街道立面图和大量的艺术装饰拍卖室，几乎集中在该计划中。

Although the building in the Leopoldstraat contains a lot of authentic elements that seem to be in adequate condition, the reality turned out differently and a new building was proposed. The premises in de Van Heurckstraat also need a complete and total overhaul.
尽管利奥波德斯特拉的建筑包含许多真实的元素，这些元素似乎处于适当的状态，但现实却不同，并提出了一个新的建筑。DeVanHeurckstraat的房地也需要全面彻底的大修。

The original rooflight over the large auction space, which originally had a greenhouse type skylight and a semi-translucent inner skin, is replaced with a single steel and glass roof that allows a view of the sky. The enclosed urban garden that connects the 4 parts of this project is landscaped to provide an easy and elegant access to the auction room volume, the block of ‘landlocked’ apartments at the rear of the site, and the underground parking facilities for the owners.
原来的大拍卖空间上的屋顶原本有一个温室式天窗和半透明的内层，取而代之的是一个单一的钢和玻璃屋顶，可以俯瞰天空。将该项目四个部分连接起来的封闭城市花园进行了美化，以便方便和优雅地进入拍卖室的容量、场地后面的“内陆”公寓以及业主的地下停车设施。

The premises on the Leopoldstraat, a stones-throw away from the Botanical gardens, were transformed into contemporary loft apartments with completely glazed elevations and large L-shaped terraces at the rear. The ground floor here is turned into a commercial space with the possibility of using the auction room as a showroom. The existing derelict building in the Van Heurckstraat made way for new lofts again opening up with terraces to the inner courtyard. Both buildings feature open plan layouts for the lofts, with uninterrupted views from front to back, and both have rooftop apartments with generous and sunny terraces.
利奥波德斯特拉的房屋，从植物园扔石头，被改造成现代的阁楼公寓，后面有完全上釉的立面和大型的L形露台。这里的一楼被变成商业场所，有可能使用拍卖室作为陈列室。VanHeurckstraat的现存的废弃建筑为新的阁楼提供了一种新的方法，它又打开了通往内部庭院的露台。这两个建筑都为阁楼提供了开放的平面布局，从前面到后面都有不间断的视图，都有屋顶公寓，有宽敞和阳光明媚的露台。

The language of this project is resolutely urban and restrained, using a very hard dark brick for the street elevations, and windows and balconies in matte black steel and toughened glass on the more private courtyard side.
这个项目的语言是坚决的城市和限制，它使用了一个非常硬的深色砖，用于街道的立面，窗户和阳台可以在无光泽的黑钢和钢化玻璃上，在更私人的庭院侧面。

Photography: Alberto Piovano
摄影：阿尔贝托·皮奥瓦诺