Family house

Interior fit-out of a family home, from the survey of the existing to photorealistic renderings, in a Japandi spirit.

3D rendering of the front façade: mansard-roofed house, arched wooden door, flowering garden

Location: Brussels
Programme: Single-family house on three levels with a veranda and garden
Mission: Survey of the existing, concept, layout and fit-out plans, sections, 3D renderings, lighting plan
Style: Japandi
Year: 2026
Status: Study completed

The starting point

A post-war single-family house with its mansard roof, dormer windows and octagonal veranda opening onto the garden. A sound building, but a layout that had become cramped for today's life: partitioned rooms, an isolated kitchen, uneven lighting.

The mission begins with a complete survey of the existing at 1:50: plans of the basement, ground floor and first floor, roof plan, four elevations and a section. This survey becomes the foundation of the project: everything drawn afterwards rests on measurements checked on site.

Photorealistic 3D rendering of the same façade

Annotated pencil sketch of the front façade

Sketch3D rendering

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From sketch to rendering, the same gaze: keep what gives the house its character, clarify everything else.

The survey of the existing

Before any project, the house is measured and redrawn: elevations of the four façades, section, plans of every level. These drawings serve as the basis for every decision and remain useful to contractors and residents alike.

Surveyed elevation of the front façade: mansard roof, two dormers, arched door, garage below — Front façade elevation, 1:50

Surveyed elevation of the rear façade with the octagonal veranda — Rear façade elevation

Section AA of the house: basement, ground floor, converted attic and staircase — Section AA, from the ventilated crawl space to the attic

A Japandi concept

The fit-out concept combines Japanese restraint and Scandinavian warmth. A short, coherent palette runs through the whole house: sand beige, off-white, light wood, greige, soft taupe, sage green, light brown and a few matte black accents.

The materials follow the same logic: light oak parquet, natural wood, linen, bouclé wool, artisanal ceramics, light stone or microcement, matte black metal, plants.

Japandi mood board: light wood living room, fabric and material samples — Project mood board

Material samples: parquet, natural wood, linen, bouclé wool, ceramics, light stone, black metal — Material selection

The plans

On the ground floor, the living room, dining room and kitchen now form a continuous whole facing the terrace and the veranda. A guest bedroom, a study, a cloakroom and the bathrooms sit on either side of the hall. Upstairs, two bedrooms with dressing rooms, two shower rooms, a laundry and a family lounge are organised around the staircase.

Dimensioned plan of the ground floor with furniture, octagonal veranda and terrace — Ground floor plan, 1:50

Fit-out plan of the first floor: two bedrooms with dressing rooms, two shower rooms, laundry, lounge and lobby — First floor fit-out plan

3D plan view of the furnished ground floor: living room, kitchen, study, guest bedroom — 3D view of the ground floor

3D plan view of the first floor: bedrooms, dressing rooms, shower rooms, lounge — 3D view of the first floor

Exploded axonometric: roof, first floor and ground floor separated above the garden — Exploded axonometric of the three levels

The spaces

Photorealistic renderings are used to validate proportions, natural light and materials before construction. They also become the common language between residents and contractors.

Living room: light fabric sofa, round wooden coffee tables, jute rug, plants — Living room

Kitchen: light stone island, oak fronts, wooden stools — Kitchen

Wooden staircase lit by an LED strip, with three arched niches — Staircase and niches

Living and dining room opening onto the terrace, ceiling with indirect lighting — Living and dining room

Bedroom: oak bed, linen bedding, herringbone parquet — Bedroom

Study: long oak worktop, lit bookcase — Study

Bathroom: backlit oval mirror, countertop basin, oak vanity — Bathroom

Lit arched niche with ceramic vases — Arched niche

The light

Three sources, a single plan

Recessed spots for everyday use, LED strips to underline the staircase and the niches, indirect lighting for the ceilings of the living room and the study. Every room receives light designed together with the layout, not added afterwards.

Lighting plan of the ground floor: recessed spots, LED strips and indirect lighting — Ground floor lighting plan

Technical sheet

Floors: Light oak parquet and engineered parquet, natural stone-effect porcelain tiles, matte porcelain tiles in wet rooms, quartz epoxy in the garage
Joinery: Front door 90 × 210 cm, interior doors 83 × 200 cm, dressing room doors 73 × 210 cm, fire door to the boiler room
Ground floor: Entrance and cloakroom, living room, dining room, kitchen opening onto the terrace, study, guest bedroom, bathroom, two WCs, veranda
First floor: Two bedrooms with dressing rooms, two shower rooms, laundry, family lounge, lobby
Basement: Garage, boiler room, storage, stairwell
Documents: 31 sheets: survey of the existing, concept, layout and fit-out plans, sections, palette, 3D views, renderings, lighting