{"id":11025,"date":"2026-01-12T13:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/felt-updates-mid-century-bungalow-in-ghent-with-blue-tiled-tower\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:33:30","slug":"felt-updates-mid-century-bungalow-in-ghent-with-blue-tiled-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/felt-updates-mid-century-bungalow-in-ghent-with-blue-tiled-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Felt updates mid-century bungalow in Ghent with blue-tiled tower"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dani\u00ebl<\/div>\n

Belgian architecture studio Felt has renovated a mid-century home<\/a> in Ghent<\/a>, adding an entrance space and staircase within a “compact tower” clad in blue ceramic<\/a> tiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The renovation<\/a>, named Dani\u00ebl, required Felt<\/a> to rework the 315-square-metre bungalow<\/a> to better cater to family life, while still maintaining the mid-century character of its rectilinear, white-painted brick structure.<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
Felt has renovated a mid-century bungalow in Ghent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Felt focused its efforts on an awkward “circulation knot” at the centre of the home’s T-shaped plan, where its single-storey living wing abuts a split-level bedroom volume in what was formerly a cramped entrance area.<\/p>\n

To open up this space, the studio created a “compact tower” at the home’s centre clad in blue ceramic tiles, which contains an ochre-coloured staircase and high-level windows.<\/p>\n

\"Garden
A tower clad in blue ceramic tiles was added to the home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Both spatially and visually, the project culminates in the central entrance space,” the studio told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We transformed the existing split-level condition into a clearly articulated vertical node \u2013 a compact tower that anchors circulation, draws zenithal light deep into the plan, and gives spatial presence to what was previously a rather hidden transition,” it added.<\/p>\n

“By marking this location with the new blue-tiled volume, the entrance gains presence, both within the house and towards the street.”<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
Its T-shaped plan was rearranged for improved circulation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The lower volume of Dani\u00ebl takes advantage of its position between two gardens. Glass doors framed in rust-coloured aluminium open onto two patios on either side of a single large living, dining and kitchen area.<\/p>\n

Internally, a pale-toned cement floor creates a sense of continuity with these patios and helps to maximise the feeling of light in the relatively low-lying space, accompanied by ceilings lined in cedar planks.<\/p>\n