Terracotta-colored tiles clad this house Olmen on Belgian farmland, designed by architect Pascal François to match the region’s traditional agricultural architecture. Glass and copper boxes protrude from the seamless tile cladding, creating bays and balconies. Oak-framed windows are also set into the facade. The circular openings in the walls of the linking passage give glimpses into the old brick and timber barn, which has been repaired and converted into a garage and log shed. The interior décor is minimalist and chic with some luxurious touches like marble surfaces in the kitchen. A long panoramic window runs along one side of the dining room, facing out across a bed of lavender to a new stable block with an asymmetric metal roof. A large guest suite in the basement is lit by a series of large porthole-shaped skylights and has access to the garden via a red brick well.
