08/05/2026
SPH House, Sint-Martens-Latem
Decancq Vercruysse Architects approached this rare 1960s bungalow in the woods of Sint-Martens-Latem not as a property to erase, but as a piece of Belgian domestic modernism worth leaning into. The renovation became a reverse case study, drawing on the period’s own vocabulary and on references like Alvar Aalto’s Maison Louis Carré from 1963. Open plan, generous windows, natural wood, restrained geometry.
Among the modernist classics inside the house sits our Avenue closed gas fireplace. CE certified, EN 613 compliant, high efficiency closed combustion. A wide flame picture and quiet operation, integrated into the architecture rather than added to it.
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Location: Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
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Fireplace: Avenue gas fireplace