Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

MDW Architecture Revamps Belgium Le Lorraine Apartment Complex with Green Roofs and Natural Lighting

10/27/2011

Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

<a href="http://www.mdw-architecture.com/">MDW Architecture</a> has done an awesome job of giving the old, energy-hogging Le Lorrain apartment complex in Brussels a striking <a href="http://inhabitat.com/renovation/">green makeover</a>. By raising the apartment building and three terraced homes above the adjoining tall walls, the team managed to bring in a lot more natural light, which significantly reduces each apartment's energy consumption. Additionally, they've added new individual and communal green spaces without detracting from the initial industrial-chic feel of the complex.

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Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

An old apartment complex got a green makeover

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Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

MDW added elevation in order to let in more light, blocked by tall walls

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Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

Each apartment has a private garden

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Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

Some existing materials were used

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Wood was used for doors and handles to give it a natural finish

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Le Lorraine by MDW Architecture

Steel was used for durability on the interior and exterior

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MDW Architecture has done an awesome job of giving the old, energy-hogging Le Lorrain apartment complex in Brussels a striking green makeover. By raising the apartment building and three terraced homes above the adjoining tall walls, the team managed to bring in a lot more natural light, which significantly reduces each apartment's energy consumption. Additionally, they've added new individual and communal green spaces without detracting from the initial industrial-chic feel of the complex.

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