SSK住宅就像是从古老城市结构中绽放出的一片新天地，它凭借别具一格的外表从周围环境中跳脱，同时又“规矩”地融入其中。

House SSK confronts the old urban fabric with the desire for a larger whole. The house disengages from its context but is at the same time imprisoned within it.

▼项目概览，overview

在设计当代城市住宅时，除了要考虑居住者的经济能力、住宅的可持续性和舒适性之外，新建与翻修之间的矛盾也一直是个突出的问题。项目位于Kortrijk市中心的一个老旧工人阶级居民区，这样的区位引发了人们对城市结构的内在价值的深刻思考：改造、加固、或维持原貌，究竟哪一个才是更好的策略？这栋住宅整合了之前所有的考量。它被从现有的临街处分离出来，重新打造了一个满足现代化需求的体块：丰富的自然光、开放的空间、良好的隔音效果、充足的私密性与灵活性。重塑后的立面既保护了内部隐私，又将这栋当代建筑融入周围环境之中。

▼建筑临街立面，the building faces the street

▼玻璃住宅前的天井绿意盎然，the patio in front of the glass house

One salient issue which keeps emerging when designing contemporary urban dwellings is the dilemma of new-build versus renovation, in addition to other considerations such as affordability, sustainability and comfort. The plot, located in an old working-class area in the centre of Kortrijk, prompted a deep reflection on the intrinsic value of this urban fabric. Did it call for renovation, or intensification, or would tabula rasa be a better strategy?  The house combines all these options. It detaches itself from the existing frontage, allowing for the creation of a volume that fulfills contemporary requirements: abundant natural daylight, open space, acoustics insulation, privacy and flexible arrangements. The facade was reconstructed as a gesture to integrate the contemporary volume into its context, while preserving privacy.

▼从临街立面看向玻璃住宅主体，the main body of the glazed house is viewed from the street-facing facade