Axel Vervoordt design an apartment inside the Kanaal cultural and residential complex.
Late last year, a new arts destination rose in Belgium. Conceived by Flemish art dealer and interior designer Axel Vervoordt, Kanaal is a cultural and residential complex housed in a converted malting distillery in Wijnegem, a small town a few miles east of Antwerp.
Ninety-eight apartments were created throughout five separate buildings designed by local architecture firms, including Bogdan & Van Broeck, Stephane Beel, and Jens Aerts. One of the largest properties on site is a 2,900-square-foot duplex transformed by the Gent-based office Coussee & Goris, perched on top of the development’s Pakhuizen (‘Warehouses’) with views of the canal.
In signature Vervoordtian style, the two-floor apartment enters a number of design, antique, and art objects into a dialogue between old and new.
via Surface magazine
