A RECYCLING HOUSE IN BELGIUM

The Dailly house, designed by the Belgian Mamout architecture studio to be situated between two buildings, was constructed using materials salvaged from a warehouse.

Dailly is a house organized around two courtyards and filled with colorful areas made from recycled materials.

"The project arose from its location in the city and the necessity for direct natural daylight in all rooms," says Matthieu Busana, founder of Mamout. "Therefore, the concept emerged as a low and long house illuminated by courtyards."

The exterior of Dailly is kept minimal with white-painted walls. Large windows, green tile sections, and exposed brickwork enliven the design. Inside, a palette of recycled materials such as bricks and steel, sourced from the dismantled warehouse, is showcased as part of the project.

On the ground floor, there is a double-height living room and a semi-open dining area defined by a wall of folding glass doors that open to the backyard. A wide concrete arch serves as the entrance to a kitchen that features a bright marble floor and a reflective metal island. Long blue tiles and color accents like juniper green running along the lower edge of the walls are seen throughout the interior. Above the kitchen and dining area, a corrugated ceiling highlights the curved geometries on the ground floor.

Above the living room, there is a sloped ceiling. While the ceiling is painted blue, the walls are covered with recycled, profiled bricks. A skylight pierces the sloped roof to bring light inside, while large windows allow views of the courtyard from both sides of the living area.

On one side of the high-ceilinged living room, there is a pale blue-railed balcony and a spiral staircase leading to the master bedroom. On the other side of the balcony, there are two bedrooms and a bathroom. On the top floor of Dailly, there is an additional bedroom with a sloped ceiling painted in pale pink.