A rooftop refuge designed by Brussels-based architects and antiquarians Leonet Hoang
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Above the rooftops, a small refuge collects antiques, raw timber and shadow into a room that feels older than the building beneath it.
The apartment is the work of antiquarians as much as architects, and it shows in the layering. Each object has a history, and the room is composed to let those histories sit beside one another without competition.
Dark stained wood lines the walls, absorbing light and lending the space the hush of a private study. A single framed portrait, centuries old, anchors one wall and sets the tone for everything around it.
Each object has a history, and the room lets those histories sit side by side.
Comfort here is low and tactile: a daybed dressed in shearling, a stone hearth, textiles worn soft by use. Nothing announces itself, which is precisely the point.