Antwerp-based studio Bovenbouw has combined three 19th-century buildings on the city's main shopping street creating a new residential development boasting sculptural openings and coloured marble details.

Located at the far end of Meir the busiest shopping street in Antwerp the project brings together a trio of historic buildings that have shops at ground level.

Bovenbouw won a competition organised by the city to combine the buildings above shop level creating eight new apartments across four storeys while preserving the original facades.

Bovenbouw工作室的创始人Dirk Somers说道：“这些建筑建造于19世纪末 ， 整个状况并不良好 ， 屋顶有漏水现象 ， 导致一些木地板也不稳定 。 ”

他告诉Dezeen的记者：“我们喜欢这种立面形态 ， 同时对折中主义建筑的个体也很感兴趣 。 ”