![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Windows, Brick, Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0de9/e58e/cead/2100/00fe/newsletter/PORTADA_NTR348.jpg?1443827159)
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Architects: Atelier Vens Vanbelle
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Tim Van de Velde
![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Door, Windows, Facade, Garden, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0d1b/e58e/cead/2100/00fa/medium_jpg/NTR541.jpg?1443826952)
Text description provided by the architects. The original notary, which interacts with its surroundings in a very specific way, was put into use only five years ago. Thus it was a mental struggle to respond to the request for an extension. Well conceived design does not tolerate continuation or copy, so a radically different approach was needed.
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On a six-month period an abstract mirror box on a black base rose along the street. A transparent passageway between these two volumes replaces the former entrance of the building.
![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0d59/e58e/ce71/dd00/00fc/newsletter/NTR601.jpg?1443827016)
The extension is not only physically, but also visually connected with the existing notary. By hemming the windows with a white line, just as in the original notary, the idea of connection is created within a predominantly contrasting concept.
![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0da9/e58e/cead/2100/00fc/medium_jpg/NTR716.jpg?1443827087)
The simple and repetitive nature of the wooden construction in Oregon Pine contrasts with the solid brick main volume. But the powerful reflective facade surpasses all these thoughtful touches.
![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0ca3/e58e/cead/2100/00f8/newsletter/NTR006.jpg?1443826834)
The refined details are needed to let the volume radiate tranquility and to blend into the surrounding landscape. The mirrored volume continues the surrounding reality of trees and slopes.
![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Windows, Facade, Glass](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0dc6/e58e/cead/2100/00fd/medium_jpg/NTR790.jpg?1443827119)
The slight swarm in the stainless steel cladding makes the design disappear into nothing, like a fluid. This alienating effect also ensures that the expression of the original building will remain.
![Notariaat 2.0 - Continuous Landscape / Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/560f/0ccf/e58e/cead/2100/00f9/medium_jpg/NTR227.jpg?1443826877)