New-build shell villa with pond, pool and barn near Knokke

An estate of 1.15 hectares near Knokke is unusual in itself. What sets this ground apart is not only its size but what lies around it: open landscape on every side, no neighbouring building in view, and a quiet that cannot be landscaped into existence. On that ground stands a new-build villa in shell condition, together with a natural pond, a swimming pool and a multipurpose barn.

The architecture is contemporary and was built around the views. Large glazed openings let daylight fall deep into the house and keep the landscape continuously present, from the kitchen as much as from the living rooms. The connection to the garden, the pond and the pool is direct, so that the outdoor space becomes not an appendix to the house but its counterpart. The pond has been laid out naturally and gives the estate its calm; the pool lies as an extension of it.

The house is offered casco. That calls for precision about what it means. The volume stands, the architecture is settled, the siting is determined. The finish, from floors to kitchen to sanitary ware, remains entirely open. For anyone who wants a house completed to their own manner of living, without first hunting for land and working through an architect, that is a starting position that rarely presents itself. Detailed plans and high-quality visualisations have already been drawn up and may be examined at the office by appointment.

According to those plans, the house begins with a wide entrance hall, fitted with cloakroom and guest toilet. Beyond it the living space opens, the sitting area and the dining area forming one ample whole around a gas fireplace. The open kitchen adjoins them and is supported by a scullery and a practical storage room, so that the daily running of the house stays out of the living room. From the kitchen and the living rooms the views reach across the countryside, and the garden, the pond and the pool lie a few steps away.

The ground floor also holds an open wine store and a large multipurpose room. The latter lends itself to a hobby room, a gym, a study, a playroom or a wellness area, and is precisely the kind of space that keeps a house usable over the years as its use changes.

The first floor is arranged around the master bedroom, with ensuite dressing room and a bathroom fitted with bath, shower and separate toilet. Two further bedrooms each have an ensuite shower room, built-in wardrobes and a desk corner of their own. Off the landing lie a separate toilet, an additional study, a laundry room and further storage. Placing the laundry on the bedroom floor is a decision that repays itself daily.

The barn stands apart from the house and was formerly used as a workshop. It offers room for storage, for hobbies, for an atelier, or for a purpose not yet decided. On an estate of this size that is no minor matter: it is where everything ends up that would otherwise burden the house.

Further information and plans are available through Immo Brown.

Immo Brown
Kustlaan 271
8300 Knokke-Zoute
T +32 (0)50 620 820
info@immobrownknokke.be