Newly Opened B&B Inwards A Belgian Bunker Alongside Vipp Kitchen

Situated alongside vast fields, tranquillity sheep herds in addition to tedious forenoon Sun inwards Belgium, a heritage construction has been restored into a newly opened B&B with a beautiful Vipp kitchen. Aptly named The Bunkers, the impressive construction which was originally a fort for Belgian soldiers inwards the belatedly 1700s, has been completely renovated past times a Belgian trouble solid unit of measurement with a honey for architecture. 

Living unopen to the belongings every bit a child, Axel De Bisscop was drawn to the brickwork in addition to scale of the buildings. His dream of i twenty-four hr stream living in that place came truthful when years later, every bit luck would convey it, it went on the market. Six years on, The Bunkers directly consists of a master copy trouble solid in addition to barn inwards the original materials, with a wooden extension hosting the bed & breakfast. The incredible transformation carried out past times Architectuurburo Govaert & Vanhoutte fifty-fifty includes an nether dry reason tunnel that runs betwixt the master copy trouble solid in addition to the puddle in addition to sauna. 2.5 metres tall from flooring to ceiling, the tunnel is situated below the B&B to avoid the freezing mutual frigidity inwards the wintertime time. 

The remodelling of The Bunkers has been carried out with keen honour for the original architecture in addition to history of the buildings. The original flooring constitute inwards the quondam barn is made from concrete mixed with large rocks. I honey that these behave through to the B&B, with the bath sinks made from the same material.

Axel in addition to Margaux, who alive inwards the master copy trouble solid with i yr quondam missy Maxyne, wanted the kitchen to endure their favourite room of the B&B, a identify their guests could truly enjoy. Opting for a stunning kitchen inwards dark powder-coated steel from Danish laid upwardly Vipp, they are thrilled with the results.

‘We convey acquired quite a few Vipp products over the years, in addition to i twenty-four hr stream nosotros were browsing across Vipp’s website in addition to discovered that they non entirely laid upwardly products for the home, but they too laid upwardly an entire kitchen!’, says Margaux. ‘We truly vicious inwards honey with the industrial await of the kitchen, in addition to when nosotros experienced it for the get-go fourth dimension inwards existent life, nosotros could run across that it was too really robust. Which is of import when used inwards a professional person context such every bit a B&B". Wanting their guests to truly utilization the kitchen every twenty-four hr stream rather than it simply beingness in that place for show, the span convey sure as shooting made the correct choice. There is something really appealing almost the functionality in addition to sleek aesthetics of a Vipp kitchen that laid upwardly y'all desire to bound inwards in addition to sense it for yourself. 

The dark kitchen was an ideal fit for the concrete details of The Bunkers, in addition to the modular concept of the Vipp kitchen made it possible for Axel in addition to Margaux to direct a configuration that matches the needs of hosting a B&B.

Photography by Tim Van de Velde

The B&B offers 5 rooms for rent in addition to is indeed an chance to explore the unspoiled nature of Belgium. The surface area some the The Bunkers is a protected aeroplane sanctuary, which allows for unlimited explorations of the nature in addition to wildlife. ‘We imagined The Bunkers every bit an exclusive retreat, where y'all tin recharge your batteries. We wanted to offering the consummate package; y'all tin relax, explore, swim in addition to socialise. Everything is available inside our 250m2. And y'all tin consume your breakfast to the persuasion of fields in addition to sheep, what to a greater extent than tin y'all want for?’ says Axel. All spell getting to sense the Vipp kitchen everyday. I'm sold! 

For to a greater extent than information catch www.thebunkers.be

Architect: Benny Govaert, Architectuurburo Govaert & Vanhoutte
Interior designer: Kristof Goossens, Anversa Architecture & Development

Images courtesy of Vipp

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