RPM BELGIUM VANDEX is specialized in development, manufacturing and sales of high performance polymeric and cement-based products.

Specific and innovative waterproofing, protection and repair solutions for various constructions and sectors, such as industrial floors, roofs, balconies, terraces, stadiums, parking structures, bridges, tunnels, sewage treatment plants, structures in contact with potable water, foundations and below grade waterproofing and so much more.

A multitude of available technologies allow us to choose the best solution based on customer needs, performance and conditions: epoxy (EP), polyurethane (PU), methylmethacrylate (MMA), PUMA, PU concrete and acrylate cement, bentonite and HDPE, crystalline and other cement technologies.

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H. Dunantstraat 11b • B-8700 Tielt
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RPM BELGIUM VANDEX is specialized in development, manufacturing and sales of high performance polymeric and cement-based products.

RPM Belgium Vandex
H. Dunantstraat 11b • B-8700 Tielt
T. +32 (0)51 40 38 01
info@rpm-belgium.be
www.rpmbelgiumvandex.com

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05/21/2024 15:03:34

From Chapel to Home: Craftworks’ Award-Winning Residential Project

The winner of the 2019 Don’t Move, Improve! Project, The Chapel is a dramatic conversion project by architects Craftworks. We take a look inside

Tasked with transforming a derelict chapel on the former Old St John’s convent site in London into a new home, Craftworks, formerly John Smart Architects, drew considerable inspiration from religious architecture.

Craftworks developed the project amid strict planning restrictions due to the fact that the site is overlooked on all sides and neighbours were opposed to its demolition. Instead the architects opted to dig out a lower ground floor, allowing the building to be used effectively without changing the outer structure.

"The programme for a family house needed to surgically dovetail into the existing shell, whilst allowing creative freedom within an internal transfiguration,” said Craftworks.

The main living space is designed to draw from religious aesthetics, including the gothic vaulted roof. “The unhallowed status became the protagonist for architectural intervention. Axis, narthex, fan vault, nave and crossing were recast with similar dwelling archetypes,” the studio added.

The lower ground floor is host to four bedrooms, bathrooms and a study, with a dark wood staircase providing a division designed to echo the separation between heaven and earth.

The lower ground floor is host to four bedrooms, bathrooms and a study, with a dark wood staircase providing a division designed to echo the separation between heaven and earth.

Tasked with transforming a derelict chapel on the former Old St John’s convent site in London into a new home, Craftworks, formerly John Smart Architects drew considerable inspiration from religious architecture.

Craftworks developed the project amid strict planning restrictions due to the fact that the site is overlooked on all sides and neighbours were opposed to its demolition. Instead the architects opted to dig out a lower ground floor, allowing the building to be used effectively without changing the outer structure.

"The programme for a family house needed to surgically dovetail into the existing shell, whilst allowing creative freedom within an internal transfiguration,” said Craftworks.

The main living space is designed to draw from religious aesthetics, including the gothic vaulted roof. “The unhallowed status became the protagonist for architectural intervention. Axis, narthex, fan vault, nave and crossing were recast with similar dwelling archetypes,” the studio added.

The lower ground floor is host to four bedrooms, bathrooms and a study, with a dark wood staircase providing a division designed to echo the separation between heaven and earth.

Tasked with transforming a derelict chapel on the former Old St John’s convent site in London into a new home, Craftworks, formerly John Smart Architects drew considerable inspiration from religious architecture.

Craftworks developed the project amid strict planning restrictions due to the fact that the site is overlooked on all sides and neighbours were opposed to its demolition. Instead the architects opted to dig out a lower ground floor, allowing the building to be used effectively without changing the outer structure.

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05/21/2024 15:03:34

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A window of opportunity awaits.

Where there’s light, there can be fresh air.

THE NATURAL REVOLUTION

As a concept, fresh air through natural ventilation may not be new, but it is revolutionizing the wellness of our indoor space and our world.

Employed intelligently, it encourages the warmth and humanity of our interiors without the obstruction of too many nuts and bolts.

Natural Ventilation systems typically only require 0.2% of the floor area.

Read How to Design with Natural Ventilation

Scroll Down

Design Symmetry with Natural Ventilation

Just as air and light are natural companions, so are wellbeing and sustainability.

47% reduction in HVAC energy savings

90% reduction in respiratory illness

24% reduction in carbon emissions

18% increase in occupant productivity

Read about this space

Bring fresh air into your space

Natural Ventilation brings wellness to our internal and external worlds, not to mention the aesthetic opportunities of uncluttered ceiling spaces.

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05/21/2024 15:03:34