This semi-detached house on the Mergelweg was built in 1930 in the style that was characteristic of the time, with bay windows, overhangs and an entrance volume on the side of the house. By placing the entrance next to the house, it was visible from the street, although it was not at the front. 

In 1959, one of the two houses was 'modernised' in a style that was fashionable at the time. The entrance volume was removed and the front door was flush with the facade. As a result, the layered entrance through a volume of its own was lost, but the symmetry of the two residential buildings was also broken. The reconstruction sought a new, covered entrance, which is not an exact reconstruction of the original entrance, but with the same appearance and volume as the original entrance.

Location: Maastricht

Client: Private

Architect: Artesk van Royen Architecten

Design: Teske van Royen, Frank Brouwers

Project management: Frank Brouwers

Contractor: Laro bouw, Maastricht

Photography: Artesk van Royen Architecten

Design: 2021

Execution: 2022