The client, an antique dealer and owner of a jewellery shop in central Breda, wished to develop a new shop and three apartments on another site in Halstraat.
Preserved image rights of an allegorical narrative
The client was in possession of a painting from the ‘School of Rubens’, for which he still held the image rights. It depicted an allegorical narrative featuring Romulus and Remus. The image was dear to the client, prompting us to incorporate it into the facade composition.
The image was projected onto the central part of the building mass. The facade openings were carefully selected, ensuring their dimensions and positions maintain the legibility of the original image.
Specialist glass mosaic producer
In our search for a suitable material, we turned to Bisazza in Italy, a renowned producer of glass mosaic. The image was pixelated to match the scale of the mosaic tiles and adhered to a homogeneously poured concrete facade. The concrete facade prevents cracking without the need for disruptive expansion joints.
Rear of apartments
