Unaltered modernism in a 1950s house

Antwerpen Merksem
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€ 405.000

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“Artists were regular visitors, which gave our home an unforgettable atmosphere. This was a place where people worked, lived, discussed and partied.”

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Unaltered modernism in a 1950s house

Bredabaan 764
2170 Antwerpen Merksem

€ 405.000
Published on 29-10-2026
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Description

On the local Bredabaan road, you’ll find a wide variety of shops, public transport links and schools. It’s a 20-minute cycle to the Eilandje or a 15-minute ride to the Peerdsbos. The link to the motorway is also excellent.

In 1958, architect Omer Van Agtmael, a friend of the family, was commissioned to design and build a modernist family home incorporating a practice. The result? A warm family home with an uncompromising sense of space, set within a simple, efficient architectural design. The house remained in the possession of the original family and was never extensively renovated. As a result, many authentic stylistic elements from the 1950s have remained intact: floating staircases, panelling, bespoke cupboards, and so on.

A glass entrance door leads to a long corridor with, immediately to the left, the garage, a storage room – once the waiting room with reception area and an extra room of this former dental practice – and a lovely garden room, the dentist’s former surgery. Guest toilet and cellar.

A beautiful floating staircase takes you to level +1. You’ll be amazed by the sense of space exuded by the large living room! Huge windows and a terrace spanning the full width, with a view of the magnolia tree and a small staircase leading to the garden – simply stunning. Vintage kitchen with a serving hatch and utility room. Separate toilet.

On the second floor: two bedrooms and the master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and dressing room, plus another terrace spanning the full width of the façade.

Finally, there’s plenty of potential in the XL rear section, which you can convert into a studio, an office, a guest room …
Specifications
  • General
    • Area: 296 m2
    • Ground area: 282 m2
    • Bedrooms: 3
    • Bathrooms: 1
    • Garden: Yes
    • Terrace: Yes
    • State: To be renovated
  • Energy
    • EPC score: 405 kwh/m2/j
    • EPC class: E
    • Heating:
    • Heating type:
  • Extra info
    • Parking inside
  • Legal info
    • EPC score: 405 kwh/m2/j
    • Summons: No
    • Destination site: living zone
    • Preemption: No
    • P-score: B
    • G-score: B
    • Included in the register of measures: No

Assets

Architectural
Modernist
Authentic stylistic features
Great potential

Location

Onaangeroerd modernisme in ‘50s woning door Omer Van Agtmael
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Artists were regular visitors, which gave our home an unforgettable atmosphere. This was a place where people worked, lived, discussed and partied.
'De eigenaars'

owner speaks out

In 1958, a close friend of our parents’, the architect Omer Van Agtmael, designed our family home, where our father ran his dental practice on the ground floor. Our modernist home has never undergone any major alterations, meaning that all the original stylistic features remain intact. The sense of space in the living room and the view of the garden would never lead you to suspect that you are in a terraced house. The terraces and finishing touches exude tranquillity and style. The rear extension could be converted into an exceptional room with a wide range of potential uses.

It was in this house that our passion for the avant-garde art movement of the time – Belgian abstract expressionism – also flourished. A unique art collection, built up over time, adorned the walls of our modern home. Artists from the G58 movement of the time were regular visitors, lending our home an unforgettable atmosphere. Here, we worked, lived, debated and partied.

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