Redesigned 1960s Detached House with Architect Workspace & Garden in Pelt



Moldershoevenstraat 82, 3900 Pelt, Belgium, Pelt (Belgium)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 132m² Floor area
€650,000
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
132m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Pull up to Moldershoevenstraat 82 on a quiet Tuesday morning and you might almost miss it. The façade is deliberately low-key — filtered windows, a restrained entrance, nothing shouting for attention. Then you step inside, and the whole equation flips. Light pours through precisely placed openings, custom oak joinery lines the walls, and the meadows stretch out behind the house like a painting someone forgot to frame. This is what happens when a talented architect gets free rein on a 1960s Belgian gem and decides not to gut its soul in the process.
Architect Thijs Prinsen of Lens° Ass. Architecten led the full transformation between 2020 and 2021, and the work shows the kind of restraint that's actually harder to pull off than spectacle. The original bones of the house — its footprint, its proportions, its quiet relationship with the land — stayed intact. Everything else was reconsidered. The result sits somewhere between a considered family home and a boutique residence: warm enough to feel lived-in, refined enough that every material choice makes you stop and look twice.
Downstairs, the layout divides cleanly into two worlds. The practical zone — cloakroom, toilet, technical room — sits discreetly to one side, completely out of sight from anyone settling into the living room. And that living room earns its keep. A large pivot door means it can open into the rest of the ground floor or close off entirely, which matters more than you'd think when you're working from home on a call and your partner is hosting friends in the kitchen. The fireplace anchors the space. Custom cabinetry runs the full length of one wall. It doesn't feel staged; it feels used.
The kitchen deserves its own moment. An olive-green accent wall sets the tone immediately — this isn't the all-white minimalism you've seen a hundred times. A lowered ceiling conceals all the technical infrastructure without making the room feel compressed. At the center sits a large round table, the kind that pulls people in without anyone planning it. Sunday mornings here probably get long. Storage runs under the staircase, visible through a steel-and-glass door — one of those small details that rewards attention.
Outside, the plot opens south over open meadows. At 1,270 m², there's real room to move. Multiple terraces are placed throughout, each catching different light at different hours, so you're never stuck in the same spot. A garden room with heating handles the Belgian shoulder seasons — and in Flanders, the shoulder seasons are where outdoor life actually happens, from March apple blossoms to October fog burning off mid-morning. At the back of the plot, the former tennis court's concrete base now anchors the garden structure, giving it an unusually solid feel underfoot. It's a quirky detail that ends up working.
Upstairs, the bathroom alone justifies a visit: freestanding bathtub, double sinks, a generous shower, and a circular window that frames exactly the right slice of green outside. The master bedroom sits at the rear of the house, its own large circular window looking out over the same meadows. The custom walk-in closet adjoins it directly. The second room — currently configured as a gym and wellness space — converts to a full bedroom without any structural work. A separate laundry room with integrated storage keeps the mess of daily life genuinely out of sight. Above it all, a 50 m² attic handles the overflow storage that every family quietly needs.
Then there's the workspace at the back of the plot, which is genuinely unusual. Two shipping containers, combined and fitted out properly — stove, air conditioning, large windows on the garden side — create an independent studio that works as an office, a creative workshop, a recording room, or a private retreat. It's not an afterthought. It's a fully considered separate structure that makes the live-work proposition here real rather than theoretical. A detached stone garage handles the bikes, garden tools, and the seasonal clutter that accumulates in any active household.
The technical picture is solid. New roof installed as part of the 2020-2021 renovation. Modern ventilation and air conditioning throughout. EV charging point. Full insulation. Gas-fired combi boiler, also 2020. Energy label B, with room to push further toward sustainability if the next owner wants to. Nothing deferred, nothing waiting to bite.
Pelt sits in the Limburg province of Belgium, a region that punches well above its weight for quality of outdoor life. The Bosland forest — one of the largest forested areas in Belgium, covering roughly 6,000 hectares — starts within a few kilometers. Cycling infrastructure in this part of Flanders is genuinely world-class; the Fietssnelweg F73 connects directly into the regional network, and weekend mornings see serious cyclists and casual riders sharing the same smooth paths through pine and heather. In summer, the Sahara festival draws an international crowd to nearby Hasselt for one of Europe's bigger electronic music events. Hasselt itself, 25 minutes by car, is worth knowing for its jenever (Dutch-style gin) museum and its reputation as Belgium's most cycle-friendly city.
Cross the Dutch border — which is essentially invisible here — and Eindhoven sits 25 to 30 minutes up the N74. For buyers connected to the Brainport technology ecosystem, ASML, or the High Tech Campus, this location is genuinely strategic. You get the calm of Belgian provincial life, the cycling and the forests, the slower pace of Pelt's residential streets, without sacrificing access to one of Europe's most active tech clusters. Eindhoven Airport serves direct routes to London, Barcelona, Lisbon, and most major European hubs, which matters enormously for international buyers who'll be commuting between here and a home city.
Belgium's property purchase process is well-established for foreign buyers. Notarial fees and registration taxes apply at purchase, typically running 10-12% on top of the purchase price for existing properties. There are no restrictions on non-EU nationals owning residential property in Belgium. For buyers considering rental income — this property's workspace and distinctive design make it a credible candidate for the architectural tourism rental market that has grown significantly in Flanders — professional property management services operate throughout the Limburg region.
Key features at a glance:
- Fully redesigned 1960s detached house, renovation completed 2020-2021 by Lens° Ass. Architecten
- 132 m² main living area on a 1,270 m² south-facing plot overlooking meadows
- 2 bedrooms (second currently configured as gym/wellness, easily converted)
- 1 architect-designed bathroom with freestanding bathtub, double sinks, circular landscape window
- Custom walk-in closet adjoining master bedroom
- Pivot-door living room with fireplace and bespoke cabinetry
- Olive-green kitchen with large round dining table and under-stair steel-and-glass storage
- Independent container workspace/studio with stove, A/C, and garden-facing windows
- Garden room with heating for year-round outdoor use
- Multiple south-facing terraces across landscaped 1,270 m² plot
- Detached stone garage with bicycle and tool storage
- Energy label B, new roof, full insulation, 2020 gas combi boiler, EV charging
- 25 minutes to Eindhoven and Hasselt; direct access to Bosland cycling and trail network
- No restrictions for international buyers; clean residential zoning with live-work flexibility
- 50 m² attic storage
A property with this level of architectural investment, in this location, at this price point is not a common find. The Limburg market has been attracting increasing interest from Dutch buyers priced out of the Eindhoven metropolitan area, which means the window for purchasing ahead of that curve may not stay open indefinitely.
To arrange a private viewing of this house in Pelt or to get detailed guidance on the purchasing process as an international buyer, reach out to the Homestra team directly. We can connect you with local legal and notarial expertise, walk you through the Belgian acquisition process step by step, and make sure your first visit to Moldershoevenstraat 82 answers every question you need answered.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 132m²
- Price per m²
- €4,924
- Garden size
- 1270m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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