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    Landmarks & Engels

    Aug 28, 2018 3 minutes
    TEXT BY SONIA ZHURAVLYOVA
    PHOTOS BY | @TVDVPHOTOGRAPHY
     
    TIM VAN DE VELD

    When Simon Mason first saw his future home in the Belgian hamlet of Elewijt, near Brussels, he thought all it needed were some modern electrical outlets, maybe a new kitchen and bathroom. But in truth, Villa Engels, designed in 1958 by the modern architect Lucien Engels, who lived there with his family for the next half century before moving into assisted living, was far from ready to accommodate Simon, his wife, and their two young kids.

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