“I’ll come downstairs and show you the way, people tend to get lost here!” Loes tells me through the intercom. The door buzzes, I enter the gate and walk through an impressive corridor that leads to an equally impressive courtyard. There’s no doubt: this is not your usual apartment in Antwerp. Loes explains to me the place is owned by an artist, who bought and renovated the whole block. That explains the mural and the several remarkable glass additions to the building. (Just have a look at this apartment in the same building to know what I mean.) The flat she shares with her boyfriend Max and their cat Sjakie, is probably the smallest one in the building, but that doesn’t mean a thing. Spread over three floors with the top floor containing a tiny rooftop terrace and a glass orangery that reminds me of a miniature version of Antwerp’s station hall or the royal greenhouses, it certainly stands out.