Modest is the most versatile home in the range. Two volumes that slot into one another, composed around how you live: with a garage or carport, with a study or extra bedroom on the ground floor, with or without a patio. No two Modests are the same, and that is precisely the point.
This is the Modest as you see it on the floor plan: a bright, compact family home over two storeys with a flat roof.
The Modest is a starting point, not a straitjacket. The basics stay in place, the rest you tailor to your family, your way of living and your plot.
Modest is designed for change. Today's study is tomorrow's care room, the garage becomes a practice space. Because every function sits in modules, you move functions within your home instead of moving house yourself.
We make the walls and floors of your Modest in our workshop in Tielt, sheltered from wind and weather and with millimetre precision. On your plot, the crane lifts them into place, and after just a few weeks your home stands wind- and watertight. From contract to completion, including permit and preparation, allow about a year. Should you later opt for an extra module, the process is exactly the same.
Carpentier is a company that keeps its word: punctual in timing, punctual in follow-up. That makes working together very pleasant. I have therefore strongly recommended them to other architects and professionals, because of the knowledge present within the company and because they work innovatively with very fine products.
| Cyriel | Urbain | Modest (this home) | Lucien | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of home | Compact starter home | Townhouse on a narrow plot | Family home that grows with you | Spacious single-storey family home |
| Gross floor area | 80.70 m² | 116 m² (flat roof) or 148 m² (pitched roof) | 147.83 m² as standard, up to 224 m² | 150.88 m² (L-shape) to 206.24 m² (U- or C-shape) |
| Storeys | 1, all on one level | 2, or 3 with a pitched roof | 2 | 1, all on one level |
| Bedrooms | 1, with dressing room and study | 3 | 4, including 1 on the ground floor | 3 |
| Roof | Flat | Flat or pitched | Flat or pitched | Flat |
| Outdoor space | Large glazed façade onto the garden, optional canopy | Town garden at the rear | Patio, garage or carport, your choice | Patio and carport or garage, integrated into the volume |
| Ideal plot | Narrow and deep | Urban infill plot from 6.5 m wide | Average plot, layout follows the sun | Wide plot in a detached setting |
| Extending later | Second life as a garden office, pool house or care home | Fit out the attic or add a storey | Add a storey, garage, patio or study | Rearrange functions within the wings |
| Price indication | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| More info | Discover Cyriel | Discover Urbain | This page | Discover Lucien |
We answer general questions about modular construction in wood, such as lead time and quality, on the Forestique page. Here you can read what applies specifically to the Modest.
The standard model is a compact family home over two storeys with a flat roof, 147.83 m² in size, with a bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. From there you build on: a garage or carport at the front, a study or extra bedroom on the ground floor, a patio, a pitched roof. In this way the Modest grows to 224 m², entirely to suit your family.
Yes, that is the idea behind the Modest. You start with the basics you need today and add modules later. Because every function sits in a module, you move functions around within your home instead of moving house yourself: today's study becomes tomorrow's care room, the garage a practice space.
The plan comes in orientation variants. We position the living area and patio towards the sun, wherever your plot sits in relation to the street. Send us your plot details and we'll show you which variant fits best.
Yes, as standard the Modest has a bedroom with bathroom on the ground floor. Handy today for guests or as a study, later an asset that lets you keep living in your home for life.
The price depends on the configuration you choose: garage or carport, patio, roof type, finish level and services. Request a no-obligation price indication and you'll receive a clear overview of what is included.
Since 1958, Carpentier has stood for craftsmanship in wood. What began in Tielt as Willy Carpentier Houtindustrie grew into a wood specialist that supplies more than 20,000 m³ of European hardwood each year and was one of the first Belgian companies to hold both the FSC and PEFC labels.
Today the third generation continues that story. Forestique is their own living concept: not an anonymous building system, but a home from people who have been working with wood for more than sixty years and are involved with it themselves every day.
Garage or carport, patio or study, flat or pitched roof: tell us how you live and we'll propose a first configuration of the Modest, with a price indication. No obligation and without commitment.
