ASIDE FROM RESPONDING TO THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES DESIRED BY THE SKATERS, IT WAS THE AMBITION TO CREATE AN ADDED VALUE ON A BIGGER SCALE, INTENDED FOR A DIVERS GROUP OF USERS. THE OPEN CHARACTER OF THE SKATE PARK WITH THE ADDITION OF A PUBLIC SQUARE ALLOWS IT TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS WIDER…

ON A BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE FLEMISH ARDENNES A HOLIDAY HOME IN CLT IS BUILT WITH A FAÇADE COVERED WITH BLACK CLAY TILES ABOVE A LIGHT GREEN TILE PLINTH. THE VOLUME IS CAREFULLY PLANTED BETWEEN OLD TREES, AND THE FACADE IS FOLDED ACCORDING TO VIEWS AND ORIENTATION. THE SLEEPING ZONE IS A FEW STEPS LOWER,…

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A DILAPIDATED CORNER BUILDING IS TURNED INTO A COMPACT, URBAN “TOWER HOUSE” WITH OFFICE SPACE. A NEW, CONTEMPORARY ACCENT MARKS THE CORNER OF TWO BUSY STREETS IN THE CITY CENTER. THE SHARP POINT OF THE BUILDING BLOCK OFFERS, DESPITE ITS LIMITED SURFACE AREA OF ONLY 48M², MANY OPPORTUNITIES: THE CLASSICAL STACKING OF FUNCTIONS IS SWITCHED…

ON THE OCCASION OF THE GHENT WORLD’S FAIR IN 1913, LOUIS CLOQUET DESIGNED THE SINT-PIETERS STATION AS THE FINAL PIECE OF A RAISED RAILWAY EMBANKMENT. THE FIVE RAILWAY UNDERPASSES IN THAT EMBANKMENT, WHICH HE REGARDED AS A SERIES OF CITY GATES, TODAY ENJOY LISTED STATUS. THE GATES CONNECT TO THE SLOPE WITH STONE OR BRICKWORK…