A CHURCH AT THE CROSSROAD OF REGIONAL ROADS CHARACTERIZES THE CENTRE OF WESTKERKE, A SMALL MUNICIPALITY IN BELGIUM, WEST-FLANDERS.  RIBBONS OF BUILDINGS DELINEATE LARGE BLOCKS, THE OPEN SPACE BEHIND THE HOUSES IS NOT VISIBLE NOR ACCESSIBLE. THE FOUR NEW CLUSTERS ARE SATELLITES AROUND THE CENTRAL HOUSES, EACH OF THEM IS A GATEWAY TO THE PARK,…

ORIGINALLY INHABITED BY A SINGLE FAMILY, THE HOUSE APPEARED TOO BIG AND DIFFICULT TO TAKE CARE OF AFTER THE CHILDREN GREW UP AND LEFT. THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE THEN DECIDED TO SELL THE LAST TWO FLOORS TO A FRIEND, IN ORDER FOR HIM TO CONVERT THEM INTO HIS OWN APARTMENT. THE TWO ARCHITECTS SUGGESTED…

THE PROJECT ZONE IS SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS, WITH THE HIGH CAPACITY CAR PARK DISTRIBUTED OVER TWO BUILDINGS. THIS CREATION OF TWO SMALLER BUILDINGS IS EFFECTIVE WITHIN THE SPATIAL CONTEXT AND THE GRANULAR SIZE OF THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS, AND CREATES A VISUAL AXIS LEADING TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VISUAL AXIS BETWEEN THE TWO CAR PARKS…

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTER THE ABANDONED BUILDING WAS A FORMER STORE, SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY OF SINT-JANS-MOLENBEEK IN BRUSSELS. THE BUILDING WAS IN VERY BAD CONDITION AND IN NEED OF RENOVATION. IN THE 1980’S, CONCRETE COLUMNS AND BEAMS WHERE INTEGRATED IN THIS CITY HOUSE IN ORDER TO HAVE AN OPEN INTERIOR WITHOUT BEARING WALLS.…

THE “OUWEGEMSESTEENWEG” IS A ROAD THAT CONNECTS THE SMALL VILLAGE OF “OUWEGEM” WITH THE N60, WITH “ZINGEM” AND WITH “KRUISHOUTEM”. THE ROAD IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE FLEMISH RIBBON DEVELOPMENT. ON A RESIDUAL PLOT ALONG THE “OUWEGEMSESTEENWEG”, 14 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS ARE DEVELOPED: A MIX OF FAMILY HOUSING, HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED…

AN ARCHETYPAL “FLEMISH WIDE-HOUSE” IN THE CENTER OF ENAME, BELGIUM,  NEXT TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE ST SALVATOR’S ABBEY, IS THE SETTING FOR THIS REFURBISHMENT. THE PROPERTY HOSTS A PSYCHOTHERAPY CENTER AND A DWELLING. BOTH CLAIM A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GARDEN. THIS STALEMATE IS LIFTED BY INTRODUCING A CONCRETE CANOPY IN THE GARDEN ATTACHED…

FOR THE NEW OFFICES THE ARCHITECTS DELIBERATELY HAVE CHOSEN TO BUILD A PASSIVE CONSTRUCTION, MAINLY FROM THE INTEREST AND CURIOSITY TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS REALIZED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXISTING SHED, BOX-IN-A-BOX. THE SHED (400M²) IS CHARACTERIZED BY A STEEL STRUCTURE AND BRICK WALLS. ONLY HALF OF THE SHED IS…

PASTORAL MEMORIES, REVISITED THE OPPOSITION BETWEEN CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE IN FLANDERS HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME A MENTAL RATHER THAN A PHYSICAL ONE. A LONG-STANDING ANTI-URBAN POLICY HAS LED TO A THOROUGH CONTAMINATION –I.E. URBANIZATION – OF THE FLEMISH COUNTRYSIDE. MULTIPLE NETWORKS CONNECT LOCATIONS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR URBAN OR RURAL STATUS, ENABLING EVER MORE FREQUENT MOVEMENTS, ERODING PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES, MERGING IT…