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- A glowing glass lantern turns this energy-efficient office into a beacon Tue, 13 Mar 18, 8:39pmAbscis Architecten's Notary Office is a new building that exudes simplicity and tranquility with a environmentally conscious footprint. Located along Ghent’s Kortrijksesteenweg in Sint-Denijs-Westrem, the well-insulated...
- Glowing glass lantern turns this energy-efficient office into a beacon Tue, 13 Mar 18, 8:39pmAbscis Architecten completed Notary Office, a new office building that exudes simplicity and tranquility with a environmentally conscious footprint. Located along Ghent’s Kortrijksesteenweg in Sint-Denijs-Westrem, the well-insulated...
- Daylit Ghent house extension by Atelier Vens Vanbelle looks like a geometric forest Tue, 22 Dec 15, 2:48amThe couple living in the house wanted a new kitchen, a new bathrooms and a more spacious, daylit home. In order to provide more natural lighting, the architects designed the extension with three rectangular skylights and...
- Malem: how Belgium's garden-city suburb is sinking into a swamp Sat, 29 Aug 15, 1:21amDamp basements, cracked walls and wallpapers dotted with mould patches – life in the town built on marshland is getting sticky, reports De Standaard
- Bomastraat: Belgian Warehouse Home Shelters Three Shipping Containers Inside Sat, 21 Jun 14, 1:25amStanding on a quiet Belgian street, this unique family home still has the original red-bricked facade, some walls, grey concrete floor and industrial roof. Created in steel, wood and concrete, it includes three repurposed...
- Leafy Concept Fashion Store by King George Gives Belgians a Glimpse of their Horticultural Heritage Thu, 3 Apr 14, 2:58am"As people travel these days and can also shop online, they are becoming increasingly spoiled. These spoiled consumers therefore require pampering to an ever greater extent. It’s about service, for sure, but certainly also...
- Glass and Copper-Clad House VDV Gradually Changes Color in the Belgian Woods Wed, 12 Feb 14, 1:00amTopped by a typical pitched roof, the architects gave the dwelling a contemporary edge by introducing triangular cutaways into the irregularly shaped volume...
- Rotor Transforms Ghent’s Industrial Grindbakken Pits Into a Cutting Edge Art Space Tue, 30 Oct 12, 4:30amRead the rest of Rotor Transforms Ghent’s Industrial Grindbakken Pits Into a Cutting Edge Art Space Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", adaptive reuse, Ghent, green...
- Massimo Bartolini’s Bookyard is an Outdoor Library in a Belgian Vineyard Fri, 8 Jun 12, 7:50amRead the rest of Massimo Bartolini’s Bookyard is an Outdoor Library in a Belgian Vineyard Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: a contemporary city conversation, Bookyard, Ghent, Massimo Bartolini,...
- Beautiful House Bernheimbeuk is Wrapped Around a Single Tree in Belgium Wed, 25 Apr 12, 1:02amRead the rest of Beautiful House Bernheimbeuk is Wrapped Around a Single Tree in Belgium Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu, belgium, Bernheimbeuk, Daylighting,...