GAFPA BUREAU VOOR ARCHITECTUUR EN STEDENBOUW BVBA . photos: © Arthur Haegeman
A narrow terraced house on a deep plot in the city is stripped and redesigned into a home with a studio. Every intervention remains visible. The concrete skeleton is retained and surgically modified with brickwork, wooden beams, steel columns, and plywood interior walls. The new staircase is accessed through a concrete sculpture by artist Bram Vanderbeke. Continue reading GAFPA
Hogeschool PXL is continuously evolving, with a strong focus on innovation and multidisciplinary approaches. The new Business Hub on the campus in Hasselt symbolizes this dynamic transformation. The Hub will serve as the new gateway to the campus, bringing together education, research, and business. This initiative is part of the master plan to transform the site into a contemporary Campus Park that is closely connected to the city on social, ecological, and economic levels. Continue reading GAFPA . BRUTHER
The former Sugar Factory site along the Moervaart canal is an important part of Plusoffice’s Masterplan for the wider Moerbeke area. Following an intensive co-creation process with residents, the aim is to create a vibrant mix of local activity, diverse housing and medium-sized businesses. The area around Moerbeke is characterised by a varied and well-preserved open landscape, with rows of poplar trees, field lines and drainage canals. A high-quality setting for the compact village. The Moervaart canal acts as a natural border and prevents further urbanisation. Continue reading GAFPA
The Carlton site in the center of Aalst is transformed into an urban housing project. A green collective inner area weaves through the building block and makes the connection between the Center Park on Zonnestraat, the triangular square in Windmolenstraat and the park garden of the adjacent Karmel site. Continue reading GAFPA
GAFPA BUREAU VOOR ARCHITECTUUR EN STEDENBOUW
The two parts of a castle estate will be reunited after years of splitting. The neoclassical mansion at the entrance gate will be restored and given a new residential function under its undulating roof. Continue reading GAFPA
