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Label architecture . photos: © Stijn Bollaert

Our project for a carecentre for children is located in the rural area of Porcheresse. This verdant and remote area, situated between the woods, fields and streams of the Condroz, offers exceptional qualities for the reception of young people with autism spectrum disorder. The competition itself called for a separate pavilion to be built next to the existing centre. However, in order to preserve as much as possible of the beautiful domain, we proposed to blend the added programme into the existing building by means of two extensions. These take the form of two semicircles and round off the existing building, establishing a narrow connection with the park. Continue reading Label architecture

Label architecture . photos: © Stijn Bollaert

The Ursulinensite in the centre of Mechelen, Belgium, is characterised by a mishmash of building types and styles, lacking any clear definition. Made up out of different public buildings intertwined with private dwellings, the building block presents itself as a labyrinthine and hardly legible piece of city fabric. Continue reading Label architecture

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Located in a typical sixties allotment plan, this house in Genval finds itself on a slightly retreated plot, surrounded by little informal passageways. The client, a retired couple of sailing fanatics, wished for a passive house with a living area and terrace on the second floor, reminiscent of their boat and taking advantage of the views on the lush greenery of the Lasne Valley. Continue reading Label

Label architecture . photos: © stijn bollaert

With its peculiar constellation of balconies, rear windows and tiny courtyards, the location of this small building in Koekelberg is as Bruxellois as it gets. Demanding an extension, the vertical addition of two extra storeys almost doubles the surface of the original building, bringing it up to just 70 square metres. In attempt to coop with the tiny footprint – only 16 m² – the introduction of a spiral staircase transforms every floor into a room, or every room into a floor. Continue reading Label architecture