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URA . photos: © Filip Dujardin

Erected on the edge of an allotment with a crease in the landscape, this small community infrastructure offers a panoramic view of football pitches and agricultural lands. In their winning competition design, URA imagined the little building as a shed that, like many industrial buildings in the environment, was made out of corrugated iron. And yet the construction transcends a purely functional logic – on the one hand, because it lets in natural light via a long horizontal skylight on the ridge, and on the other hand, because a complex strategy unfolds inside with a succession of perforated walls that organize and set out the programme, but also play a structural role. Continue reading URA

U R A . Verstraetebouw

A new structure is imminent. One that holds different buildings together, much like a belt that spans around both existing and new buildings. A structure that brings peace and unity, and ensures that diversity is possible, but within a defined framework.
The dimensions of that structure originate from the built infrastructures. This creates an interplay and a solidarity that give peace and embedding. Continue reading U R A

URA . photos: © Filip Dujardin

On the Kemmelberg mountain there is a house on the border between the forest and the fields. On the street, the house presents itself as a modest bungalow. To the garden, on the other hand, the house develops over two layers, with unspoiled views of the unique surroundings. The residents are a family with young children. The property had already been occupied for 2 years beforehand. Two clear rules were set out by the residents: the soul of the house should be minimally affected while livability and comfort should be maximized. The hard boundary between the outside and the inside is softened by a filtering garden screen that leaves the world and / or the inhabited world subtly behind. Behind this screen, the house is pierced by various openings that strengthen the connection with the remarkable landscape. Inside the house, the existing sequence of double-layered spaces is retained. The many new openings confront and contrast the spaces with each other. Continue reading URA

URA . photos: © Filip Dujardin

At a junction of country roads, in the middle of Woumen’s polder landscape, is a recreation area. Various activities with horses are hosted here. Structuring the domain is required to capture the growing number of visitors. On the corner plot of the domain, by removing the horse stable and the paddock, place is made for a new restaurant building (with kitchen). Continue reading URA