Room in the City in Leuven, Belgium by 51N4E.Our city's public spaces hold immeasurable social value and play a vital role in shaping our communities. Whether it is a market, piazza, playground or park, these spaces have the potential to elicit a sense of belonging and encourage...
Alex Guesthouse & Cinema Space in Ghent by Atelier Vens Vanbelle.Allow me to set the scene. On the idyllic grounds of a French-style home just outside of Ghent, sits a quirky corrugated form with its own projecting watchtower. Clad in corten-steel, the abstract building rises from the earth like a...
Space Copenhagen Unveils Le Pristine Restaurant in Antwerp for Celebrated Chef Sergio Herman.For founders of Space Copenhagen, Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rützou, bringing Le Pristine to life has been an exercise in using design to weave together art, gastronomy and architecture, resulting in a project that...
Cobra Studios’ Debut Furniture Collection Inspired by Classical Roman Architecture.Brussels-based Cobra Studios debut collection of tables is inspired by the classical order of Roman architecture. Titled Solids, the dinner tables, coffee tables and side tables are made up of geometric shapes that confront each other in...
Apartment A in Antwerp by Atelier Dialect.Atelier Dialect has layered unexpected materials, textures and colours in the extensive renovation of Apartment A in Antwerp, Belgium. The result is a series of refined and, at times, unexpected spaces, that are, despite their seeming...
Renovation of a Row House in Antwerp by Bovenbouw.Bovenbouw has injected an infectious sense of fun into the 19th-century shell of a Row House in Antwerp, Belgium. Spaces become defined by an intersection of material, texture and colour. An industrial steel truss sits alongside the...
Bricks Decoded: Knockout Brick Houses.In our ongoing content partnership with Brickworks, we explore the beauty, versatility and possibilities of Bricks in its many applications, from art, design, interiors and architecture via some of the most radical projects and ideas both...
Highlights From Collectible Design Fair 2020 in Brussels.Amid the sea of global design events cancelled or postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 3rd annual edition of COLLECTIBLE, the pioneering fair dedicated exclusively to the 21st-century contemporary collectible design, returned to...
Vandewiele HQ in Kortrijk, Belgium by Steven Vandenborre Architects.Seeking to re-open the 1940s original factory hall and reclaim its historical, industrial character, Steven Vandenborre Architects have transformed the Vandewiele office headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium. The open-plan office is divided by...
