On The Frontline Of Brusselization

The essence of the program and of its articulation resides in the duality which exists between the plinth of the block and the tower. The plinth volume, of a pedestrian scale, dedicated to the productive city and the community facilities, forms a base for the existing building. Small scale production spaces which surround a courtyard, construct...

Industrial Revival: An Incremental Reaffectation Strategy for the industrial complex of Sappi Maastricht

"At the beginning of this graduation year, there is a theme: Glaneurs, Glaneuse.<br/>‘We are concerned with the city as a man- made landscape. The studio intends to reap and sow pieces of the city, to work with the existing and make use of its resources and potentials.’<br/><br/>In this case, gleaning is interpreted as an attitude to valorize...

De Wever - A Textile Community Lab: Material research and textile production laboratory with integrated residence

The Productive City in Antwerp, a material research and textile production with integrated residence: The notion of working and living in the same place has been a particular aspect of every city in the past. With industrialization, especially production and crafts have been driven out of the inner city. With the emergence of the idea of the ...

Daily Bread: An exploration of how we should deal with our primary needs: food, warmth and community

The project is situated in the neighbourhood of Bressoux in the post-industrial city Liege in Belgium. Bressoux felt at first as a deserted place. It gave the impression that only people live here because of financial necessity. The people with better jobs move away, the ones left behind seem forgotten and neglected. “The winner takes it all!”...