Living and working in Anderlecht

This research is the result of an ongoing work of search. Throughout this process, research and design have been constantly interwoven together. Initially the research gave clues for the design, which in turn informed the research back. The aim is to position the project toward the city, at different scales. In this act of positioning, the...

Interlaced. A 1970s mass social housing transformation interlaced with a new built social housing complex

The main subject of the studio is “Spolia”, that can be explained as: “the left-overs or <<spoils>> of a building, which find themselves back in a new structure”[1]. The use of spolia can be economically, ecologically or aesthetically motivated[2]. However, the remains of the previous buildings are not only actual, physical elements...

Artisanat | Fabriek: A centre for craft and education in Anderlecht

A growing interest in a sustainable reuse of material resources has been encouraged by the urgency of searching for other possibilities that do not weigh on the geo-ecosphere but more on the anthroposphere. Thus, I believe an adaptive sustainable reuse approach could play a decisive role in an urban redevelopment and by stimulat ing new...

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...

A Public House for Anderlecht: The City as a Stage Set - Everyday life is a Performance

During the last century, Brussels transformed into an international capital, a process in which the quality of life of Brussels's own residents was not the first priority. The community of the neighbourhood and the everyday life of the residents became overlooked with the city shining it’s spotlights on the international stage. The...

Building Craft Centre: Revitalizing Neighborhood by Appropriating the Existing Structure of Former Leonidas Factory

The street is a complex socio-physical network that reveals various layers of life in a city: its historical setting, planning, political and economic situation, and cultural mentality. Studying such complexities of social life is important in order to understand the constantly changing identity of space. In the face of globalization, cities are...