Belgian design is known for its calm restraint and material richness. Explore spaces published on HomeWorldDesign that showcase the country’s refined architectural voice.
Just before they bought the Silo apartment, I showed them my new office, which is also at the Kanaal-site (www.kanaal.be). They were impressed by the project and three days later, they bought the silo, which was an…
AV is a renovation of a row house in Sint-Niklaas. Starting from a typical Belgian situation of historically grown extensions, the first step was to sanitise the existing building and bring it back to its former self.
For the internal conversion of a old rural house in Afsnee, JUMA sought to strike a balance between the authentic elements of the house and a newly designed contemporary interior. In the old situation, the large open…
Inspired by the beautiful panoramic view of the River Schelde and the bluestone along the gray quayside, the Concrete Penthouse project is arranged around the axes of its views and volumes allowing each zone to take advantage…
Architects: JUMA Architects Project: Penthouse O Location: Gent, Belgium Project Year 2016 Photography: Cafeine Penthouse O is a private residence designed in 2016 by JUMA Architects, a Gent based architecture firm founded by Mathieu Luyens & Julie van
Architects: Nicolas Schuybroek Architects Project: MK House Location: Antwerp, Belgium Photography: Claessens & Deschamps, Thomas de Bruyne MK House is a recently renovated heritage-listed townhouse from the early 1800’s located in the historic centre of Antwerp. The
All the elements used infuse the space with the atmosphere of the 1930s-1960s. The floor consists of an oiled herringbone parquet and extends throughout the space. The tumbled effect of the floor creates extra vintage atmosphere.
A listed monument such as fortress Hazegras can carry several heritage values in its DNA. Just as the cords of the DNA-molecule can be considered as the spine holding all genetic data, Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects reads…
The view from the river shows a long floating horizontal concrete framework that defines the ground floor, inside as well as outside. The ground floor holds all day functions, the pool area, and pool house. A second…
