The internationally renowned Italian architecture magazine Casabella publishes in the January edition 4 Belgian projects: De Harmonie in Antwerp by Atelier Kempe Thill and RE-ST, Paddenbroek Education by Jo Taillieu Architecten and two Ateliers for the artists Berlinde De Bruyckere and Mark Manders by Coussée Goris Huyghe.
Atelier De Bruyckere - Coussée Goris Huyghe
The artist Berlinde De Bruyckere (°1964) was able to purchase an abandoned boys' school to set up as a studio space in the Ghent district of Muide. The dimensions of her sculptures are increasing has become an urgent problem. Coussée Goris Huyghe gave De Bruyckere an extention, a “tailor made” workplace.
Text by Marc Dubois
Atelier Berline De Bruyckere by Coussée Goris HuygheDe Harmonie - Atelier Kempe Thill - RE-ST
The transformation and renovation of a 19th century concert hall De Harmonie, Orangerie and the caretaker’s lodge. The classicist building were restored in their old glory. Missing historical parts were replaced by new elements in a contemporary interpretation.
De Harmonie by Atelier Kempe Thill and RE-STPaddenbroek Education - Jo Taillieu Architecten
The countryside education centre Paddenbroek focuses on the relationship between nature, agriculture, tourism and regional identity in an all-around education centre. The old farmhouse underwent a metamorphosis whereby the farmhouse was dismantled and a volume of glass and steel was constructed all-around to maximalise the flexibility and shared use of space.
Project Paddenhoek by Jo Taillieu ArchitectenAtelier Mark Manders - Coussée Goris Huyghe
The artist Mark Manders (°1968) lives and works in Ronse, in an old fabric. He needed the space to realize the many and ever-growing sculptures. It was only possible to build a new workshop (100 x 34 meters) on an industrial site with a law budget. Coussée Goris Huyghe gave Manders the opportunity to work simultaneously in different atmospheres on a world of imagination and fusion.
Text by Marc Dubois
Atelier Berlinde De Bruyckere by by Coussée Goris Huyghe
