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German magazine Detail names two Belgian designs as its ‘projects of the year’

The German architecture magazine Detail is full of praise for Belgian architecture. Of the three projects that the editors chose as the ‘best projects of 2021’, two are of Belgian origin.

Paddenbroek education, Jo Taillieu Architecten_image_Filip_Dujardin

Paddenbroek Education Centre - Jo Taillieu Architecten

For the Paddenbroek Education Centre, Jo Taillieu Architecten surrounded an old orchard farmhouse with a construction of steel and glass. 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.

Paddenbroek Education Centre by Jo Taillieu Architecten
Tintagel Castle Footbridge

The Footbridge at Tintagel-Castle (GB) by Ney and Partners and William Matthews ass. blends in harmoniously with the landscape of the Cornish coast. The modified form of an arched supporting structure stages the legend-shrouded Tintagel site with a spectacular gap at the bridge’s middle.

Tintagel Castle by Ney and Partners and Willem Matthews ass.

The 3rd project is a Swede project: House on Piles in Southern in Eriksberg (SE) by @sandellsandberg : Sandellsandberg’s aim was to create the illusion of a dissolving house disappearing into nature. However, this illusion is no mere gimmick: it will enable guests to safely spend the night amid wild animals.

Detail Magazine - Our Favorites. The best projects of 2021