Oscar Bellier (Communa Bruxelles)
Communa ASBL, a temporary occupation organisation for social purposes, occupies empty buildings in Brussels (Belgium) and transforms them into living spaces. They create temporary places for a more affordable, more democratic, more resilient and more creative territories. Operating since 2013, they now support other structures in setting up transitional projects. Oscar Bellier is putting Communa ASBL's know-how to work for other entities, so that their model can spread far and wide.
Kiki Verbeeck, Yves Malysse (URA)
URA was founded by Belgian architects Yves Malysse and Kiki Verbeeck. The office approaches each project with a clear design strategy, creating unexpected architectural puzzles that emerge from in-depth contextual and programmatic research. URA searches for universal, basic forms and translates them into a contemporary, solid and precise identity in a specific context. The universal lies in the very specific. URA deliberately works with atmospheres and functions by designing them in opposition to each other.
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