1930s Villa Kaplansky in Antwerp, Belgium Restored by B-Architecten.Sometimes you just have to gut the place and start again. Pull out all the windows and demolish the inside. It’s not pretty, but if the job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. B-architecten, the architectural studio behind this...
Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of...
Stories On Design // Cunning Cantilevers.The soaring cantilever is a daring thing of beauty. Cantilever speaks of ambition, inspiration, unconventionality and an aversion for doing things the easy way. It’s the extreme sport of architecture as it defies gravity and screams...
Stories On Design // Mesmerising Mirrors in Art & Architecture.The magic of mirrors has played a theme role in our childhood stories - from mirrors on walls used by wicked step mothers to portals to step through into different worlds. Much like the world of childhood fairytales, todays Story is...
Fosbury & Sons Co-Working Space in Antwerp by Going East.Designed by Going East, Fosbury & Sons is an exciting co-working space that offers 3,000sqm of creative energy on the first floor of Antwerp's WATT...
Index 2006-2016 by Belgian Photographer Frederik Vercruysse + BOOK GIVEAWAY!Your chance to win 1 of 3 copies of Frederik Vercruysse's debut book Index 2006-2016, a collection of celebrated Belgian photographer's best personal...
Stories On Design // Swimming Pools.Swimming Pools are like pom-poms. Everybody loves them. Ok, that may not be true (about pom-poms at least - that's probably just me), although you have to admit that Swimmings Pools feel like opening a can of instant happiness. Yay! For...
A Shop Inside a House: Tangram in Kortrijk by Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu.Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu have recently completed a renovation of a heritage building in Kortrijk, Belgium which has been divided into two dwellings - one a house, the other a shop. We were going to tell you about this...
Victor Bozar Café at the Fine Arts Centre in Brussels by Robbrecht and Daem.Located in the Bozar arts centre in Brussels, this renovated café/restaurant has been named after the Belgian art-deco architect Victor Horta who designed the building in 1928. The refurbishment was handled by the internationally...
