Both offices are situ­ated in the heart of their urban context: a one hundred year-old storage house in the historic centre of Bree versus a moder­nist resi­den­tial tower in the Northern quarter of Brussels. Where one looks onto a lands­cape of typical Flemish houses, the other one gazes at modern skyscra­pers that repre­sent the economic vita­lity of the city. By using an open arran­ge­ment of workspaces, both offices enter in dialogue with their surroun­dings. This allows us to orga­nise events, concerts and neigh­bour­hood meetings while inte­gra­ting in our context.

Whilst the work­shops in our Bree office allow for a specific use of space thanks to its large rooms, our office space in Brussels is more rati­onal and generic. “ ​‘t Kroegske”, the ​“goei kamer”, the work­shop and the model room are spaces with their own specific character. This stands in contrast to the multi­func­ti­onal and adap­table ground floor in Brussels. The big show­case window, func­ti­o­ning as a canvas towards the street, in combi­na­tion with the long green curtains, create a space that anyone can make their own. The ground floor acts as an exten­sion of the side-walk, so to speak.

The know­ledge gathered within 35 years of expe­rience nurtures our young team and thus allows for a reliable, open and honest way of working. We acknow­ledge that every project requires a custom way of working, there­fore we use diffe­rent ways of conveying design ideas through work­shops, sket­ches, scale models, plans or images which are deli­ne­ated by our enthu­si­astic team members.