Social House
Originally established as a hospital in the 1950s, the site was later partially transformed into a nursing home, municipal offices, and social welfare offices. Since 2018, parts of the complex have b...
We explore how small and medium-sized centers can remain vital during changing work and social patterns. Combining housing and working functions has proven to be an effective way to make communities more resilient for the future.
Investing in local dynamics not only strengthens social cohesion but also fosters economic cohesion. It creates employment close to home, encourages local collaboration and makes neighborhoods more attractive and livable. Moreover, it offers solutions to current challenges such as social inequality and cohesion, economic growth and vacancy.
Office + house VE
The former headmaster’s house of the old municipal school in Steenhuize was converted into a childcare facility during the 1990s. The site is part of a protected village view. No historical heritage...
Café De Valk
Two friends bought the local village café, which had been for sale and vacant for ten years. On the upper floor, a holiday home was created to cater to cycling and walking tourism in the Flemish Arde...
AiT office + residence
A corner plot between two main roads forms the setting where AiT lives and works. After a journey of ten years, we are now settled. The old corner house once served as the town hall, post office, and...
Office GV
Farmstead between front and back garden A long-abandoned farmstead stands halfway across the site. The front garden is bathed in sunlight, defined by the atmosphere created by a large conifer and a...
Horticultural business with offices and residence
An existing house and the remaining buildings of a former cattle feed company have been transformed into a single-family home with offices for a horticultural business. Seventy-five percent of the ho...
Van Lierde
Showrooms of car dealerships often look alike: steel boxes with lots of glass. In exploring garages of the past, we discovered the Ford Garage in Zottegem by architect Lippens. The Art Deco–inspired...
Melkerijput
Densification in a rural village center: an old farmhouse on the property line along a main road could not be preserved and was replaced by a collective housing project with office spaces. The densif...