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  • ALIVE ARCHITECTURE : Portrait of Petra Pferdmenges

    ALIVE ARCHITECTURE : Portrait of Petra Pferdmenges

    Petra Pferdmenges is an architect and urban planner, founder of the Alive Architecture company in which she calls into question the urbanity of the city of Brussels with various projects. In this video, she talks about her love for Brussels, a city where chaos makes challenges possible. Petra Pferdmenges ALIVE Architecture alivearchitecture.eu info@alivearchitecture.eu With the…

  • ROOSE PARTNERS ARCHITECTS : Portrait of Serge Roose

    ROOSE PARTNERS ARCHITECTS : Portrait of Serge Roose

    The architect Serge Roose from Roose Partners Architects talks to us about his influences, the importance of context in his architecture, and the importance of hand-drawing as compared to the emergence of the computer. Serge Roose Roose Partners Architects roose.be archi@roose.be Technical sheet of this architecture video clip Journalist : Emma C. Dessouroux Cameramen :…

  • STUDIO ODILE DECQ : Portrait of Odile Decq

    STUDIO ODILE DECQ : Portrait of Odile Decq

    Odile Decq is a French architect, urban planner, designer and artist, born in Laval in 1955. Her roots are in Brittany, a place where she likes to unwind. Her architecture is diverse as everything interests her, especially new challenges. Her preferred materials are metal and glass because she likes precision. Odile Decq has set up…

  • PLUME, Brussels-Belgium

    PLUME, Brussels-Belgium

    The Marolles is an area in the heart of Brussels which, historically, has been the focus for various social housing projects. The Plume project – developed by the B612associates practice, consists of two passive buildings of 8 housing units in total, a few steps away from the Place du Jeu de Balle. with the support…

  • CITE MODERNE, Brussels-Belgium

    CITE MODERNE, Brussels-Belgium

    The Cité Moderne of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Brussels) was constructed between 1922 and 1925 by the architect Victor Bourgeois. Two plots of land remained unbuilt. When the SLRB-BGHM asked the B2Ai architectural practice to think about new buildings, the question was about what kind of architectural statement should be made, faced with this architectural gem which made…

  • CRAPS 2, Brussels-Belgium

    CRAPS 2, Brussels-Belgium

    Bon Air Garden City was constructed in the 1920s. It consists of a series of workers’ houses as well as a high-rise block of flats from the 1970s. This has now been given a facelift thanks to SLRB, who appointed the Roose Partners Architects office to renovate the façade, and improve the energy performance and…

  • CITE MODELE, Brussels-Belgium

    CITE MODELE, Brussels-Belgium

    In 1954 Brussels was endowed with a model city (Cité Modèle) designed by the architect Renaat Braem. Today this city is the focus of a renovation and construction project led by a group of architects: B2Ai (Brussels), a33 (Leuven), and Maenhout/Van den Bergh (Brussels), on behalf of the Laeken Housing Association and the SLRB. with…

  • HOMBORCH, Brussels-Belgium

    HOMBORCH, Brussels-Belgium

    In 1928, the architect Fernand Bodson created a complex of 120 housing units for the Uccle Cooperative Housing Construction Association. As the buildings no longer conformed to contemporary standards of habitability, the SLRB decided to launch two competitions, one for the renovation of 12 individual houses and one for the envelope renovation of three collective…

  • RODENBACH-MARCONI, Brussels – Belgium

    RODENBACH-MARCONI, Brussels – Belgium

    Major renovation of an exceptional heritage complex constructed between 1901 and 1903, managed by the architecture offices of AA4 and P & P Architects on behalf of the SLRB-BGHM. This is a complex project which has enabled housing units to be brought up to standard and varied their types whilst taking into account the specificities…

  • KARBON’: Portrait of Jean Garcin

    KARBON’: Portrait of Jean Garcin

    After cutting his teeth in Shanghai and Australia, the architect Jean Garcin joined the Karbon’ firm where he learned a certain humility, withdrawal and distancing from architecture. Jean Garcin Karbon’ 19 avenue Auguste Rodin. 1050 Brussels – Belgium +32 (0)2 649 75 02 info@karbon.be Website Technical sheet of this architecture video clip Journalist : Emma…