2.1. Residential Buildings
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ICE BOX CHALLENGE, Oslo – Norway
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On June 19, 2024, a joint Belgian-Norwegian delegation, comprising officials and distinguished guests, gathered between Oslo’s Opera House and the Munch Museum for the 19th Ice Box Challenge. This event, initiated in 2007 by architect Sebastian Moreno-Vacca, founder of the A2M agency, has traveled worldwide over the years, aiming to demonstrate the benefits of insulation…
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TOURNAY-SOLVAY, Brussels – Belgium
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The Tournai-Solvay Castle, located in the heart of the park of the same name, is a site rich in history. Considered one of the most beautiful parks in Brussels, this estate houses a building that was ravaged by fire in 1982, leaving it in ruins for over thirty years. Owned by the Brussels-Capital Region, the…
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DRAPERIES, Hamm – Luxembourg
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The main goal of demolishing and rebuilding these two adjoining houses was to ensure optimal acoustic comfort, which is essential given their location in a wooded area in the Hamm district of Luxembourg, but situated under a major flight path. Named Draperies, these two imposing houses were built using an innovative wooden frame system by LEKO.…
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KASTEEL, Brussels – Belgium
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With precise and demanding requirements, the hé! architectuur firm successfully took on the challenge of transforming this townhouse in Ganshoren. By removing the existing annexes, the architects opted for a more compact home while integrating a timber-frame extension. This structure, left exposed, demonstrates a simple and easily understandable construction principle. The renovation also opened the…
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LIVING PLACES, Copenhagen – Denmark
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The Living Places concept has Denmark’s lowest CO2 footprint and a first-class indoor climate, demonstrating that we don’t have to wait for future technology to build far more sustainable homes that are healthy and beautiful to live in. Starting from ground-up – each building component has been optimized for the best constellation of price. Indoor…
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FINSTRAAT, Brussels – Belgium
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Arian Schelstraete is an architect. He bought a former brewery warehouse on rue Fin in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to build his home. He divided the building into 3 flats and a space on the ground floor available for quarters, for associations looking for extra space. To bring light into the heart of each flat, the architect designed…
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VIGNETTE, Brussels – Belgium
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Denis and Sandrine lived in rue de la Vignette in Auderghem, and were looking for a bigger house. A plot of land was available just opposite their home. They hired Karbon’ to design a house that would connect with the back garden. The architects proposed a wooden house and helped them to live in a…
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GRANDE HALLE, Brussels – Belgium
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Located in the heart of the Heyvaert district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, well known for the car trade to Africa, this flagship project of the « Petite Senne » sustainable neighbourhood contract is built on the site of a former industrial hall built in 1910 on the Quai de l’Industrie. The site, which extends into the interior of the…
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CIDADE MATARAZZO, São Paulo – Brasil
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Alexandre Allard is a French entrepreneur best known for the renovation of the Royal Monceau in Paris. Since 2011, he has been developing a real estate and cultural project in São Paulo, Brazil: the Cidade Matarazzo is a former hospital in the centre of São Paulo. After renovating the small chapel, Alexandre Allard called on…
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VILLA 356, Bandol – France
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One late summer afternoon, I received a phone call from the architect Rudy Ricciotti. He knew I was in the South of France. He asked me to visit his clients to see the house he had built for them in Bandol. At 10pm I found myself at David and Carole Warren’s, in a house tucked…