Eco villa for a family in the south of Brussels.
Vuurtoreneiland
The masterplan should safeguard the unique combination of the history - as part of the UNESCO heritage of the Stelling van Amsterdam - and its open natural character, while at the same time allowing for it to be enjoyed by the public.
Vuurtoreneiland is a magical place, an island where a fortress and a lighthouse is surrounded by the open waters of the IJ.
Together with Arup we developed a sustainable masterplan, closing all material, energy and water cycles on the island.
Open air theatre next to former ammunition bunkers that where transformed into small refuges where people can spend the night
Exploring the island
Floor plan of barracks after transformation
Night lights at Vuurtoreneiland
Restaurant
Kitchen
Detail of floor and lighting
Toilet block as separate entity
A sustainable masterplan and transformation of a former fortress island.
KAF Art Space
Transformation of a contemporary monument into an art space.
Dutch Mountain
Drawing attention since it has finished construction in 2010, it has been nominated for multiple awards and widely published internationally.
The layout of the house is a simple open plan, an empty space in which the individual rooms are placed.
The main idea was to bury a house in an artificial mountain in the midst of an open space in the forest.
In the choice of materials, we have pushed for sustainable, local and/or reusable materials: wood from the surrounding forest, bio-based insulation, second hand plate steel.
By closing it on the north side and opening up largely on the south side, the passive use of energy has been maximized.
A semi-enterred hypersustainable villa.