hidden

loft my office hasselt belgium 2008
240 m2

'(Away from it all) here, there and everywhere'
Lawrence Weiner

Retreat invokes more than escape : we retreat to contemplate, reflect and create, to harness the creativity and focus we sometimes lack.

My loft proposes a 21st century " machine for living ", concealing what isn‘ t immediately necessary, eliminating visual distractions and quadrupling its spatial effectiveness.

Published in Frame (the Netherlands), PI (the Netherlands), De Architect (the Netherlands), Weekend Knack (Belgium), Elle Decor Italia (Itali), Beta-plus Hedendaagse architectuur & interieurs 2011 (Belgium), Euregio architecture Crossing borders (Belgium) , IW 83 Taiwan, 150 Best Minimalist House Ideas Harpercollinspublishers (New York)

eyecare - i care for you

eyewear shop-eyecare center maastricht
the netherlands 2010
380 m2

Sometimes we open our eyes to see the world.
Sometimes we close our eyes to dream the world.

'A thought in light braille of light, as debris of stars, thrown on blind volumes.
Architecture that dances in lightness, in weightlessness.
Architecture that tries to escape from a heavy world.'
Bassam El Okeily

In association with architect Bassam El Okeily

Published in
Frame (the Netherlands),
de Architect (the Netherlands),
Weekend Knack (Belgium),
PI (the Netherlands),
Summa+ (Argentina),
A10 ( the Netherlands)

Photo: Tim Van de Velde
© Tim Van de Velde all rights reserved

island loft

loft tongeren belgium 2011
214 m2

'An island or isle any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.'
Wikipedia

Published in
Decors, Buitengewoon Belgisch Bouwen 2015

whitehouse in green

house - practice of a psychiatrist hasselt belgium 2011
860 m2

'White expresses the power of fragility, the fragility of passing time.
Passing time leaves traces on a white surface. White is therefore in no way neutral or anonymous.'
Martin Margiela

Neither is the green.

Published in PI

on the floor

office of diamedia minds hasselt belgium 2011
105 m2

'Once, work was serious. Play was the very opposite. You worked or played, were occupied or idle.
All that changed now. Fun and fresh air are introduced into the workplace, and, conversely, playtime has become a very serious matter indeed.'
Frame 64

Published in PI (the Netherlands),
De Architect (the Netherlands),
Innovative Office Design 2013
LinksBooks Barcelona (Spain) cover
p 252-258 Diamedia Minds Offices

vanity

eyewear store genk belgium 2008
40 m2

'Without this ridiculous VANITY that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist.'
Antonio Porchia

Consumption became the killer of all values.
We must dream again, read again, think again, even in a store.

In association with architect Bassam El Okeily.

Published in Frame (the Netherlands),
Monitor,
PI (the Netherlands)

among the trees

c-house genk belgium 2008
350 m2

Living among the trees.
The house is designed to be filled with sunlight.
The trees’ leaves protect the house from direct sunlight in the summer, the bare branches allow sunshine to warm the house in the winter.

Above all, the trees enhance the quality of the environment inside the house and create a close relationship between people and nature.

Published in Kunst & Architectuur in Genk 2007-2009 cahier 6 , Decors 1055
Selected by Vai 'Dag van de architectuur' 2009

Photo: Tim Van de Velde- Philippe Van Gelooven & Dennis Brebels