Van Laethem Architecten uses hempcrete for own garden studio in Belgium
Belgian studio Van Laethem Architecten used natural materials including hempcrete and cedar shingles to create this small garden studio for its staff in Alken. More
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Archipelago converts brutalist post office in Belgium into learning centre
Local architecture studio Archipelago has transformed a former brutalist post office in Belgium into a learning centre, stripping it back to reveal its "spacious, generous and luminous" interiors. More
David Chipperfield combines three housing typologies at Hertogensite in Belgium
British studio David Chipperfield Architects has completed the Hertogensite residential complex in Leuven, Belgium, with a series of interconnected brick-clad forms. More
Shingles cloak roof of Green Ark pavilion in Belgian botanic garden
Belgian studios NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago have created a visitor centre for the Meise Botanic Garden near Brussels that is topped by a shingle-clad vaulted roof. More
Reusable formwork by Studio Part moulds trees into living bench
Belgian design firm Studio Part has developed a demountable metal mould that encourages young willow trees to grow into a self-supporting bench. More
EVR Architecten wraps office in Belgium with movable wooden louvers
Belgian studio EVR Architecten has renovated an office campus in Ghent, wrapping a new central building with rotating wooden louvres that allow sun-shading to be controlled throughout the day. More
Andrés Jaque promotes carbon-free cooking with outdoor Transspecies Kitchen
Meals are prepared in a woodland kitchen using fermentation, rather than electricity or gas, in an installation by architect Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation. More
OYO transforms derelict Dune House in Belgium with warm wood interiors
Architecture studio OYO has renovated a derelict house in Belgium, lining its interiors with wood and bringing it "into more harmony with the nature of the dunes" that surround it. More
Madam Architectuur updates Belgian bungalow with red-timber cladding
Brussels studio Madam Architectuur has renovated and extended a bungalow near Aalst, updating its exterior with bright red-painted timber that is "striking yet modest". More
Dezeen Debate features "absolutely delightful" concrete lookout point
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a concrete lookout on the Belgian coast by Studio Moto. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Studio Moto creates sculptural concrete lookout point on Belgian coast
Belgian practice Studio Moto has completed a ring-shaped concrete viewpoint on a beach in De Panne, which rises and falls to echo the surrounding sand dunes. More
Paradis Apartment offers design-led stays in Belgian seaside town
The founders of design PR agency Club Paradis have transformed an apartment in Ostend, Belgium, into a design-led vacation home where almost everything is for sale. More
Plans for "varied and playful" redesign of Ghent art museum unveiled
London studio David Kohn Architects has won an international competition to redesign the SMAK museum in Ghent, Belgium, alongside noAarchitecten and Asli Çiçek. More
Atelier Janda Vanderghote creates "serene" garden studio in Ghent
Local studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has used simple materials to create the T(uin)Huis Atelier garden studio in Ghent, Belgium. More
Bruges Triennial 2024 explores "hidden possibilities" in the historic city
Promotion: Bruges Triennial has opened for its fourth edition, exhibiting a series of contemporary art and architecture installations across the city until 1 September. More
Piovenefabi creates repurposed-steel-beam stage at Horst Arts and Music festival
Architecture studio Piovenefabi has created The Ring stage using repurposed steel beams for the 10th edition of Horst Arts and Music festival in Brussels. More
Mamout adds "smallest possible extension" to townhouse in Brussels
Belgian studio Mamout has extended a townhouse in Brussels, adding a small garden room built from a prefabricated shell of pastel green-coloured steel. More
Ae-Architecten layers old and new in Belgian house renovation
Belgian studio Ae-Architecten has used glazed yellow bricks and concrete-lined living spaces to renovate SL House, a detached home in Ghent, Belgium. More
Madam Architectuur perches green-tiled home extension on curved concrete terrace
Brussel-based architecture studio Madam Architectuur has renovated a home in Dilbeek, Belgium, adding a green-tiled extension built on a green-pigmented concrete base. More
Contemporary furniture meets beaux-arts interiors at Brussels gallery Objects with Narratives
Collectible design gallery Objects with Narratives has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar outpost inside a historic 1920s fur atelier in Brussels. More