S I N T - L U C A S A R C H I T E C T U R E

1MA JAPANESE RESTAURANT BARCELONA

1MA MARNIX BUILDING BRUSSELS 2MA RADAR TOWER ZEEBRUGGE

2MA LITERATURE ARCHIVE LJUBLJANA

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2015 EXHIBITION BOZAR LA MEMOIRE DE LINTIME

EXHIBITION

LITERATURE

RADAR

MARNIX

JAPANESE

BRUSSELS

LJUBLJANA

ZEEBRUGGE

BRUSSELS

BARCELONA

BOZAR

ARCHIVE

TOWER

ING BUILDING

RESTAURANT

EXHIBITIONBOZAR

LA MEMOIRE DE LINTIMECATWALKSHOW HORTA HALLPROJECT FOR PRIMADONNAS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

This project was set up in the context of a co-operation between the Brussels Museum for Fine Arts, Bozar, and the lingerie company Van de Velde. One of Van de Veldes brands, PrimaDonna, was the main sponsor of Bozars big summer exhibition, focusing on Belgian fashion The Belgians - Summer of fashion.

This pop-up exhibition (White box) and catwalkshow (Horta Hall) had as a main theme the 150 years existance of the PrimaDonna brand. The entire space was created in a way that it brought the visitor into a very intimate atmosphere. The exhibiton La mmoire de lintime revealed 150 years of intimate memories as well as showed a glimpse of the future.

This project required a lot of creative development within a short deadline. We chose to set up this project with partners such as Heimat (Scenography), Belmodo, We Make You Happy, MAC, Duval Guillaume, BK Digital Art, Create Multimedia, and so on. Together we defined the creative scope as well as the marketing-communication planning. The exhibition and catwalk-show gained a lot of national as well as international press attention.

LITERATUREARCHIVE

LJUBLJANASLOVENIA2MA AAD MASTERS PROJECT

The aim of the masters project was to create a literature archive in the historical city centre of Slovenias capital, Ljubljana.The site for the project was designated to be the inner area of an existing building block. This block is flanked by the Preseren Square containing the Tromostovje, as well as by the Kongresni Trg. These squares were initially designed to host huge parades, which gives them a very static character. The inner area can be accessed by penetrating the enclosed historical building block. This reveals a great contrast with the experience in the street. Historical outsides make room for informal borders.

Next to this, the area is located on the border between a traffic zone and a pedestrian zone. The transition is accompanied by a difference in height of six meters between the Preseren square and the Slovenska cesta, a main thoroughfare.

The informal inner area of the site stands in great contrast with the surrounding area. This has led to design that is self-sufficient. The archive together with public functions such the library form a Library city.

The same contrast between formal and informal comes forward in the programme. The archive has a formal and inaccessible character, whereas the library, theatre, restaurant and shop are informal public functions. The archive is considered as a rough diamond, placed very centrally in the inner building area. This ensures that visitors are confronted

with the mass of books, documents and knowl-edge that is being captured over there. The entire circulation is designed under or around the archive, and all public functions are linked with this diamond. By shaping the library city in such way, The formal and inaccessible character is in contact with the vivid and informal areas.

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Static facades versus whimsical backsides Loud versus quiet Access alleys

Access alleys and walkwaysFocus on the inner area CITY IN CITY

C O N C E P T LIBRARY CITY

ARCHIVE IS CENTRAL POINTThe archive is the central point

ARCHIVE IS CENTRAL POINTThe archive is the central point

RADARTOWER

ZEEBRUGGEBELGIUM

2MA AAD

THE DETAIL AS A MEETING BETWEEN BUILDING TECHNICS AND EXPRESSION

In this exercise the aim was to learn how to design starting from a specified stratification. The key point in this project was understanding that a design can be more than a structural solution.

The main goal of this project was to create an innovative envelope. This implied an extensive search for a newly invented wrap of the building, that would affect the experience of people from the outside as well as from the inside.

In general, expectations were to create a whole new radar tower. The existing programme needed to be completed with some extra functions such as overnight accommodation. The new design of the building had to be an eye catching gatehouse to the port of Zeebrugge, which was in complete contrast with the existing building.

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LAND / WATER STRATIFICATION

TRANSITION FILTERING

Invisible border as a LINE

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TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES Visible landscape border as a SURFACE

HORIZONTAL VIEWS

The site acts like a peninsula

Four horizontal views, related to the sea and the landscape of the port. The skyline changes, as the orientation changes from an open landscape to a closed one. The open horizon changes in the busy skyline of the port.

SCAN SCALE RATIO

The building spot is only a tiny place within the huge port. This ensures there is a significant contrast between the horizontality of the environment and the verticality of the infrastructure.

SEA VS THE PORT - Horizontality of the sea against verticality of the port.

HUMAN VS THE PORT - Building as a step to stand against the entire site.

HUMAN VS THE SEA - Building as a shelter against nature. Desolation because of the absence of the public.

CHANGEABLE CHARACTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT

The landscape of the port is a patchwork of quays and water. Because of the activity of the trans-port of ships with containers, the port is constantly busy. This is happening on such a large scale, that the environ-ment is changing together with this.

The roll on / roll off principle dailychanges the port

The difference between high and lowtide can be noticed in the area as a boundary formed by moss

Relationship between the moon and the tides

CHANGEABLE CHARACTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Make the landscape attractive by framing interesting views for the user.From the outside to the inside: Experience the building as a border, as well as as a passageway tothe horizon.

The aim of this exercise was to create an expansion of INGs Marnix building in Brussels, to analyse the existing innovative and experimental envelope and to think of possible structural solutions for the new compartments. The initial plans for the Bank Lambert were drawn by Gordon Bunshaft, who worked for the American architecture office Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Later on, in 1992, the building was enlarged by the same architecture group. The Marnix project is characterised by its very specific facade structure.

The main goal of this project was to expand the existing 51.000 square meters surface considerably. However, the expansion must strengthen the architecture of S.O.M. The influence on the physical appearance of the existing building was crucial, and the different struc-tural solutions needed to be analysed.

The final design consisted of a structure placed in between the two main Marnix compartments. It is an open place, that serves as the meeting zone between the statical office spaces of which the floorplans were as well redesigned.

MARNIXING BUILDINGBRUSSELSBELGIUM

1MA AAD

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ERASMUS PROJECT

In this exercise, it was expected to create a Japanese restaurant in the city centre of Barcelona. The spot that was chosen to place the building was situated nine meters below the street level. The challenge was thus to integrate the building in this very specific environment in the city centre.

The entire building is encompassed between the existing old walls of the building spot, and provides great views on the old arches across the site. The project exists of a main restaurant area and a typical Japanese teahouse. The restaurant itself consists of two compartments, a more quiet one and a more vivid one. The teahouse is located on the lowest level, which gives it a very intimate and quiet atmosphere.

JAPANESERESTAURANTBARCELONASPAIN

1MA AAD

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