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Architects: Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects
- Area: 535 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Allaerts Aluminium, Betesco, Deltalight, +2
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Professionals: Cobe Engineering
Residence FSD / Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects
BOPORO House / TOOP architectuur
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Architects: TOOP architectuur
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Reynaers
1609 RENM House / CAS architecten
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Architects: CAS architecten
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Studiebureau TECCLEM
Headquarters Binst Architects / Binst Architects
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Architects: Binst Architects
- Area: 1150 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Vorsselmans, Adek, Adobe, AkzoNobel, +37
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Professionals: Bouwbedrijf P.D.K. nv, G4S Safety Systems, Thermoco nv, Electro Zwijsen nv, Building Group Jansen nv
Notary Van Damme / Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects
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Architects: Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects
- Area: 1485 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Atlas Schindler, Belisol, Cinema 4D, +5
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Professionals: BM Engineering
Elementary School Lebbeke / Compagnie O Architects
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Architects: Compagnie O Architects
- Area: 2300 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Artigo, Foster, Koramic
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Professionals: UTIL Struktuurstudies, TV Jan de Nul Group en Van Laere
Mirrors in Architecture: Possibilities of Reflected Space
Humans have used mirrors since as early as 600 BCE, employing highly polished obsidian as a basic reflective surface. Over time, people began to use small pieces of gold, silver, and aluminum in a similar manner, both for their reflective properties and for decoration. By the 1st century CE, people had started using glass to make mirrors, but it was only during the European Renaissance that Venetian manufacturers began making mirrors by applying metallic backings to glass sheets, remaining the most common general method of mirror manufacturing today. Since then, mirrors have continued to play both a decorative and functional role in architecture, serving a clean, modern aesthetic despite its ancient origins. Below, we investigate how mirrors are made, provide a brief history of mirrors in architecture, and offer several tips for architects looking to use mirrors in their designs.
Residence WULF / CAS architecten
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Architects: CAS architecten
- Area: 300 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Tuinen Snaet, Cobe Engineering
Alex Guesthouse / atelier vens vanbelle
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Architects: atelier vens vanbelle
- Area: 150 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: UTIL Struktuurstudies
Akurad Law Office / Declerck-Daels
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Architects: Declerck-Daels
- Area: 660 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Verstraetebouw nv, BM Engineering, Declerck – Daels, VC/EPB: bvba Vandendriessche
Clay Studio / Lava architecten
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Architects: Lava architecten
- Area: 47 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Cupa Pizarras, Stiel Atelier, Vera Stoefs, WOTI
House Affligem / Atelier Tom Vanhee
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Architects: Atelier Tom Vanhee
- Area: 123 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Unilin, Wienerberger, ACV, Cinca, +9
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Professionals: LIME
Waiting Rooms, Reception Areas, & Courtyards: 43 Notable Examples of Hospital Architecture
Hospitals and projects related to healthcare must follow specific guidelines based on the rules and regulations of their country. These standards help us to design complex spaces, such as those located in areas of surgery, hospitalization, diagnostics, laboratories, and including areas and circulations that are clean, dirty, restricted or public, which create a properly functioning building.
There are a few spaces that we, as architects, can develop with great ease and freedom of design: waiting rooms, reception areas, and outdoor spaces. These are spaces where architects can express the character of the hospital. To jump-start you into this process, we have selected 43 projects that show us how creativity and quality of a space go hand-in-hand with functionality.
AN House / MADAM architectuur + Studio Maarten Tierens
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Architects: MADAM architectuur, Studio Maarten Tierens
- Area: 280 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Nemetschek, Vande Moortel
COTOOP Studio / TOOP architectuur
Vandewiele Office / Steven Vandenborre
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Architects: Steven Vandenborre
- Area: 600 m²
- Year: 2018
VILLA MQ / Office O architects
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Architects: Office O architects
- Area: 490 m²
- Year: 2015