![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Facade, Windows, Beam, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8c71/e8e4/4ef8/bf00/0035/newsletter/001_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661271)
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Architects: Carl Bourgeois, Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe
- Area: 676 m²
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Filip Dujardin
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Constructors: Hurore bvba, Danny Lauryssens glas nv, Varda cvba, Johan Bruininkx, Van Dyck Gebroeders
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Image 12 of 15](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8f51/e8e4/4e52/6900/0040/newsletter/KVM_EN_plan.jpg?1389662018)
Text description provided by the architects. The work of the Belgian painter Koen van den Broek is based upon polaroid pictures that document his travels throughout America. As a result, this project was conceived as a travel through different universes, an architectural roadtrip with various destinations.
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From the center of the studio, a high and oblong atelier (0) accessible by car, 6 exorbitant wooden doors provide access to distinct ateliers.
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8eba/e8e4/4e52/6900/003e/medium_jpg/023_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661832)
(1) is a palm garden, as an escape from the painter’s atelier.
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8d9a/e8e4/4e52/6900/0039/medium_jpg/010_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661561)
(2) is the painter’s atelier, conceived as a white cube of 10 by 10 meters with skylights to simulate museumlike conditions.
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Sofa, Table](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8e20/e8e4/4e52/6900/003c/newsletter/019_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661695)
(3) is a white and comfortable drawing office.
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(4) is a patio clad with mirrors, reflecting the twenty-five paperbark maple trees to a forest.
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Windows, Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8dad/e8e4/4ef8/bf00/0036/medium_jpg/014_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661584)
(5) is a black library, covered with birch bark wall panels to prevent art works from being exhibited.
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(6) is the storage.
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Door](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8ecb/e8e4/4e15/1300/005a/newsletter/026_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661862)
(7) is the artist’s residence and consists of a kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. It can be accessed from the street by the second entrance gate.
![Studio Koen van den Broek / Tijl Vanmeirhaeghe, Carl Bourgeois - Facade, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/52d4/8f14/e8e4/4e52/6900/003f/medium_jpg/028_Atelier_KvdB.jpg?1389661944)
The entire project is materialised by timber beams with oversized sections. The wooden doors act as a standard measure calibrating the different universes.