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De Sibbe Shelter House for Children / Atelier M Architects + Planners bv

Valeria Silva — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

“De Sibbe” – This project encompasses the phased construction of a shelter home for 15 children coming from a household experiencing physical or mental abuse or parents dealing with drug and alcohol addiction. Originally, the plot contained two structures: a garage building and a former doctor's residence housing the former shelter home.

Mobility Hub / POLO.platform + archipelago

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Mobility Hub at Eandistip in Mechelen demonstrates a new vision for parking infrastructure. The circular structure offers parking space for cars and bikes, as well as public rooftop terraces, box-in-box offices, and a local supermarket. The structure also anticipates a shift towards shared and self-driving cars, with compact parking configurations that free up space for additional functions. As part of a larger urban development, the Mobility Hub aims to become a dynamic transition zone, sustaining a smooth traffic flow between the city center and the periphery.

fmM House / BLAF Architecten

Paula Pintos — Tue, 02 May 2023 03:00:00 +0000

Architecture has an influence on nature, and nature has an influence on our architecture. Art also influences our architecture. A sculpture forms the basis of this residential volume. In our quest for buildability, affordability, circular, energy, and economic efficiency, we allow ourselves to be guided by geometric abstraction. Circle and square become form-retaining elements in masonry in volume. They form the basic structure that supports the roof.

Apartments In de Stad / dmvA

Andreas Luco — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

In one of the main roads to the historic center of Mechelen, dmvA designed a new building with six apartments. The project responds to the urban historic context characterized by 19th-century houses, narrow lots, and the presence of canals. For decades, developers have been struggling with the undeveloped terrain along the Sint-Katelijnestraat.

House N-DP / GRAUX & BAEYENS Architecten

Paula Pintos — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000

House N-DP – an intriguing house that projects an introverted openness. This house along the Leuvense Vaart in Mechelen never ceases to fascinate. A seemingly random play of asymmetrical concrete canopies opens and closes the façade, creating a pleasing impression of introverted openness.

House PVO / dmvA

Paula Pintos — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Just outside the city center of Mechelen there is a modernist house from the 1950s designed by Lucien Engels. The renovation of this beautiful house with a city garden was done by dmvA.

House of Lorraine / dmvA

Daniel Tapia — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A few years ago, House of Lorraine was a decayed place, a grievance at the Grand Place in Mechelen. dmvA was asked to transform this corner and thus revive the market and street scene. In this project, there was great importance attached to urban integration, with respect to the history of the building. For dmvA, high-quality living was also the aim. The concept of House of Lorraine is based on the urban morphology of the Grand Place. Rather than building one big monolith, the rhythm and form of the original façades were kept. In that way, the rhythm of the street was not disrupted. By preserving the rhythm of the façades, the residences are small and vertical.

School Balder / dmvA

Andreas Luco — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:00:00 +0000

The school is situated in Sint-Gillis, Brussels, close by the South rail station. The building had to accommodate three different entities: the school itself, a kindergarten, and the neighborhood. The complexity of the design therefore consists of harmonizing these three actors. The limited space was approached intelligently so that every space is used optimally, functions autonomously, and is usable for every entity. Due to amended subsidies, the kindergarten eventually was not executed, but it surely confirmed the flexibility of the building: the vacant space could be easily used as additional classrooms. To fit the extensive program on the limited plot, the concept of a vertical school was the solution, whereby a maximum effort was made to create outdoor space. The departments of the building were stacked logically, of which the ground floor serves as a transit space.

City Library Het Predikheren / Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten + Callebaut Architecten + Bureau Bouwtechniek

Andreas Luco — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000

The Predikherenklooster is a more than impressive building. The baroque monastery was built starting in 1650 and was deconsecrated in the 18th century. In the 19th and 20th centuries it was mainly used for military purposes and has been abandoned since 1975. We developed our design with respect for the particular characteristics of the existing edifice. The programming, the spatial design, our concept for the restoration as well as the design of the technical installations, and all structural interventions are intended to preserve and reinforce these characteristics. The building has a clear structure consisting of an outer ring consisting of broad multifunctional rooms, an inner ring (the cloister), the courtyard, the attic and the church. Over the years the structure has been entirely preserved and can be experienced everywhere in the building.

Site Apostolinnen / dmvA architects

Paula Pintos — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000

Site Apostolinnen is a project combination of new building, renovation and restoration. The client asked dmvA initially about the possibilities of the site where his bed factory was located. Based on archaeological research, a non-binding master plan was made that divided the site into different housing units. In the middle of the site was the ‘Somerhuys’ (‘Summer house’), of which dmvA did the restoration as a first assignment. Later the entire master plan was taken into option by the client and dmvA became the engine behind the project ‘Site Apostolinnen’.

Ursulinen Blocks and Courtyards / Label Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0000

The Ursulinensite in the centre of Mechelen, Belgium, is characterised by a mishmash of building types and styles, lacking any clear definition. Made up out of different public buildings intertwined with private dwellings, the building block presents itself as a labyrinthine and hardly legible piece of city fabric.

‘t Atelier / dmvA

Paula Pintos — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000

‘t Atelier is a social enterprise in Mechelen (Belgium) that employs people who don’t easily find a job in the regular job market. It consists of a bicycle repair shop and a wood workshop and is situated on a plot where the Public Centre for Social Welfare and the Youth Center of Mechelen reside. Since the bicycle repair shop was bursting at the seams, they purchased the house adjacent to the entrance of the plot. The existing house and the workspace at the back form together an L-shaped plot that is bordered by gardens, the wood workshop, and a meeting center.

De Waterduivel Fire Department of Mechelen Building / HUB

Paula Pintos — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 01:00:00 +0000

De Nekker is a dual-purpose building earmarked for the regional fire department of Mechelen and the City of Mechelen’s municipal services. Both programme elements have very specific requirements but will nevertheless occupy shared facilities in the future.

House VV / Iglesias-Leenders-Bylois Architecten

Daniel Tapia — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0000

The plot is located on a winding road among the typical character of the Flemish landscape in a valuable residential area. Between the trees in the middle of the plot, there was a bungalow that was meant to be demolished. The extended view at the back of the plot was a great advantage of the plot. The layout of the house was weighed in relation to the distances to the neighbors. With a view to maximum sunlight and the position of the existing trees, the current location of the house was placed as close as possible to the left-hand plot boundary. The house is freely open at the rear while the view of the adjacent plots had to be controlled.

House TP / dmvA

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 01:00:00 +0000

House TP is located in the working-class area in Mechelen. A single woman with green fingers bought there a little house next to the church and asked dmvA to reconstruct it. The client had the desire to do urban farming, which is not evident in the center of the city. Moreover, the plot was fully built and the backside is oriented north, being in the shade of the house most of the time. A green spot behind the house seemed difficult due to the lack of sunlight. dmvA, therefore, decided to remove the rear of the building, except for one steel beam. The beam inspired them to add some extra beams and place a greenhouse on top. By making the greenhouse literally float, dmvA found a solution to the lack of light that ensured the patio to stay light and airy. The opening up of the parcel generates a beautiful view from the greenhouse or first floor, with the church as urban décor.

FNG Group Headquarters / Stéphane Beel Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000

FNG is a fast-growing fashion company that requested a building that could grow with the company. An envelope that radiates the company values where relationships can be built between the various branches. It turned into an interesting quest involving intensive cooperation between FNG and Stéphane Beel Architects with the goal of achieving a completed whole including the landscape design and furniture.

Lorette Convent - Apartments Drbstr / dmvA

Karen Valenzuela — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:00:00 +0000

By provoking action and reaction between past in present through the application of contemporary architecture, the remodelling of this entire block of buildings – including landmark buildings such as Hooghuys and the former Lorette convent – adheres to this evolutionary principle.

Renewal ‘Stedelijk Museum Hof van Busleyden’ / dmvA Architecten + Hlc.r architect

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Concept: absence of architect