2001 creates concrete house and reflective glass house in suburban Luxembourg

January 16, 2019 Anna Winston 0
Hercule by 2001 in Luxembourg

Named after a local strongman, Hercule is a concrete-and-glass house that makes the most of a small sloping site in Mondorf-les-Bains in the south of Luxembourg. The name of the house is a nod to local hero Johann Grün, known as the Luxembourg Hercules, who rose to fame in the late 19th century. The architecture

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Modernist building in Brussels transformed into Fosbury & Sons co-working space

January 14, 2019 Anna Winston 0
Fosbury & Sons Boitsfort offices designed by Going East

Design studio Going East has overhauled Constantin Brodzki’s distinctive concrete office block in Brussels to create the second location for Belgian co-working office company Fosbury & Sons. Fosbury & Sons – the co-working company founded by Stijn Geeraets, Maarten Van Goold and Serge Hannecart – has taken over 7,000 square metres of the modernist 1970s

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Kaan Architecten completes Cube study centre at Tilburg University

January 13, 2019 Anna Winston 0
Cube Education and Self-Study Centre at Tilburg University in The Netherlands by KAAN Architecten

A limited colour and material palette help the Cube Education and Self-Study Centre, designed by Kaan Architecten, to blend with existing buildings on the Tilburg University campus in The Netherlands. Rotterdam based Kaan Architecten has added the new building to the northwest of the Dutch university campus, which also includes the protected 1960s Cobbenhagen building by architect Jos

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Five buildings by Belgian architect Léon Stynen that are worth visiting

January 10, 2019 Anna Winston 0
Léon Stynen architecture: DeSingel, Antwerp

Antwerp is celebrating the work of Léon Stynen, one of Belgium’s greatest 20th-century architects, in a series of exhibitions and events. Here’s a look at five of his most important buildings. Although not well known outside of Belgium, Léon Stynen played a key role in creating an architectural identity for his hometown of Antwerp, beyond

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