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Tomas & Katrien House / Atelier Vens Vanbelle

The building was designed as a sober and simple volume that is reminiscent of an old atelier or a small-scale classic industrial building. This creates an interesting dialogue with the surrounding buildings (including the neighbour's blind facade), whereby the idea of new construction turns into a question about which buildings was there first.

Tomas & Katrien House / Atelier Vens Vanbelle

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The building was designed as a sober and simple volume that is reminiscent of an old atelier or a small-scale classic industrial building.

This creates an interesting dialogue with the surrounding buildings (including the neighbour's blind facade), whereby the idea of new construction turns into a question about which buildings was there first.

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The building was designed as a sober and simple volume that is reminiscent of an old atelier or a small-scale classic industrial building. This creates an interesting dialogue with the surrounding buildings (including the neighbour's blind facade), whereby the idea of new construction turns into a question about which buildings was there first.

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