B-architecten was born exactly 25 years ago. With the renovation of the Beursschouwburg as their very first project, the design office immediately put itself permanently on the architectural map of Belgium. Many projects followed, including Muntpunt…
Another season full of creativity, growth, challenging projects and enriching moments has passed. And it has been one of highlights: we published a new book, opened a second office in the heart of Brussels and welcomed no less than 24 new…
The striking dome complex adjoins the historic centre of the North Brabant city and covers an area of more than three hectares. It includes various monumental buildings, with the impressive domed prison as the eye-catcher. It was built between 1882…
In the first zone (A), people live at a green square that invites informal encounters and children to play. Ground-connected houses are located around the square, with at the back private yards that make a natural transition to the surrounding villa…
B is B is – a compact combination of a capital B and a present tense verb that resembles a conclusion, appears as vivid as it is simple. And it makes sense. For what began modestly yet ambitiously as B-architecten at the end of the last century, is…
Sven and the other committee members Oana Bogdan, Benoît Moritz, Jens Aerts, Anne Ledroit, Hélène Rillaerts, Luc Eeckhout, Thierry Baneton, Pierre-Alain Franck, Kristiaan Borret, Vanessa Mosquera and Katelijne Franssens worked on an ambitious and…
Find out more about our projects and the themes we set great store by as a design studio: sustainability and circular building, cohousing projects, B-bis’ smaller-scale architecture and more. Meet the B-family, discover our best scale models with a…
De Standaard published an interview with Patrick Janssens, where he speaks about his current work at B-city. “Na mijn vertrek bij Genk kwam ik snel tot de conclusie dat enkel stadsontwikkeling me echt passioneerde. Daarvoor wilde ik me engageren. Ik…
Instead of being designed as its own urban entity, Platform Noord would function as a link between three different worlds, both physically – in terms of its position – as well as programmatically and conceptually. These worlds included; the railway…
From July 10 onward, we will be celebrating our summer break. We wish you a sunlit vacation full of relaxing activities and cold refreshments. Back at your service from Tuesday August 3.
See you after! Greetings from
Adam,…
"Brussels Staatssecretaris voor Stedenbouw Pascal Smet kondigde [...] aan dat hij aan een grondige hervorming van de stedenbouwkundige regelgeving werkt onder de naam “Good Living”. Het moet een ambitieus kader worden om alle Brusselse gebouwen,…
Smets' quest for the ‘Fundamenten van het Stadsontwerp’, a very appropriate title, is not a long-winded textbook, but a fascinating and accessible essay. Twenty short chapters analyse central concepts from the practice of urbanization and urban…
With B-city, we are adding a third platform to our existing divisions B-architecten and B-bis. Its aim is to guide complex urban projects and supervise their creation. Projects with a scale that have the ambition to create a new city district are at…
De beroemde projectontwikkelaar Gilbert van Schoonbeke was een man met visionaire ideeën en veranderde het grondplan van Antwerpen duchtig. In 2019 zou hij 500 kaarsjes mogen uitblazen, wat dit jaar tot een memorabel jaar maakt. Ook vandaag leven er…
