STRATEGY FOR A LOST LANDSCAPE
Watou, Belgium

Urban study for the transformation of a region marked by urban sprawl.

Year: 2009
Client: City of Watou
Architect: Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen

LOCK
Harelbeke, Belgium

The project for the lock re-establishes the relationship between the canalised river and its historic trace. The dead arm was reconnected to create an island. At its far end a lower plaza has been constructed. A bench beneath two weeping willow trees allows new views on the lock, the river and the city.

Year: 2011 – 2020
Client: Consortium LeieLand
Architect: Zwarts & Jansma architects
Photographs: Michiel De Cleene

PMQ DESIGN CENTER
Hong Kong, China

On the roof garden of the PMQ design centre in Hong Kong an urban jungle is created with different types of bamboo. The vegetation protects the terrace from views of the adjacent buildings and offers a suspended moment of calm in the chaotic city centre.

Year: 2013 – 2014
Client: PMQ
Architect: Thomas Chow Architects

LA FRAINEUSE
Spa, Belgium

A series of horizontal platforms are carved out of a sloped forest. Planted with a dense grid of trees they organise the outdoor facilities of the sport centre such as the entrance, parking, and storage. The platforms demarcate the usable area, while the trees frame the natural forest.

 

Year: 2010 – 2015
Client: Ministère de la Communauté Française
Architect: Baukunst
Photographs: Michiel De Cleene

CANAL BKP
Brussels, Belgium

Urban masterplan for the reconversion of the public spaces along the industrial canal crossing the region of Brussels Capital.

Year: 2017 –  2019
Client: Perspective Brussels
Team: ORG squared

KORTRIJK XPO
Kortrijk, Belgium

The design creates a horizontal platform for outdoor exhibitions, concentrating the landscape in a series of concrete steps that mitigate the elevation difference. Rows of poplar trees are planted in between the steps, integrating the site into its surrounding landscape.

Year: 2008 – 2010
Client: XPO Kortrijk
Architect: Office KGDVS, Bureau Goddeeris, Joachim Declerck
Photographs: Michiel De Cleene

ESTONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM PARK
Tartu, Estonia

Spontaneous vegetation and a network of lakes characterise this site of a former Russian army base. Two new ponds integrate the lakes into a performing hydraulic system, while a large grid of trees organises the arrival sequence and frames views on the existing landscape.

Year: 2008 – 2014
Client: Estonian Ministry of Culture
Architect: DGT Architects
Photographs: Takuji Shimmura

GARDEN FOR A TREE NURSERER
Houtvenne, Belgium

The garden is located in the middle of one of Europe’s largest tree nurseries. The nurseryman’s favourite tree species have been planted in groves to create an arboretum with a rich variety of atmospheres.

Year: 2007 – 2010
Client: Private
Photographs: Michiel De Cleene

STATION PLAZA
Roeselare, Belgium

A large public plaza is created in front of the railway station. The columns of the railway bridge are integrated in a graphic pattern that organises the functional elements of the plaza. The platforms of the adjacent bus terminal are planted with high plane trees.

Year: 2009 – 2018
Client: Eurostation & City of Roeselare
Photographs: Michiel De Cleene

JOSAPHAT
Brussels, Belgium

Urban masterplan for the public spaces of the development of the former industrial site of Josaphat.

Year: 2016
Client: SAU
Urbanist: MSA