An energy-optimized extension pierces a renovated brick bungalow
Having outgrown their single-story bungalow, a family approached Ghent-based architectural firm WE-S architecten...
The modern, light-filled MILU house sports a wildflower green roof
When the owners happened upon an early 20th-century house in Ghent, Belgium, the garden space and location sold...
A glowing glass “lantern” turns this energy-efficient office into a beacon
Abscis Architecten's Notary Office is a new building that exudes simplicity and tranquility with a environmentally...
New solar-powered machine converts urine into beer
“We call it from sewer to brewer,” say the creators of a solar-powered machine that turns urine into beer....
Terrapotta Army art installation gives reclaimed pots a new life
In Terrapotta Army, a population of long-lost terracotta pots invades an unsuspecting garden in the city center...
U-shaped weekend home in Belgium boasts a bare-bones Japanese aesthetic
Although the home's paneled cladding and chunky form gives off a prefabricated modular feel, it neither of these...
Daylit Ghent house extension by Atelier Vens Vanbelle looks like a geometric forest
The couple living in the house wanted a new kitchen, a new bathroom and a more spacious, daylit home. In order...
Benjamin Verdonck’s Turned Tree House Springs Up in Belgium
Located in Ghent, Beligum, Verdonck’s piece hangs askew around the thick trunk of an old tree. From afar the...
Ghent’s Industrial Grindbakken Pits Transformed Into a Cutting Edge Art Space
For the Grindbakken pits' first temporary activity, Rotor came up with the idea of framing several parts of the...
Team Belgium’s E-Cube 2011 Solar Decathlon House is a DIY Modular Kit-Home
Through their various decisions, the 40-member team from Ghent University constantly stressed affordability and...
Ghent University Students Develop DIY Zero Energy E-Cube Building Kit For Solar Decathlon
The goal of the Ghent University students was to create a comfortable, solar-powered house with a lot of space...
