Recently I took a little roadtrip along with 50 other architecture students to Frankfurt. I will show you all of the pictures soon, but this building diserves a post of it’s own. On our way to Frankfurt, we stopped by the most beautiful museum I’ve ever been to. Seriously,if you ever get the chance, please visit the Kolumba Art museum of the Archoiocese of Cologne. It’s designed by Peter Zumthor and the architecture is mindblowing, all of us walked around in awe and totally forgot about what time we had to be back at the bus and where we would find a meal before we got there.
For the second edition of (t)huiswerk (where we portray an architect’s own home), we visited Jan de Muynck. You can read the article here on page 19, but I’ll give you a short explanation about the concept of his house. Three of the facades are more or less closed, only the facade facing the neighbouring house is entirely open. This radical decision has it’s influence on the inside of the house of course, which I hope you can see in the photos.
Hallway on the topfloor, on the left side you see the children’s rooms, which are extremely small and get their daylight through a sky light. The hallway is very wide and functions as an extension of the children’s rooms, they play in the hallway and find privacy in their small rooms.
This time, I photographed my friend Liesbeth’s place for the ‘Op Visite’ article in Unité (page 31). Her interior consists of vintage finds, things found on small markets and in charity shops, and family pieces. The beautiful painting is by Nele Tas, and is rented through ‘Kunst op Kot’.
P.S. Ik ben nog op zoek naar iemand voor de volgende editie! Vind je je eigen kot de moeite waard of ken je iemand wiens kot het verdient om in onze Unité te staan? Stuur me een mailtje met enkele foto’s en wie weet sta jij in de volgende Unité!
I know my way around phtoshop pretty well, but analog photography still has a lot of secrets for me. Like double exposures for instance, I think it’s magical one can create such mesmerizing images in camera, without any digital help. These double exposures by Dan Mountford in particular really struck me. As he puts it himself: “The series is a visual journey though our minds by calm and tidy means which the reality of everyday life does not show.”
How lucky is photographer Simon Filip to have stunning Becky Lou as a sister? Must com in quite handy, always a model around! Anyway, he makes the most beautiful pictures with a gorgeous vintage feel and pretty colors. Becky Lou appears in quite a few of the photos, wearing the prettiest clothes, but I ain’t complaining. Don’t forget to watch the beautiful video clip of her band The Honey Trees, also shot by her brother Simon.
A few weeks ago, I travelled through Denmark with many fellow architecture students. These are my favourite photos of that trip (all of them are taken by me). Move your mouse on the photos to find out more about what’s shown in the picture.
We started our first day in Aarhus with a walk to the highest point of Denmark (Ejer Bavnehøj), which isn’t very high as you can see in the pictures. In the afternoon, we visited the Old Town, or Den Gamle By in Danish, which is the National Open Air Museum of Urban History and Culture (voor de Belgen: het Deense Bokrijk!), and spent the rest of our time sipping coffee and playing Time’s Up, which led to quite a few strange looks among the locals. In the evening , we returned to our chalets and had a great party: everyone decorated their chalet according to a theme, and made sure they had matching drinks, food and outfits. Can you guess our theme? (Tip: we had moustaches and cigars (oh well cigar cookies))
The last day of our trip, we were extremely tired thanks to the amazing party of the night before. We followed the group though, visiting the Concert Hall and the ARos museum, but the rest of the day was spent on the extremely comfrotable couches of a café where we might have taken a nap or two…
A few weeks ago, I travelled through Denmark with many fellow architecture students. These are my favourite photos of that trip (all of them are taken by me). Move your mouse on the photos to find out more about what’s shown in the picture.
On our last day in Copenhagen, we visited the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, a museum with paintings by Picasso and Roy Lichtenstein, and a gorgeous view over the sea.
The next day, we left for Aarhus and spent the entire day on the bus and ferry. In the evening we arrived at our hostel, which existed of several little chalets between the woods, next to a lake. The chalets were so cosy, I really loved staying there!
A few weeks ago, I travelled through Denmark with many fellow architecture students. These are my favourite photos of that trip (all of them are taken by me). Move your mouse on the photos to find out more about what’s shown in the picture.
On our last day in Copenhagen, we took an architectural walk with Bo Christiansen (architect for Schaledenmark). In the evening, me and my friends explored the Nørrebro neighbourhood, and visited a few lovely vintage shops. After our short shoppingtrip and a quick diner, we returned to Soupanatural, for yet another Sofa Sessions. This time we weren’t such fans of the band that was playing, but we had a great time anyway. I wish I could show you more of the cosy atmosphere at this lovely bar, but I try to stay away from exposing my friends on the internet as much as possible. But if you’re ever in Copenhagen, you should definitely stop by Soupanatural, it’s at Skt. Peders Stræde 31, in a cellar.
A few weeks ago, I travelled through Danmark with many fellow architecture students. These are my favourite photos of that trip (all of them are taken by me). Move your mouse on the photos to find out more about what’s shown in the picture.
A few weeks ago, I travelled through Denmark with many fellow architecture students. These are my favourite photos of that trip (all of them are taken by me). Move your mouse on the photos to find out more about what’s shown in the picture.
Day two started with some free time in the morning, which we used to visit the Dansk Arkitektur Center. Unfortunately this was closed (they were preparing a new exposition), so we just spent our time in the beautiful bookshop. After a quick stop at one of the many Lego shops, everyone meeted at the Danish Design Center, where we spent the entire afternoon. The evening ended in Soupanatural, a bar with organic soups and beer. Every Sunday, this bar has an event called ‘Sofa Sessions’, where small bands will play an acoustic set. This night we were very lucky: A key is a key gave an amazing performance and all 57 of us became big fans!
