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One of my designs ‘Marie’s House’ in Olen, Belgium is now nearly completed.

The brief was to design a compact house for a client who wishes to retire in this house in the long term.  Hence the proposal for a single storey house with easy access to all rooms.  Fluidity and clear circulation, views and light were the driving thermes for the design.

The house has on open plan living area linked to a generous bedroom suite, a second guest bedroom and a central study with library open to the dining area.  The site has an unfortunate eastern aspect and an existing row of mature trees cast shadows over the site.  This issue has been addressed through cuts in the main volume to provide light and bring sun into the hart of the house.

Local architect Peter Van Nuffel brought the project to life and oversaw the site works.

Watch this entertaining TED talk called ‘3 warp speed architecture’ by Bjarke Ingels of BIG on the future travels of Little Mermaid and much more.

Love or loathe the ‘big’ architecture,  his ideas seem to make a lot of sense.

Check out Erika Hock’s great work.

found it at todayandtomorrow.net

Hi there, I started an MA curating contemporary design this week.
It is exciting to have an academic break after ten years of architectural practice.
I will keep you posted of anything interesting that comes my way.

I will keep combining the course with small architectural commissions.
If you have any queries regarding architecture and/or curating, please contact me on an@studio-am.co.uk.