March 21, 2013
Project: Huis aan’t Laar
Architect: 51N4E
Location: Zoersel, Belgium
Located in the far north of Belgium, the ‘Huis aan t Laar’ (house in the woods) is aptly named. Set amid a young forest, the cube-like single-family dwelling stands in stark contrast to the organic vegetation—a beloved modernist aesthetic that is perpetually impressive. Large square windows pierce the dark volume, imparting a surprisingly light interior. One of the home’s sides opens onto a large patio through a full-length glazed wall.
Read more about this project in the Architizer database!
Photos: Filip Dujardin Photography
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January 4, 2013
D’ville 001 (2012)
Do you often find yourself in buildings that, well, make too much sense? The Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin has long been tantalizing us with his digital composites of fanciful houses with multiplying roofs, illogical cantilevers, castles consisting only of walls, and geometric prisons of stone with no visible way in or out. Often set in romantic landscapes loaded with old-world texture, Dujardin’s impossible architecture is at once pastoral and panic-inducing, like a fairy-tale world designed by a slightly malicious Escher.
On February 7, San Francisco’s Highlight Gallery will kick off its solo exhibition of Dujardin’s photos. Here’s a preview of the works in the show, which will be open through March 29. Check them out!
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September 29, 2011
Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin has been getting a lot of attention over the past few years with his combinative photographs of fictional buildings. In these photographs, Dujardin parses together unusual architectural elements, often bringing the backs of buildings into the spotlight and synthesizing forms into tangled or cantilevered constructions. These surreal structures have been likened to old factories along the American rust belt as well as new projects by OMA and work by Steven Holl. More after the jump!
[All images courtesy of the artist]
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