BELGIAN BRUTALISM

ARCHITECT DIRK ENGELEN, OF B-ARCHITECTEN, BOUGHT A BRUTALIST GEM (ABOVE AND LEFT), DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT JACKY CUYLEN IN 1975 IN AN ANTWERP SUBURB, AND SET ABOUT STRIPPING BACK THE HOUSE (WHICH WAS IN A STATE OF DECAY) TO ITS ESSENCE. “WHEN YOU FEEL THE QUALITY AND SOUL OF THE PAST, YOU CAN REVITALISE IT AND BRING IT BACK TO LIFE,” SAYS THE ARCHITECT. B-ARCHITECTEN.BE