benelux 10 - TU Berlin

What inspires you?
Everything! For example : a personal experience during the day, nature, society,
other people, the building plot, materials, the building program of the principal....
In each project, we try to work out one of these parameters in the most extreme
way. For this reason, dmvA has no-style. Why should we restrict ourselves?
Which spatial situation describes your current mood?
Actually, I miss the sun because of the long cold winter. So what makes me
happy nowadays? The sun, open and light spaces, spaces without boundaries
interior – exterior.
Is it hard to maintain your ground as a young office in the established
architectural scene?
Since David and I started our collaboration in 1997, we promised each other
to go our own way, to make „extreme“ architecture without settlements. After
more than 10 years, we are proud to say we are still working in the same way,
with the same engagement. Moreover, dmvA is still growing!
What is important when planning in Belgium?
The building and design process in Belgium is slow and tough. So from the
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