House BM, Ghent, Belgium, Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu BVBA

Phaidon Atlas online resource takes a look at some of the finest new buildings from the land of Magritte and moules-frites

Many Belgian cities show the influence of the key modernist developments of the 1960s and 1970s and the legacy of that period can also be seen in contemporary building design, especially in the often playful interpretation of those modernist elements by contemporary architects. With this in mind, the editors at the Phaidon Atlas, our online architecture resource, have drawn together a selection of unusual new Belgian buildings for their latest focus feature. We'd like to share a few of their choices with you. From marinas with stacked wooden cores and stick frame windows, to glass skyscrapers flanked by concrete protrusions, here are four buildings boldly shaping Belgium.

House BM, Ghent, Belgium, Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu BVBA (above) Trees were the starting point for this house. The architect's key document was a survey map with the exact position and diameter of every tree marked onto it, and so the house has been built around the trees. Structurally, the house is made up of two concrete slabs, supported by a set of upright, concrete plates. There's also a supporting chimneybreast too. The facade is made up of windows...Continue Reading

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