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CONTACT
Studio Thomas Willemse architects bv
studio@thomaswillemse.com
+32 (0)495 76 17 12
Huidevettersstraat/Rue des Tanneurs 60A 1000 Brussel
instagram: @studiothomaswillemse
BTW BE 0734.471.033
stamnummer Orde van Architecten: B910100
Orde van Architecten - Provinciale Raad Vlaams-Brabant en Brussel-Hoofdstad
THE STUDIO
what we do and how we work
The transversal practice of STUDIO THOMAS WILLEMSE translates into an engagement for public projects, in which an overarching answer to diverse questions transcends the sum of the various interventions. Starting from urban visions, developed both in the master plan and in the implementation phase, the studio works to bring different communities together in a coherent whole while cultivating their specific characteristics.
ON THE EDGE
BETWEEN URBANISM, LANDSCAPE
& ARCHITECTURE
Studio Thomas Willemse works on projects on the edge between architecture, urbanism and landscape where the different levels meet and interlink.
LENSES
SOCIAL-SPATIAL
RESEARCH
A project follows the discovery of a city or landscape. A city-landscape is discovered through a project as a lens on that city, that later intertwines with other visions as city-landscapes are revisited with new project lenses.
PROGRAMME PUZZLES
FEASIBILITY
RESEARCH
By puzzling with possible functions for a specific location, we can investigate the spatial impact as well as the interaction and synergy with other functions in the building or site and neighbourhood.
FRAGMENTS
RESEARCH
BY DESIGN
Each new project is a piece of the puzzle that complements the urban landscape of which it is a part, thereby contributing to a larger scale. By designing and testing different fragments, we can investigate which design fits best.
ISMS
CO-CREATION
& PARTICIPATION
A project starts from an enriching collaboration (i.s.m. - 'in samenwerking met' in dutch). We get to work with a tailor-made team, designing together with the client and in dialogue with the users or the neighbourhood.
GROUNDED
UP TO AND INCLUDING
EXECUTION
Our implementation projects are fuelled by our urban planning expertise. Visa-versa, our experience through to realisation ensures that our knowledge remains grounded in practice. The collective knowledge of the team ranges from large-scale urban planning to construction details.
TEAM
who we are
founder
THOMAS WILLEMSE
ir. architect • urbanist
collaborators
BRAM VIDTS
ir. architect • urbanist
CHENYU YANG
landscape architect
construction expert
ERIK VANDENPOEL
ir. architect
part of collective act.
EMILIE BECHET
architect • urbanist
SARAH POOT [1987-2023]
architect
former collaborators
YASMINE ELENA HOMAN - architect
GILLES HOUBEN - ir.architect • urbanist
MAP
where we work
STW LAB
a laboratory for testing new ideas