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KOENRAAD JANSSENS

Crepain Binst Architecten

Although a former teacher of me at the Henry van de Velde-instituut and therefore familiar with my achievements as a student, Jo Crepain (°1950-+2008) hired me in he first place because he was pretty impressed by the layout of the flyer I sent instead of the regular letter when I applied for a job at his office. It was an unmistakable sign on the wall but ...

Being stuck with little more then a black circle in the letterhead - a variation on Mies’ square - and Times New Roman for body text for so many years, he wanted to revamp the corporate identity amongst, what turned out, another handful of jobs like designing vignettes, compose portfolios, contests, presentation material and so on...

Not really that found on his architectural production that - at that time - was still suffering under the weight of postmodernistic pillars and frontons, I didn’t really mind about this job description, thus minimizing my responsibility and availability at the office and increasing my chances to focus on my main goals: establishing my own practice and taking part in as much as possible contests.

Becoming a triple father during those first years at the office, that was rapidly booming from 10 to 75 coworkers in just a couple of years, didn’t leave me with much time to work on my own ambitions.

That only changed in 2000 when my one-man team was extended with two members. This finally gave me the opportunity to apply for contests but not for to long. In 2002 Jo Crepains career became 30 years old, what needed to be celebrated with the publication of a book and a retrospective at the Design museum Gent. Two aspirations that made anothere serious attack on my freetime and it started to look like that the long awaited improvement in my pesonal time managment needed to be postponed again.

In 2005 I was done. With the book, with the exhibition and the office. Jo started to delegate more and more to his successor and I realised I could never engage myself with the same involvement to the office again. After 10 years I definitly needed to start an new chapter.

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Crepain Binst Architecten Joachim Walgrave

Cuypers & QVOLM 87/89Competit ions

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D E P E K F A B R I E K

Bar and house Klaas Janzoons, Antwerp

2008

M AT T E R H O R N

Offices and Rehearsal Spaces for de Roovers, Muziektheater Transparant and Laika, Antwerpen

2009 - 2014

PA V I L I O N

A folie in a garden, Hove

2006

M O L E N S T R A AT

Extention of house, Hove

2006

A PA R T M E N T S M A R K T

Apartments at the Marketplace, Rumst

2010

C O L L E C T I V E H O U S I N G C O G E L S L E I

Feasibility Study Housing Project, Mortsel

2005

PA R K I N G A N D C I T Y G A R D E N

Feasibility Study Parking and Citygarden with Pavilion, Antwerpen

2007

H O U S E L O B O S - M A C H I E L S

Deattached House, Wommelgem

2011

D E P E T R O L

Renovation Music Club Petrol, Antwerpen

2006

E I L A

Power Plant, Antwerpen

2005

D E D R U K K E R I J

Infill development with Housing and Offices, Antwerpen

2005

A PA R T M E N T S V A N D I E P E N B E E C K

Reconversion of a Mansion into apartments, Antwerpen

2013

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D E P E K F A B R I E K

Bar and house Klaas Janzoons, Antwerp

2008

Klaas Janszoons, owner the notorious bar de Plaza en de Petrol that houses the rehearsal space of the famous Antwerp rockband dEUS of which he is the viol in ist , wanted to expand his act iv it ies with a restaurant. On top of that he wanted to bui ld his own dwel l ing.. . canny, onconventional , playful . . .

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01. TERRACES02. ENTRANCE HOUSE03. ENTRANCE PEKFABRIEK04. BAR - RESTAURANT05. BAR06. KITCHEN07. PATIO08. BEDROOMS09. BATHROOMS10. LIVINGSPACE11. POOL

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Extension of house, Hove

2008

Making a typical beginning of the 20 century house in the row suitable for a 21 century family. The extension and most of the exist ing house would be occupies by the new inhabitants, the ground f loor of the exist ing house by the old one. Being quite a handy man, the owner was enthusiast ic about the idea to cover the house with corten steel . For obvious reasons he appl ied wood.. .

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A PA R T M E N T S M A R K T

Apartments at the Marketplace, Rumst

2010

An exist ing rectory on the Market place in Rumst - a typologie very much in favor of the municipal ity of this smal l community in the south of Antwerp.It took a whi le to f ind out why al l our proposals were rejected in the begin-ning but f inaly we found out and we gradualy el iminated al l the arguments the municipal ity used to reject our proposal . At the end we came up with an offer they just couldn’t refuse.. .

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A folie in a garden, Hove

2006

The owner expanded his garden with a huge plot but found himself with the same old view at the shabby barn in the back of his garden. To increase te qual ity of his v isual experience we replaced the barn with a pavi l ion, thus creating a more visual attract ive focuspoint in the original garden and unlock the newly acquired domain.

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C O L L E C T I V E H O U S I N G C O G E L S L E I

Feasibility Study Housing Project, Mortsel

2005

The owner wanted to f ind out what would be the impact of bui lding houses in the back of his garden. In order to minimal ize the visual presence we opted for a construct ion with a roof as a part of a s lope rais ing from the groundlevel of the garden to the two f loors high facade at the streetside.The foot of the s lope encloses the shared outdoor space of the houses. To make it even more invisble a roof garden makes the bui lding merge with fol iage of the trees. . . .The common space on groundlevel not only serves as storage room but also accomodates the col lect ive technical faci l i t ies, CHP, heat pump and al ike.

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PA R K I N G A N D C I T Y G A R D E N

Feasibility Study Parking and Citygarden with Pavilion, Antwerpen

2007

The cl ient acquired the plot in the center of a typical c ityblock - ful ly covered with former industr ia l bui lding and shacks mainly used for parking places. He wanted to provide the neighbourhood with a solut ion that addresses two major problems: the lack of parking places and playgrounds for the chi ldren. A newly bui ld community center on top of the garages replaced the old shabby bui lding where music and dance classes were provided. The proposal was refused by the municipal ity.

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H O U S E L O B O S - M A C H I E L S

Deattached House, Wommelgem

2011

A smal l deattached house in the suburbs Antwerp with a twist.By ref lect ing the incl inat ions of the borders of the plot into the layout of the plan, the rather archetypical form of the house hides some unexpected dynamics. One result is the tradit ional Flemish approach to the house: from the back with a direct access to the kitchen and diningroom where one welcomes the guests and vis itors. It takes another turn to enter the l iv ing room with an panoramic view of the garden.

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M AT T E R H O R N

Offices and Rehearsal Spaces for de Roovers, Muziektheater Transparant and Laika, Antwerpen

2009 - 2014

Burst ing out of their accomodations at the Boomgaardestaat in Antwerp, the three theatre companies were in search of a new location. It was offered to them in the form of an old warehouse by the municpal ity of Antwerp. Although spacious and st i l l in a good condit ion the specif ic program - off ices, rehearsal and storages rooms - required a profound rebui lding.The f irsts proposal for the stacking of the requested spaces looked l ike a montain - more exactly l ike the Matterhorn. But in the end only the prof i le of i ts most wel l -known side remained in the facade of the patio.

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D E P E T R O L

Renovation Music Club Petrol, Antwerpen

2006

De Petrol is a music c lub located in an an abandoned hangar on the grounds of a former waste transfer stat ion. It name is derived from the oi l storage tanks that were lokated here in the past. Basical ly i t is a massive concrete structuur along the quays of the Schelde just outside town that turned out to be a sol id . . .

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Power Plant, Antwerpen

2005

De Petrol is a music c lub located in an an abandoned hangar on the grounds of a former waste transfer stat ion. It name is derived from the oi l storage tanks that were lokated here in the past. Basical ly i t is a massive concrete structuur along the quays of the Schelde just outside town that turned out to be a sol id . . .Pat nonse duis ea con euismodiat am quat essed dolobor sustrud tat in et nul lan ul la am, con el i r i t nost is do dit nul lumsan henibh el it dolesto consent inci exer se conul laore ver sum i l is it wis nos al iqui exero od euis dolorero euguero commolo reetum eu facing est in vel iquam zzr i l lam at. Dui tat eugait nibh er iureet, s i bla feuiss i .El et ut niamet, vel it loboreetum dolorpero odit at.

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D E D R U K K E R I J

Contest for infill development project with Housing and Offices, Antwerpen

2005

When the former buidings of the Oude Drukkeri j in the center of town became avai lable, AG Vespa, the development company of the municipal ity of Antwerp organised a contest for pr ivat investors to formulate a proposal for housing and off ices on the parcel . Nowadays ‘unpitt ing’, removing the often bui lt kernel of the bui lding blocks and replacing it with greenery is the prevai l ing opinion but at that t ime those enclosed parcels at the ‘backside of Belgium’ where considered as adequate bui lding and l iv ing environments.Nevertheless - in order to creat a large amount of greenery for the neighborhood - we stacked the requested houses on top of the off ice and put some f lowers on them - so many bright colors against as many shades of grey. . .

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A PA R T M E N T S V A N D I E P E N B E E C K

Reconversion of a Mansion into Apartments, Antwerpen

2013

The 19 century mansion was asquired and was looking at the same faith as so many of i t ’s contemporaries: to be made prof itable, meaning as much as possible apartments needed to be squeezed in. . .A secondary condit ion was that the passage to the garages behind the bui lding needed to be preserved and that at least one l iv ing space of an apartment was located on the groundfloor. In order to preserve some qual it ies of these houses - the high cei l ings and f ireplaces - we preserved the frontside of the buiding and put new f loors in the back. Doing so we managed to furnish 3 spacious apartments over 2 f loors and an att ic.

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VOLM 87/89

In 2005 we decided to renovate thorougly two houses my mother inherited a few years be letely outdated and the physical condit ion of both bui lding was rather poor.

After receiving the f irst tenders we found out that the budget was way to smal l . I redrew the plans in such a way that I thought it wouldn’t take craftsmen to carry them out and in 2006 my brother and I started to tear down the f irst wal l .

In 2010 the f irst house had new ones and three years later we f inished the second.

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Renovation of Apartment, Deurne

2010

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Renovation of Apartment, Deurne

2013

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VOLM 89

After demolishing the wal ls quite a huge space was revealed - a qual ity that needed to be maintained. A black box in the middle of i t hides the bathroom and containes the toi let, storage room and the s l iding doors that divide the space into a day ande night zone.

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VOLM 87

A l i tt le black box - containing a toi let and a storage - organises the space in this smal l loft . The f loor of the bathroom was augmented to bring in it on the same level as the terrasse at the backside. Thus creating a stage in the bedroom but the terrasse has yet to come.. .

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The modernist ic house with a garden almost completely taken by a huge veranda and a garage used as storage. In order to make room for a real gar-den with a swimming pond both buidings are teared down.

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Cuypers & QVOLM 87/89

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Competit ions

N E W E N G L A N D B I O L A B S

Labatory facility in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

2001

I N T E R N AT I O N A L D E S I G N C O M P E T I T I O N A O M O R I

Urban Housing Project, Aomori, Japan

2001

E U R O PA N 6

Rethinking the Edges of the City, Châtelet, Belgium

2001

C A S A C A S L a

Housing for Centre for Architecture, Amere, Netherlands

2000

C C M E R E L B E K E

Cultural Center, Merelbeke, Belgium,

2000

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N E W E N G L A N D B I O L A B S

Labatory facility in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

2001

New England Biolabs is one of the main players in the f ield of biogenetic research and production. The bui lding s ite is located on a wooded hi l ls ide with a mansion overviewing the val ley and lake below. In order to preserve this authentic sett ing and not obstruct ing this exeptional v iew, we decided to make the new buiding- with its substantial programme - as invis ible as possible by locating it on the edge of the domain and submerged it into the s lope. With a roof furnished as a garden the buiding almost dissolves into the landscape.. .

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Rethinking the Edges of the City, Châtelet, Belgium

2001

Reconversion of a somewhat abandoned and chaotic town quarter c lamed between the old town and the bypass of Châtelet. A new administrat ive bui lding in the axi l of the bypass and the s lope and care f lats for eldery people define a new square and center of the quarter. The roof of the lower f loor of the administrat ive bui lding functions as the l i fted part of the square and a new esplanade alongs the r iver. A green talud buffers the nuisance of the traff ic and accomodates a playground and sports faci l i t ies. New housing is is provided along a boulevard that connects the market square with the new park.

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C A S A C A S L a

Housing for Centre for Architecture, Amere, Netherlands

2000

Almere is a new town in Flevoland, the Dutch province enterely conquered on the sea. Over the last few decades it a lso was a place for urbanist ic and architectural experiments. In this tradit ion Casla organised a contest for i ts own accomodation with and - i t a lmost goes without saying - wanted it to be bui ld in the water. Instead of designing a construct ion on top of a ponton, the ponton itself became the bui lding. The idea was rewarded with an honorable mention.

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Urban Housing Project, Aomori, Japan

2001

In its quite dense cluthered lay out the city of Aomori provided a plot for a mixed use programme: housing, commercial act iv it ies and services. Thus the complex intend to offer an self suff ic ient enviroment for different generations: besides of housing it had to be conceived with a kindergarten, a care center for eldery people ans shops. A secundary requirement was that the design should deal with the special c l imatical ly condit ions: the substantial amount of snowfal l that paralyzed the city several months a year.

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W O U D L U C H T

School, Heverlee

2010

C A D I X D 2

Apartments and Offices, Antwerpen

2012

D E S C H E E P V A A R T

Workplaces and Offices, Ham

2014

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School, Heverlee

2010

I joined the project at the moment the construct ion detai ls needed to be drawed and the technical specif icat ions and requirements written down.More specif ic I had to make sure that the school fulf i l led the near-energy-neutral standards that were required. Hardly a design chal lenge but al l the more a technical one.

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Apartments and Offices, Antwerpen

2012

Over the last decade het Ei landje, the old habour part of Antwerpen is turn-ing into a luxury residential area. The town request that al l the off ices and apartments bui ld in this part of the town carry te label energy-neutral .My involvement in this project was exactly to make sure that the bui lding earned this qual i f icat ion.

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D E S C H E E P V A A R T

Workplaces and Offices, Ham

2014

De scheepvaart is a govermental organist ion responsible for the maintain-ance of channels and the roads and dikes that surround them. They request-ed new workplaces and off ices near a s luice complex on the Albertkanaat in Ham. Because of the s ize of these infrastructural workes I opted for a mas-sive bui lding that could compete with it in s ize and impact. The off ices were added on this basal structure as i f they were an accidental art i fact.

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