Stefan Vanhoutte, from Zulte in Eastern Flanders, considers himself lucky. He turned his hobby from the earliest days of his childhood into a vocation. His training began at the age of 12 and ended with an internship in the Netherlands, which set the trend for the rest of his career. [...]
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Portrait of Stefan Vanhoutte (BE)
09.07.2010Sandcastle moored in the dunes
11.06.2010In the dunes of the Belgian coast, architect Koen Steenkiste built a house that immediately evokes the image of a boat. This resemblance sprang from the irregular shape of the building plot. The location against the side of the dune also offered the opportunity of constructing a cellar with a garage. [...]
Portrait of Garden Designer Rik Hiergens, Belgium
25.05.2010Garden designer Rik Hiergens lives in an old house next to the school of Zeveren. It used to be home to the sisters of the order who founded the school. The house has been refurbished with great sensitivity and respect and provided with tall windows that give the impression of drawing the long garden behind it indoors. Terca pavers dominate the exterior, continue here and there in the entrance area to the house and illustrate Rik Hiergens’ fascination with the fusion of indoor and outdoor spaces. [...]
Portrait of Garden Architect Cornelia Lehnen, Belgium
17.02.2010Aachen and Maastricht lie just a stone‘s throw away from each other. The office of garden architect Cornelia Lehnen is located on a hill in Herbesthal, near Maastricht. Here, in the immediate vicinity of the Gardenforum garden centre, which she also runs, is where she plans her gardens. [...]
