From A-Architecture to Sustainable by Design

The summer gave me a lot to think!

Until now, everything I’ve shared, from architectural projects to videos and articles has lived under the name A-Architecture. That will remain the identity of my architecture practice, responsible for all design and building projects.

But as you know, I’ve also been developing something in parallel: a growing body of media work: videos, guides, articles, and conversations all focused on one belief:comfort, climate, and design are inseparable, and that’s where sustainability really begins.

To give that side of my work its own dedicated platform, I’m launching a new brand: Sustainable by Design.

The new website (sustainableby.com) will be online soon.

At some point in the near future, emails related to media and content will stop coming from @a-architecture.be and will instead come from @sustainableby.com.

(you don’t need to do anything to remain in the loop)

In short:

A-Architecture → architectural practice and projects
Sustainable by Design → media, communication, and learning platform

I’m excited to grow both of these worlds, and to keep sharing how design can shape a better future.

What if Corbu and Mies designed the same house?

This is my latest video where I come back to the philosophy driving both my practice and now my media presence. I’m particularly proud of one of the analogies here which is how sustainable architecture resonates a good conversation by listening more than talking.

What if Corbu and Mies designed the same house?

You may have also missed my latest video before the break, which I did about a house that did my head in. The house in itself is interesting, but what really caught me was how this highly influential architect, Rem Koolhaas, has managed to in a way merge the styles of Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe. Up until this point to me they where more like The Beatles and The Rolling stones.Me personally, I love them both, but I’m more of a Stones fan (don’t kill me!)

🎬 Shorts of the Week (series on the world’s best houses)

In case you’re not aware, I launched a series of videos where I talk about the world's best houses. Here are a few of those videos: