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Living in the fields

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Living between the village and the fields

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Status: 1st place competition 2021, preliminary design 2022
Team: Rik de Vooght, Johan de Wachter, Pepijn van Voorst, Krystyna Warsinska-Fivez, Jill Onincx, Maria Cànoves, Sofia Vacas
Client: Cvba Mijn Huis
Location: Bavikhove, BE
Program: 56 houses and apartments, communual living with 8 rooms and 5 studio’s and public space

Living in the fields

For the design of a new sustainable neighborhood, the starting point was the agricultural character of the site. The surroundings are characterized by two spatial themes that empower each other: the open fields, and the green edges that separate the plots. These two elements defined the structure for the new development and make it seamlessly integrate in its surroundings.

The plot is divided in smaller fields that refine the big agricultural scale into a more human scale suitable for a nice living environment. These ‘living-fields’ Are clearly defined in the plan and are each filled in with their own character creating a clear and varied neighborhood structure.

The neighborhood consists of a combination of row houses, stacked houses and an apartment block. One of the buildings contains communal assisted living with shared functions for the residents.

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Maria Cànoves i Garcia

Maria always liked arts and crafts but was also interested in the physical aspect of things. Therefore, she decided to study architecture, which was a good combination of both her interests. Although she studied in Valencia, her professional experience was mainly in Belgium. In 2010 she started working in Antwerp as an intern for Open Architecten through the Leonardo Da Vinci European program. There she met Rik De Vooght and together they started Rik De Vooght Architecten. Maria has not only been an architect for RDVA but also an office manager, making what the office of Antwerp is nowadays. In her free time she is busy with her son, with ceramics and with plants.
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