Welcome to the GOING PUBLIC lecture “BIO-BASED STRUCTURES” by Wes Degreef (BC architects & studies & materials)
Tuesday 1 October 2024, 6.30PM
Alexianenplein1, 9000 Gent
Auditorium A3, with open bar
- Please register here.
The lecture is free of charge. Everyone is welcome!
BC (bc-as.org) is a hybrid practice, designing and undertaking “acts of building” towards systemic change in the construction sector. We strive for bioregional, low-tech, circular, beautiful and inclusive design. We work with our minds and our hands, undertaking activities such as community organisation, material production, contracting, teaching, prototyping. We aim to impact positively on people’s ideas and the planet.
The project presented during this talk concerns a new street-facing building, part of the re-qualification and transformation of the former Graffe Sugar Factory in Molenbeek (Brussels) into a cultural hub and centre for the neighbouring community. A project that went through a series of re-iterations challenging the use of hemp-lime—a natural insulating material—and its self-bearing capabilities.