“I understand publicness as an endless possibility of encountering, exchange and freedom to have privacy.” Replica, Nastia Vinogradova Catalogue Raisonné 

Work by Renaud Mooyaert. Intrigued by the dome of the Friedrichsbad in Baden Baden, poché-spaces are discovered and used as way to explore ‘métier’. Catalogue Raisonné

A poème architectural by Julie Schumacher. Poème Architectural

The physical documents are central to the Incipient Raum Studio. Models, drawings, sketches, collages drive the design reflections. The final output is brought together as a spatial consolation during the reviews and jury and collated in a beautiful book: the catalogue raisonné. Architecture is a cognitive craft. And the Incipient Raum studio celebrates this. It […]

The illicit space of free time is an account of a journey, an urban exploration, the narrative is composed of two volumes: in the first one explores Charleroi and its territory and the themes of foreignness, marginality and vacancy arise; in the second volume the journey lingers over the Amicale Solvay in Couillet and the […]

The Incipient Raum Studio values the physicality of the architectural document. The final presentation is an exhibition event in which you will showcase your well-crafted documents and through them, your dissertation project.

Each year at the start of the master dissertation studio semester, the Incipient Raum Studio goes in residence at an architectural office. Last year we were taking up shop at CRDBM in Brussels. During this residence, you will work on synthesising your first findings and proposals while you are embedded in an actual architectural practice. […]

Eternal Holiday investigates human tendencies in referring to landscape and uses architecture as a medium to further experiment upon this relationship. The South Funen archipelago in Denmark is considered as a site of this exploration. Not only does it allow a discussion on themes such as isolation and ‘touristification’, but it also begins to engage a […]

On Thresholding as a design-driven inquiry starts in and on Bruges as a touristic city. It is a portrait of the contradicting conditions of a touristic destination: the nostalgia for the past and the pace of the present; the city for inhabitants and the city for strangers. The mechanisms of tourism and heritage protection are the two […]

As human beings we are driven by the desire to discover, by our curiosity of the unknown. The paradox is that when aware of an unknown space, and curiosity leads to the discovery, it disappears. It is not unknown anymore. The process of exploring however, is a spatial experience in itself, where the qualities of the […]

  The age of anxiety.. Like any other social phenomenon, architecture reflects the current state of its inhabitants. When the society is facing the global crisis such as pandemic, the urban life is transforming as well. As opposed to the intention of any city, which is characterised by the permanency and the poetry of its […]

Liberated Spaces as a designerly exploration have as their subject the city of Urbino, a small town in central Italy. It is characterised by an extremely well-preserved and well-protected architectural heritage. Besides its heritage, Urbino is also known for its university. It is one of the most ancient in Italy. Cut off from the major […]

Shaping the hidden How to get more insight in the process of a design is one of the main questions in this dissertation. How are things made? In architectural presentations or critics we only look at a finished product. The process towards it is mostly hidden. By exposing the process, we can learn more about […]

On Coasting In current multidisciplinary research on coastal regions of the world, the binary understanding between land and sea has gradually been replaced with the notion of a process: Coasting. “Coasting is something, which happens; it is mobile and fluid, responding to changing conditions and balances. Instead of understanding it as a battle for territory […]

Inhabiting Liminal Spaces; Learning from Walden 7; Studies; Spatial reflections in the context of architecture and digital media based on the studies of Walden 7. The influence of visual culture, which is an inseparable element of digital media, has a significant impact on society’s perception of the real world. Living in times when we are […]

“In 2023 a dictator comes to power in Brussels and decides that a wall will be built around the city. No new materials are aloud to enter or leave the city. Building materials soon become  scarce. 30 years later, we look at the notes, sketches and thoughts of a journalist who had the opportunity to […]