Temporary span deSingel antwerp
The architecture of the building is particularly strong (a modernist realization by architect Léon Stynen) with later additions by architect Stéphane Beel.
To create a third addition in the courtyard between 2 such large architects – even if temporarily – is still bold and challenging.
The organic design of the sails is certainly also modernist in nature. White is the color of Stynen’s entire building. The lens-shaped openings between the sails refer to LĂ©on Stynen’s organically designed windows in the entrance hall, which contrast sharply with the clean orthogonal lines of the rest of the building. In turn, these organically designed windows by LĂ©on Stynen refer directly to Le Corbusier (Chandigahr). See attached photo from Alamy.
So my work is a kind of homage to various grand masters of architecture.
Photographer: Robert De Wilde