Edition 2023 - Seminar Kortrijk - Earth as a second skin foto 1.jpg

Jan Keymis, Hippo Architecten
Tom Cortoos, Beel Architecten
Benjamin Denef, DMOA
Shana Debrock, Departement Omgeving – Vlaamse Overheid
Rik Neven, Architectura, Palindroom

It seems natural for a building to be built on top of the earth. But that does not always need to be the case. Why not use the earth as a second skin. In that way, you create a free, high-performance insulation layer while minimising the building's impact on the natural environment. And this does not need to at the expense of daylight. If it is so interesting, why doesn't it happen more? That is one of the questions moderator Rik Neven will put to some architects who are absolute advocates of this way of building and will substantiate this with some interesting cases.

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