BC architects & studies & materials

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BC architects & studies & materials

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BC is a hybrid practice designing and undertaking acts of building for systemic change in construction. Standardized circular materials Léém by BC materials.

BC is BC architects & studies & materials. BC stands for Brussels Cooperation and points to how BC grew - embedded within place and people. We operate through 3 legal entities registered in Belgium: BC architects bvba (architecture company), BC studies vzw (non-profit), BC materials cv (material production cooperative). BC 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 planet. We act on behalf of the generations after us. Started in between 2009 and 2012, our team currently consists of 4 co-founders and around 20 collaborators, working from Brussels on projects on the European and African continent. Legal information:

VAT-number: BE 0844036986

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27/10/2026

During the Fall School, 140 students from universities across Europe gathered at .brussels for an intensive week of hands-on work with bio-based, geo-sourced, and reclaimed materials.
Divided across three focused ateliers, the students transformed raw matter into architectural elements:

The Sheds Atelier: Building a timber-framed shed utilizing rammed earth, hemp-clay infill, and prefabricated ceiling panels made of clay and straw.

The Doors Atelier: Developing textured, protective door claddings for Stadsatelierdeville out of reused and bio-based resources.

The Discovery Atelier: An exploratory testing ground diving into material physics, tactile experimentation, and processing techniques across circular materials.

Here is a look behind the scenes at their collective making process.

Fall School 2026 organised in collaboration with .muenchen
Funded by Erasmus + (BiP)

Thank you .brussels for providing the location for the morning lectures and evening debates.

Special thanks to for providing us with warm food everyday!

26/10/2026

We are looking for an intern in communication to join our multidisciplinary team. You will shape our social media presence, produce and edit dynamic video content, and work on internal documents, reports and publications. Alongside digital storytelling, you will actively support our public outreach program, helping organize and execute formats such as afterwork lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and roundtable debates.
To apply please send us your portfolio, CV and cover letter to [email protected]

22/10/2026

coming up:
Earth Discovery Day (12.11.26) and Fibres Discovery Day (13.11.26)
register via bcstudies.org (link in bio)

15/10/2026

What can natural, bio-based and reused materials teach us about the way we design and build?

Together with the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi), we’ve produced Material Shift, a new podcast series exploring the shifts taking place in architectural practice through conversations with architects, artists, builders and researchers...

The first season, New Aesthetics, looks beyond the surface of buildings to explore the material choices, labour and energy behind them. How do we rethink architectural aesthetics when working with materials that are reused, grown or taken from the earth? And how might these choices change not only the way buildings look, but also how they are made and experienced?

The first episode, Designing with Nature, is now available, featuring Nicky Vancaudenberg (), Karel Loontiens ( & ) and Theresa Zschäbitz ().

Material Shift is part of ACCEL (Architects in Circular Construction Elevated Learning), an Erasmus+ project developed in collaboration with @ , , and .

Listen to the podcast via Spotify, Apple podcast or YouTube.

13/10/2026

What if knowledge of the surroundings becomes a core value in design practice?

Materials are becoming increasingly scarce and cost-prohibitive. Since the industrial era, the global procurement of resources from distant markets has frequently undercut the financial viability of local production. The resilience and sustainability of our construction sector depend on a more rigorous understanding of the potential inherent in regional material flows, local soils and existing built infrastructure. A bioregion transcends administrative borders, defining a territory through its natural logic. How can architects, urban planners and policy-makers play a proactive role in raising awareness about and actively engaging with the bioregion?

Pauline Lefebvre ( + )
Dieter Leyssens ( + )
Tomas Ooms (.tuin.en.wereld + KUL Bxl)
Nele Maes (.ressources + EhB RC SSJ)
Moderated by Zeynep Topçu & Henri Uijtterhaegen.

Organized in collaboration with .brussels .muenchen
Funded by Erasmus + (BiP)

Date: Tuesday, October 22th | 18:00
Location: Stadsatelierdeville, Avenue du Port 104, 1000 Brussels
Language: English
Please register via the link in our bio.

12/10/2026

Grounded Futures 1/3

Our cities have become our newest quarries.
Yearly, Barcelona's public works generate thousands of tons of mineral waste: concrete, paving, and earthworks. But what if this isn't just waste, but the foundation for a new geological layer?

Through the Grounded Futures project (part of the ‘Mineral: Architectures of Urban Mining’ challenge for ) we mapped Barcelona’s bioregion. For millions of years, marine biomineralization formed vast calcareous deposits around the city. Today, this calcium rich matter is continuously excavated and demolished across urban sites.
We are creating a new geological stratum at an unprecedented scale, but with massive carbon emissions. Our challenge: How can we reintroduce this demolition waste into a new, regenerative building material that honors the city's marine past.

If you want to find out more about the grounded futures Project, check the project on bcmaterials.org, there you will find a link to the lecture about it, check out the publication in the book “becoming. Architects for a planet in transformation or watch the short film "grounded futures" by Alexandre Humbert.

Grounded Futures is developed in collaboration with Barcelona City Council, BIMSA, BIT Habitat, and DIBA for UIA 2026 Barcelona.

Photographer José Hevia (picture 1) and BC architects&studies&materials (picture 2-4)

07/10/2026

On Tuesday, October 20th, BC studies is hosting a roundtable discussion at stadsatelierdeville Organised in the framework of the Fall School, the event will focus on the theme “Productive City 2.0”.

Ten years after the initial debates around the productive city, this panel takes stock of how we can retain and reconnect industry, craft, and circular material flows within the Brussels Canal Zone. Rather than treating urban manufacturing and housing as competing land uses, the discussion examines how circular hubs can serve as structural catalysts for climate neutrality, preserve industrial heritage, and anchor inclusive local communities.

Panellists:
• Frederik Serroen BMA
• Charlotte Kokken Vooruit.brussels
• Oana Bogdan &bogdan
• Ward Verbakel PLUSOFFICE
Moderated by Zeynep Topçu & Henri Uijtterhaegen.

Organized in collaboration with stadsatelierdeville Faculty of Architecture TU Wien Fakultät für Architektur | Faculty of Architecture , and L’école d'architecture de la ville & des territoires
Funded by Erasmus + (BiP)

Date: Tuesday, October 20th | 18:00
Location: Stadsatelierdeville, Avenue du Port 86C, 1000 Brussels
Language: English
Entrance: Free (registration required)
Please register via the link in our bio.

07/10/2026

On Tuesday, October 20th, BC studies is hosting a roundtable discussion at . Organised in the framework of the Fall School, the event will focus on the theme "Productive City 2.0".
Ten years after the initial debates around the productive city, this panel takes stock of how we can retain and reconnect industry, craft, and circular material flows within the Brussels Canal Zone. Rather than treating urban manufacturing and housing as competing land uses, the discussion examines how circular hubs can serve as structural catalysts for climate neutrality, preserve industrial heritage, and anchor inclusive local communities.
Panellists:
•⁠ ⁠Frederik Serroen
•⁠ ⁠Charlotte Kokken (.brussels)
•⁠ ⁠Oana Bogdan (.design)
•⁠ ⁠Ward Verbakel ()
Moderated by Zeynep Topçu & Henri Uijtterhaegen.
Organized in collaboration with , , , .architecture, and .
Date: Tuesday, October 20th | 18:30 (Doors at 18:00)
Location: Stadsatelierdeville, Avenue du Port 86C, 1000 Brussels
Language: English
Entrance: Free (registration required)
Please register via the link in our bio.

06/10/2026

On Tuesday, October 20th, BC studies is hosting a roundtable discussion at . Organised in the framework of the Fall School, the event will focus on the theme “Productive City 2.0”.

Ten years after the initial debates around the productive city, this panel takes stock of how we can retain and reconnect industry, craft, and circular material flows within the Brussels Canal Zone. Rather than treating urban manufacturing and housing as competing land uses, the discussion examines how circular hubs can serve as structural catalysts for climate neutrality, preserve industrial heritage, and anchor inclusive local communities.

Panellists:
• Frederik Serroen BMA
• Charlotte Kokken Vooruit.brussels
• Oana Bogdan &bogdan
• Ward Verbakel PLUSOFFICE
Moderated by Zeynep Topçu & Henri Uijtterhaegen.

Organized in collaboration with stadsatelierdeville Faculty of Architecture , TU Wien , Fakultät für Architektur | Faculty of Architecture , and L’école d'architecture de la ville & des territoires
Funded by Erasmus+ (BiP)

Date: Tuesday, October 20th | 18:30 (Doors at 18:00)

Location: Stadsatelierdeville, Avenue du Port 86C, 1000 Brussels

Entrance: Free (registration required)
Please register via the link in our bio.

05/10/2026

As one of the oldest vernacular construction techniques, wattle and daub combines a woven structural lattice (the wattle) with an earthen plaster mixture (the daub) enriched with natural fibers. The woven framework provides tensile strength and flexibility, while the earth mixture adds mass, insulation, and durability.

Through WEAVING WALLS, an elective course with , students joined us at BC materials to explore how this historic technique can be reinvented for contemporary architecture using prefabricated timber-framed earthen panels.

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