Due to my continuing fascination with brutalist architecture over the last 10 years I have accumulated a considerable amount of mostly monographs on architects that, based on their building style, can be termed brutalists. Besides popularly known proponents of Brutalism like the late Le Corbusier or Marcel Breuer, there are also a number of largely unknown architects that have adopted Brutalism as their architectural language. Among them is Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens whom I learned about in a very insightful article published by
Domus Magazine: his buildings are highly individual both on the outside and the inside and not only challenge its spectators but especially its inhabitants who are forced to adopt to the outstandingly free floor plan. As can be obtained from the floor plan below, the interiors of Juliaan Lampens single-family houses are characterized by the complete absence of load-bearing walls as well as possibilities to retreat. The book features an interesting essay of Wouter Vandenhoute who spent his childhood in the Lampens' designed Vandenhoute House and gives a firsthand account of what it is like to live in such an environment.
As far as I know the book the book is the only English-language overview of Juliaan Lampens' small oeuvre but nonetheless is an interesing and comprehensive read that pays contribute to this little-known master of modern architecture.
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| Interior of the Vandenhoute House, taken from domusweb.it |
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Floor plan of the Vandenhoute House, taken from Domusweb.it
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