51N4E

Office Profile
51N4E (1998– ) is a Brussels based office that concerns itself with matters of space production i.e. architecture, urbanism, (non)design, imagery and other (currently unpredictable) space-related issues.

Partners
Johan Anrys (1974)
Architect (Sint-Lucas, Brussels, University College, Dublin).
Assistant architectural design Katholieke University of Leuven ASRO (Department of Architecture, urbanism and planning).

Freek Persyn (1974)
Architect (Sint-Lucas, Brussels, Dublin Institute of Technology).
Assistant architectural and urban design, University Ghent.

Peter Swinnen (1972)
Architect (Sint-Lucas, Brussels, Architectural Association, London).
Studio master architectural design ISACF (Institut Supérieur d’Architecture de la Communauté Française), Brussels.

Work
001: Beursschouwburg, reconversion artscentre (Brussels, Belgium; Open competition 1998)
002: Villa 1&2, housing scheme (Lebbeke, Belgium; Project 1997–1998)
004: VL, 41 Flemish architectures at deSingel, exhibition lay-out (Antwerp, Belgium; Project 1997, realization 1998)
006: Outdoor swimming pool with bath house (Outgaarden, Belgium; Project 1998, realization 1998)
007: Allotment ‘athletica’, housing scheme and meeting centre (Ooigem, Belgium; Project 1998)
008: Hypersocial dwelling, housing scheme (Wevelgem, Belgium; Open competition 1999)
013: Kitchen / garden reconversion (Outgaarden, Belgium; Project 2000, realization 2001)
014: CELL, a 21m2 living unit (Project 2000–2002, projected completion 2004)
015: house reconversion (Lebbeke, Belgium; Project 2000, realization 2000)
016: E.D.E.N. parc (Esch, Luxembourg; Project 2000–)
018: Apartment reconversion (Brussels, Belgium; Project 2000, realization 2001)
020: LAMOT™ cultural convention centre (Mechelen, Belgium; Project 2000–2002, realization 2003–, projected completion 2005)
021: euroSPACE part 1, speculation on European space (Speculation 2000–2002)
023: Office reconversion, with apartment (Tienen, Belgium; Project 2002)
024: Groeningemuseum, reconversion (Bruges, Belgium; Invited competition 2002, realization 2002–2003)
025: DUBBELCAFEDOUBLE Café for Flemish Government (Brussels, Belgium; Invited competition 2002)
026: Contribution to the exhibition Extra Belge (Building Academy, Tilburg, the Netherlands; Realization 2002)
027: Dayt®ips, BEople magazine (quarterly magazine contribution, 4 issues; April 2002 to April 2003)
028: MAD deluxe, artscentre (Hasselt, Belgium; Consultancy 2002)
029: House (Leuven, Belgium; Project 2002, projected completion 2003)
030: Urban plan (Laarne, Belgium; Invited competition 2002)
031: House (Keerbergen, Belgium; Project 2002–2003)
032: Urban block (Kortrijk, Belgium; Consultancy 2002)
033: Music centre (Opwijk, Belgium; Invited competition 2003)
034: Office building HONIM (Mechelen, Belgium; Invited competition 2003)
035: Contribution to the exhibition Beeld In Park (Felix Happark, Brussels, Belgium; Project 2002, realization 2003)
037: TILE (Leien, Antwerp, Belgium; Invited competition 2003)
038: Sportscentre & park (Dendermonde, Belgium; Invited competition 2003)
039: RE-PARK (Jubelpark, Brussels Belgium; Invited competition 2003 realization 2003)
041: KMSKA (Antwerp, Belgium; Invited competition 2003)
042: Venice Biennale (proposal Belgian pavilion, Venice, Italy; Project 2003)
043: 51N4E space producers (book, Rotterdam Maaskantprize 2003, the Netherlands; 2004)
044: family house (Merchtem, Belgium; Project 2003/2004)
045: urban plan “Kazerne” (Tienen, Belgium; Project 2003/2004, projected completion 2008)
046: Iconopolis (Leuven, Belgium; Speculation 2003)
047: NAi live archive (Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Project 2003, completion 2004)
048: Arteconomy (private viewing room for art collection, Sint-Eloois Winkel, Belgium; Project 2004, projected completion 2005)
049: De Bouwput (design for a grandstand, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Project 2004, projected completion 2005)
050: Scala 1 & 2 (Landmarks along the Schelde, Antwerp, Belgium; Project 2003, projected completion 2006)
051: private house (reconversion, Haasrode, Belgium; Project 2003/2004)
053: private house (reconversion, Bruges, Belgium; Project 2004, projected completion 2005)
055: Watou (concept art and poetry event; Project 2004, completion summer 2004)
056: CELL Saint-Gobain (Interieur Biennale Kortrijk, glass pavilion for Saint-Gobain glass manufacturer; Completion October 2004)
057: Masterplan Geel West (Geel, Belgium; Invited competition, with AMO, project 2004)
058: Railway station area (masterplan, Hasselt, Belgium; Open competition 2004)
059: CARDBOARD CUPBOARD (experimental cupboard project, 2004–)
060: 54 elderly dwellings (Nevele, Belgium; Invited competition 2004, projected completion 2008)
061: Hoge Woerd (Utrecht, the Netherlands; Urban development scheme, Project 2004)
062: Operaplein (Antwerp, Belgium; Masterplan redevelopment urban area, Invited competition 2004)
063: Art School (Antwerp, Belgium; Invited competition 2004)
064: XPO58, exhibition lay-out (Brussels, for the University of Ghent; Project 2004, projected completion 2005)
065: deSingel project exhibition 51N4E (projected completion 2006)
066: Parkveld Heverlee (masterplan, Invited competition 2004)
067: T.I.D. Tower (Tirana, Albania; Invited competition 2004/2005, projected completion 2008)
068: Fast Genk/Slow Genk (masterplan, Genk, Belgium, 2005)
069: Kavajes Block (mixed development, Tirana, Albania, 2005–)

Awards
2005 T.I.D. Tower Tirana, competition, first prize
2004 The Rotterdam Maaskant Award for Young Architects
2004 Competition Nevele, 54 elderly flats, first prize
2002 Housing Award Vlaams Brabant, first prize
2002 Groeningemuseum competition Bruges, first prize
2001 Lensvelt interieur, nomination

Exhibitions
2004 Design etc., Open Borders, Droog event nr. 1, Lille, France, group exhibition
2003 BIP, Brussels, Belgium
2003 Ad!dict lab, Eurospace, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Extra Belge, Tilburg, the Netherlands
2001 The First Two Years, Netwerk Galery, Aalst, Belgium
2000 Supernova, Young Belgian Architecture, Brussels, Belgium
2000 Recycling = Another Chance, Brussels, Belgium
2000 3CC, On the Edge, Brussels & Antwerp, Belgium
1999 De Nieuwe Frisheid, Ninove, Belgium
1998 Beursschouwburg Brussels Architecture Competition, Brussels, Belgium

Publications
2004 51N4E space producers, NAi publishers ISBN 90-5662-359-1