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In the early 80s Stéphane Beel founded his own architectural office. In 2020 3 new partners joined the board, Sophie Deheegher, Tom Ryckaert and Tom Cortoos.

BEEL Architecten embraces the challenges of the future, and continues to create sustainable architecture, engineering and urban design in harmony with the ever-changing context. Together BEEL architecten will keep up the vision and values as installed by Stéphane some forty years ago. From the very beginning the studio was founded on a philosophy of innovation, sustainability and design, making a difference from the first ideas to the last details. The studio embraces the challenges of the future, and will continue to create sustainable architecture, engineering and urban design in harmony with the ever-changing context. Together with their driven team of civil-engineer-architects, architects and urban planners, the partners will further develop the portfolio of the practice from their new office in Ghent. Their work includes urban planning, offices, cultural buildings, residential buildings, schools as well as private housing… such as the the ‘Rubens House’ in Antwerp, the Museum Roger Raveel in Machelen-Zulte, the Courthouse in Ghent, headquarters for the FNG fashion house in Mechelen, several extensions of the International Arts Campus deSingel, the Museum M in Leuven, Psychiatric Centre Gasthuisberg in Leuven, various schools, AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Post X in Antwerp…
BEEL has featured in numerous international magazines including the prestigious architectural monograph of El Croquis in 2005 and in 1999 and 2011 monographs were published about his recent work.

08/09/2026

Almost twenty years after opening its doors and twenty-five years after its conception, the Law Courts in Ghent remain a defining reference for our practice.

Revisiting our built work as a team is an essential way of sharing spatial knowledge: observing how the clarity and efficiency of the original layout, the daylight filtered through the patios, and the civic generosity of the central public axis continue to function effortlessly decades later.

The building is the result of an intense, close collaboration with the late Lieven Achtergael, whom we lost far too soon this year.

Law Courts, Ghent
In collaboration with Achtergael Architecten
Photography by BEEL architects
[https://beelarchitecten.com/nl/projecten/gerechtsgebouw-gent]

03/09/2026

From 5 September to 25 October, Meise Botanic Garden presents the exhibition ‘Paradise Lost? Alphonse Balat – The King’s Architect’. Paying tribute to Alphonse Balat—master of glass and iron and mentor to Victor Horta—the exhibition also looks firmly toward the future.

It raises an essential question: has paradise been lost, or can we shape new environments where nature and everyday life naturally intertwine? As one of 14 participating architectural practices, BEEL architects explores how architecture can play a unifying role in bridging this divide.

Within the ‘Building the Future’ section, we present Villa ‘SD’—a residence designed to forge an intimate, intense dialogue with its landscape. ‘Living Like a Baron in the Trees’, loosely inspired by the book by Italo Calvino.

Discover this and be inspired!

📍 Plantentuin Meise
🗓 5 September – 25 October 2026 | 10:00 – 18:00
🎟 Entrance is included in the admission ticket to Meise Botanic Garden.
🔗 Info & tickets: [Link naar event- of ticketpagina van Plantentuin Meise]

Photos © Luca & Laura Beel

21/08/2026

Office outing to CURAM in Ieper! Last week we visited the site with the entire team, then rounded off the day over dinner - a welcome change of scenery and some good time together.

Client: Heilig Hart Ieper
Architecture: BEEL architecten
Contractor: Verstraete.team
Structure: Ney & Partners
MEP: De Klerck Engineering
Acoustics: Bureau De Fonseca
Landscape architect: Haven-Lannoy

Photos by Daniel, Alexander, Lieve and Tom

13/07/2026

Villa SD in K, 2015.

The luminous house and its inhabitants engage in a profound dialogue with their surroundings.
From the street, the building presents itself as an elevated, introverted sculpture, punctuated by precisely positioned openings.
Beneath the raised volume, the cultivated front garden extends seamlessly, both physically and visually, into the surrounding parkland.
The living spaces on the upper floor, organized around a glazed central void carved from the volume, offer residents, within a layout that is both intimate and open, panoramic and carefully framed views of the surrounding landscape, as though they were living like a Baron in the Trees (after Italo Calvino).
The rear façade, an open structural beam spanning the full height and width of the elevated floor, accommodates, mediates, and gives expression to this intense relationship between inside and outside, nature and culture.

Structure: Ney & Partners
MEP: Tech 3

Photos © (interior) & (exterior)

29/04/2026

The first phase of the construction of the Seminary Building at the Borgerstein site in Sint-Katelijne-Waver has reached its highest point.

A project shaped by heritage research: the restoration of the front wing, the preservation of the inner gardens, and new volumes that reference the original layout without mimicking it.
250 apartments, co-housing units, office space, a medical practice and hospitality facilities. A complex programme, brought together in a masterplan that balances the weight of history with the needs of today.
With Phase 2 now underway, there is more to come. Many thanks to all partners for the collaboration.

Client: Bergesteyn
Developer: CORES Development & Vanhout Projects
Contractor: Vanhout
Structure: Mouton, structural design
MEP: Sweco
Landscape: Ontwerpbureau Pauwels
Acoustics: Daidalos Peutz
Images by ©︎ BEEL

18/03/2026

🏗 Site update: CURAM in Ieper continues to take shape.

CURAM in Ieper is a psychiatric care facility comprising a closed ward (HIC – High Intensive Care) and an open ward for addiction treatment.

Green roof works are scheduled to commence on site in the coming phase.

Client: Heilig Hart Ieper
Architecture: BEEL architecten
Contractor: Verstraete.team
Structure: Ney & Partners
MEP: SDK
Acoustics: Bureau De Fonseca (.ingenieursbureaus)
Landscape architect: Haven-Lannoy

05/03/2026

JAN VAN EYCK CAMPUS – GHENT on Edubuild.
Proud to contribute as BEEL architects, together with Abscis Architecten and Compagnie-O Architects, to the realization of the Jan Van Eyck Campus in Ghent.

On the former Fluvius site, a new urban campus is taking shape where diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration are central. The project brings together heritage and contemporary architecture into one clear and future-oriented whole, accommodating nearly 2.000 students and more than 400 staff members.
With a strong focus on legibility, high-quality open space, and a close relationship with the surrounding park, the campus becomes more than a school: a place for meeting, exchange, and growth — for both its users and the wider community.
Grateful to be part of this new vision for educational architecture in an urban context.

You can read the interview here: https://www.edubuild.be/nl/artikel/referentieproject-voor-toekomstige-scholenbouw-verstedelijkte-context

Client: Scholengroep Connected
Consortium Aurora:
Contractor: Democo Group , Groep Van Roey
Architects: BEEL architecten , Abscis Architecten , Compagnie-O
Structure: Provoost Engineering
MEP: Ingenium nv
Landscape: OMGEVING
Acoustics: Daidalos Peutz

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19/02/2026

The construction of the Seminary Building at the Borgerstein site in Sint-Katelijne-Waver is progressing well and taking shape. The project comprises 250 apartments, co-housing units, office space, a medical practice and hospitality facilities.

The masterplan focuses on a harmonious integration of old and new buildings, respecting heritage value while enabling a forward-looking redevelopment. The emphasis is on preserving valuable inner gardens and maintaining spatial cohesion. Demolition of the rear wing and the northern and southern connecting buildings is a well-considered decision based on heritage and structural research. The new volumes subtly reference the original layout without being exact replicas.

The architectural vision avoids uniformity and aims for a vibrant composition where historical and modern elements engage in dialogue. The front wing will be restored, while the new rear wing will deliberately contrast yet complement the existing structure. This approach ensures a balanced development that respects both heritage and contemporary needs.

Client: Bergesteyn
Structure: Mouton, structural design
MEP: Sweco
Landscape: Ontwerpbureau Pauwels
Acoustics: Daidalos Peutz
Images by ©︎ BEEL, Vanhout Projects, CORES Development

29/01/2026

In 2011, commissioned Stéphane Beel/BEEL Architecten to design a table. In the prototypes, Beel explored the essence of a table: a top that appears to float on light, independent supports. In production, this idea was realized in a flexible design with V-shaped trestle structure, varying in shape and size, suitable for work, meetings, or shared dining.

Photos by ©︎ Thijs Vervecken, Evenbeeld, Luca Beel, Laura Beel, Bulo

05/01/2026

Best wishes for 2026!

Grateful for our colleagues, the projects we’ve worked on together, and the collaborations across teams. We look forward to a new year filled with new connections, new projects, and projects that continue to grow.

IMEC 6 in Leuven (BE), image © frame

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