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June 2026: more than four years after winning the competition (Open Call 4105), we have finally got started. Commissioned by AG Vespa, over the coming years we will be working with our partners Bovenbouw and our consultants Boom Landscape, Sabine Okkerse (heritage), Mouton (structure), RCR (services), and Gevelinzicht (building physics and circularity) on the regeneration of the beautiful Stuivenberg Hospital in Antwerp. Great prospects, a complex design challenge, an incredible location. More information to follow!

We are delighted to have won the competition to design a new community centre in Oud Mathenesse. Commissioned by the City of Rotterdam, we are working together with our consultants Goudstikker de Vries (structural engineering), DWA (services), Spektorlicht (theatre technology) and H+N+S (landscape and garden) on a small but highly valuable project with a significant social impact. Further information to follow. 

We zijn trots dat we kunnen melden dat we de aanbesteding voor het geïntegreerde kindercentrum Wegwijzer in Groningen hebben gewonnen! We kijken ernaar uit om het ontwerp de komende maanden verder uit te werken en te realiseren! Meer informatie volgt!

We have started the design for the renovation of Huis van de Wijk ‘De Banier’ in Rotterdam! A great challenge to give this community center a fresh update.

KSA has won the commission for the interior of the library De Plataan - in the colourful Grote Kerk in Vlaardingen!

Happy and honoured: our House in Utrecht has been included in the new architecture yearbook of the Netherlands. The editorial team has carefully selected 28 projects, an inspiring company to be part of.

Building along the Rhine! We proudly share that, together with H+N+S landscape architects, we won first prize in the competition for the former American Embassy Club. Info: www.montag-stiftungen.de

With our project the Predikheren we are part of the exhibition 'As Found: Experiments in Preservation.' On display in the Singel in Antwerp until March 17, 2024.

Together with our partners Geurst & Schulze Architecten, Pieter Bedaux and Urban Synergy, led by developer VORM, we will be working on the new Rotterdam Park16Hoven district in the near future. More information follows!

After winning a competition via Winvorm.be we look forward to a fine project and an equally fine collaboration with Sabine Okkerse in Westende Bad: in the coming months we work on the design to transform the St. Theresiakapel from the 1930s (built originally to accommodate mainly tourists!) into a bright and colourful tourist information centre.

Proud and grateful to share that Campus Cadix has won the ARC22 Architecture Award. For more information see www.dearchitect.nl

With great enthusiasm, we started a special assignment: after an extensive tender phase, we work on the design for Huis 73 in Den Bosch, a challenging combination of library and cultural education, housed in two special building blocks in a fantastic historical location in the city centre, which we were asked to adapt, alter, renovate and redecorate.

Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten is selected for Open Oproep 4004 as one of the four architects to work on the design competition for the development strategy of the conversion of the Sint-Martinus Church in Burcht into a cultural hotspot.

Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten is nominated for Architect of the Year 2020! Please vote via www.architectenweb.nl

Mechthild Stuhlmacher will give a lecture on the16th of September at 11:30 named "Down to the smallest detail" within the theme "Future-proof public spaces". For more information www.architectatwork.nl 

The book is finished!
Composition: Mechthild Stuhlmacher, Joeri De Bruyn. Authors: Christoph Grafe, Stefan Devoldere, Vlad Ionescu, Bart Robberechts, Stef Lernous, Steven Defoor, Roel Van den Bril, Elsbeth Ronner, Dirk Somers, Mechthild Stuhlmacher. Photography: Luuk Kramer, Karin Borghouts, Stijn Bollaert. Graphic design: Hans Gremmen. Language: Nederlands / Engels
Available now at www.publicspace.be 

We are honoured with the ARC19 Interior Award for the Predikherenklooster in Mechelen! 

For more information: De Architect - ARC19 Interieur Award

During the 'Festival van de Architectuur' on Sunday the 22nd of September both 'Het Predikheren' (tours by Mechthild Stuhlmacher 12u30, 14u00 and 15u30) and Carehome Parkhof (tour by Rien Korteknie 13u00) will be open for visitors. More information can be found on:
- Stadsbibliotheek Het Predikheren
- Woonzorgcentrum Parkhof

Together with AHA, noAarchitecten, Sergison Bates architects & BOOM landscape, Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten has won the competition of Citygate II/Petite Île. The mixed use project consisting of 400 apartments, two schools and 15.000 m2 of economic activities is located in Biestebroeck, an industrial area close to the canal in Brussels. The project is part of the Canal plan and will specifically dwell upon the idea of the productive city, using mixed programs to create lively and productive neighborhoods.

Happy to announce: Our House N&J in Almere Oosterwold has been honoured with a double spread in the new yearbook of the Netherlands!

Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie awards Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten with a subsidy for the publication of Mechelen City Library.

Mechthild Stuhlmacher will give a lecture on Monday 1st of April on our work in relation to the Open Call procedure in Belgium. info: 18u  - Eddy Merckx Auditorium, Gent

Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten is selected for Open Oproep 3604 as one of the four architects to work on the design competition for the development strategy, realisation of the first phase and the follow-up assignment for the care facility Breugheldal in Itterbeek.

The first glazed bricks for the facade of Campus Cadix NKD found its place!

First fase of Campus Cadix completed!

Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten wins the invited competition for primary school 'de Molen' in Hoboken Antwerp!

We won Arie Kepplerprijs, the architecture prize of the province of North Holland, with our project Van Eesteren Paviljoen, in the category Placemaking. Have a look on https://www.mooinoord-holland....

City library The Predikheren, in Mechelen, will temporarily open her doors for the public during the weekends of September. For information see:

https://www.uitinmechelen.be/o...

The team Maccreanor Lavington Architects: MLA + | Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten has won the invited competition for a building block in the inner city of Brussels consisting of new apartment blocks, an inner garden and the refurbishment of the monumental Paille building.

https://bma.brussels/nl/2018/07/17/factsheet-lebeau-3/

The care home Parkhof in Machelen has been published in the Flemish yearbook. A great honor. And beautiful company. 

Pleased and honored: Our Van Eesteren Pavilion is featured in the new Architecture yearbook of the Netherlands. The editorial team carefully picked the 30 best project of the last year, we feel happy with the inspiring company. 

Youth facility Everaertsstraat Antwerp

After having won the competition last autumn we are happy to announce that we are now working on the VO of a complex youth facility in an inner city building blok in the North of Antwerp. 

Invited by professor An Fonteyne (NoA Architecten), Mechthild Stuhlmacher gives a lecture at the ETH Zürich on 'appropriation', about inhabitation, intimacy and the invitation to make buildings your own. 

The Van Eesteren pavilion has been nominated for the Amsterdam Architecture Prize 2018! Thursday April 12th there will be the announcement of the winners of the 'Golden AAP 2018 in Hotel Arena. There are in total 10 nominations.

Korteknie Stuhlmacher has been selected for the competition pool of the city of Antwerp 2017- 2022. We are pleased and proud to be part of a small team of 12 excellent offices and look forward to upcoming battles against our most respected colleagues!

On Sunday September 10th four buildings by us were open to the public, the elderly home in Machelen, two primary schools in Lille and Herentals and the Dominican Monastery in Mechelen, as part of the open monuments day. Thank you all for your visit!

We regularly document our work with plans, texts and photographs in a series of internal publications called Katern I, wonen/ living; Katern II, scholen/ schools; Katern III, gebouwen voor sport en cultuur/ buildings for sports and culture. The costs are € 12.50 per volume incl. postage. Up to now we only have a Dutch version but we currently work on an English edition too. If you're interested send us an email: ms@kortekniestuhlmacher.nl.