Bulk is the proud new owner of the 'Holy Sint Lodewijk de Montfort' Church in Deurne. Located in this residential quarter between Arena and Te Boelaerpark, the design by Lode Wouters (front section) and Karel Angst (church interior) is a hidden gem in the streetscape. Only the cross on the façade reveals that this is a parish church. We look forward to making this our own sacred home!

Koen will give a keynote lecture on social housing on September 18 at the Housing Innovation Conference at UPV Valencia, Spain

The "Cátedra Habitatge" arises from a framework of collaboration between the Conselleria de Vivienda, Vicepresidencia Segunda y Conselleria de Vivienda y Arquitectura Bioclimática with the Polytechnic University of Valencia UPV, in order to expand the activities of the area of innovation in housing.

Aula Magna ETSA-UPV
Thursday 18 september 2025 
11.00 h

Our research from the BMA Label 021: ‘Construct - the architecture of construction’ was mentioned in an essay by Eline Dehullu and Bart Tritsmans in A+ 313 Parallel Practices: 'Tools for engagement and experimentation'. Our research back then was followed by an exhibition at De Singel and the publication ‘Space for change - robust open buildings for the future’ with VAi & Team Vlaams Bouwmeester.

“... thinking about the future of robust buildings based on the idea of the intelligent ruin.”

The brochure for Nobile by Van Roey in Puurs-Sint-Amands contains an interview with our office. A brief explanation of our principles and the project, a coherent composition of typologies around a collective inner area.

“Building in and at the city implies finding the right balance between texture and sculpture.”

BULK architects wishes everyone a pleasant construction holiday! We will resume our activities in August with recharged batteries. ⚡

On Friday 13 June, Ine Verhoeven and Inyas Montesinos welcomed the council and colleagues of Thuisrand, our client, for a site visit in Boechout. Due to the hot weather, the tour started in the cool of VZW de Pegode, a previous project of BULK on the Midden site in Boechout. Here we explained how the project came about and what it will look like once completed.

We will realise a total of 32 housing units in phase 4 of the site, spread over four buildings. By splitting these up, we can maximise the airiness and qualities of the site even with the social housing units. The structural works will be completed by the time of the summer break.

Read the provoking 'stadsessay-huisje tuintje' by @sbmgent here.
What a beautiful collection of alternatives.  
Feauturing our project Handelsdok West, a dense tightrope walk.
Together with our friends from 360 architecten and LAND. For Acasa and Urban Link. 

32 social housing units as a fine tailstone of the BMT site in Boechout, one of our long-running projects.
In good hands with our Ine Verhoeven. And apparently with a lot of buffer capacity!

We are pleased to finally announce that BULK architects won the competition for a new Technical Center in the Rivierenhof. The Province of Antwerp organized an architectural competition on behalf of ‘Provinciale Groendomeinen regio Antwerpen’ for a new center with workshops, warehouses and offices. The Rivierenhof Technical Center will not only occupy the central place in the Rivierenhof Provincial Domain, but also within the Provinciale Groendomeinen Regio Antwerpen (PGRA).

Annick Verhaegen

We are very happy and also quite proud.

From January 2025, Annick, our most loyal colleague, has become a full partner in our office.
Annick has been working as an associate at BULK since 2013. With her angelic patience and consistency, her sharp humour and sense for detail and sophistication, she became an indispensable link in our team. No one cares for projects and colleagues like Annick. 

Based on this appreciation, we therefore asked her to be a junior partner in 2018. 
We are thus immensely pleased to have Annick on board as a full partner, thus permanently rejuvenating our company. From now on, she will become the contact person for competitions and tenders, in addition to coaching young people and following up on some crucial projects.