51N4E

51N4E takes its name from the coordinates of Brussels and treats the city as a testing ground for transformation. Instead of starting from a blank site, the practice begins with what is already occupied, using design to negotiate between parallel realities and to turn conflict into proposals that carry social and ecological value.

Work is arranged in programmes such as Open Public Structures, Metropolitan Hybrids, Performative Landscapes, Adaptive Infrastructure and Civic Design, and delivered through studios, currently Cast and Acte with Root in test phase. Projects range from the redevelopment of the World Trade Center complex in Brussels’ Northern Quarter and De Lork housing in Saint-Gilles to urban studies such as Brussels 2040.