'they create very inhabitable environments and are able to address highly complex issues at a human scale'
Witherford Watson Mann's design for social housing for the over-50s in Gistel, Belgium, arranges 12 apartments and a café around a courtyard. The housing is organised on two levels. To maximise privacy, ground-floor living areas are oriented to the rear, while those on the first floor face the front.
Subscribe to the AJ from £3 per week
For less than the cost of a pint you can have the magazine, iPad edition, full access to TheAJ.co.uk and the amazing AJBuildingsLibrary.co.uk. Subscribe now and experience architecture from a British perspective. The AJ - it's your journal.
Architects' Journal Subscribers:
If you are an AJ subscriber please sign in with your email address and click submit:
Not an AJ subscriber?
Subscribe today for immediate access at a special introductory rate
Need help? Call 0844 848 8859 and our customer service team will be happy to assist.
Access over 100 years of projects
