Metro Porte de Hal / Hallepoort
Temporary solution to prevent further damage of splintered glass. The stickers read:
Dear clients,
Damage of the installations by vandalism.
MIVB / STIB will do everything in its power to execute the necessary repairs as soon as possible. Our apologies for the involuntary derangements.
Rue Bonehill, Sint-Jans Molenbeek St. Jean,
Photo by: Murielle Dasnoy (Suède36 architects)
In the past, Brussels basements were used for storing coals that served as fuel to heat the house. The coals were dumped from the street through a hole into the basements. Now that houses are heated by other means, these coal chutes have become redundant. Often they are right underneath the front door. Without question, you will drop your keys in your basement sooner or later unless …
The streets around my house , in the quarter Molenbeek show simple DIY solutions to prevent this from happening. Each household has its own inventive way to cover the cast iron grids. Often seen stereotypes are: use a doormats, a punched through metal plate, an old wooden plank, plastic bags, or cement the whole thing up.
Wiels, Av. Van Volxemlaan, 1190, Bruxelles
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Brussel Deze Week, date unknown, © photo Saskia Vanderstichele
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Central staircase, Musée des beaux-arts, Bruxsels
The staircase that leads to the upper galeries of the Musée des beaux arts in Brussels. The original copper fittings with which the rail is attached to the wall, are decorated with a pattern that represent woven bamboo / leafs.
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Rue du midi + Philippe de Champagne
A palet with old suitcases donated to the public realm.
Visverkopersstraat, crossing rue Dansaert
A shop for rent, bilingually advertised. The grammatic bastard construction d’ activiteit is an excellent Brussels contraption of French and Dutch words, perfectly understandable, and much shorter than the correct Dutch ‘van de activiteit’
