Rain pipe repair
This crushed rain pipe has been temporarily repaired using a plastic bottle. more…
Bakken dance
New developments around the wooden boxes filled with gravel in the Haeckstraat. First the six boxes have shifted position, diminishing the space thy occupy. Next, see the picture above, one of them has disappeared. Also visible is that dragging the boxes around has worn of the marking on the street surface which indicated a no […] more…
Safety in style
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Bakken are back
Aw, after the previous sighting of the ruines of this parking blockade, I had little hope it would survive. But there it is: freshly piled up, with a new bit of tape around it and refilled they are back in action. Stacking method seems less reliable. We’ll see. more…
Square in a circle
Round window posts are a challenge to renovate. The PVC frame above occupies more space then the window pane itself. A statement of the difficulty to find a proper solution. Sometimes the rectangularity of the replacement frame is less apparent such as in the top window in the picture below. At other times it is […] more…
Squashed bakken
After several crashes, these wooden boxes filled with stones that served as a barrier against cars were dismantled. Some have been emptied, they are waiting to be trashed. (Picture october 2018) more…
Diagonal shutter
A piece of pvc tube is used to keep these shutters slightly opened. This is the window of a kitchen that does not have an air ventilation system. more…
Seat near end of life
square between Wasserijstraat + Rue des Tanneurs This area is under development. New façades are pasted over the old ones. The playing field is also gated. Looks like change is going to come. These low walls have been crushed by cars since forever. In a way it would be good to replace them, but it […] more…
One way, added street
Rue Terre-neuve, 1000 Bxssls A classic alteration: a dead end street sign, made applicable to the local street lay-out with a piece of white tape. I thought I had encountered this same sign before, but reviewing the actual picture, it is definitely family, but not identically the same. See post below. Flexible directions more…
Pegboard wire wood
Zuinigheidsstraat / Rue de l’economie 20, 1000 Brussel A solution to close a basement window and ventilation opening that suits the name of the street in which it houses. Pegboard attached with electricity wire and made to fit using a piece of wood. The remains of the wood are then used to close a ventilation […] more…
Brick tube
Rue de L’escaut / Scheldestraat 104 A self made chimney, not clear what it is used for, could be an exhaust to a condensing boiler, a heater or an air conditioning ? more…
Schelde kraan
Rue de l’Escaut / Scheldestraat 102, Molenbeek This obsolete shit scraper has been providing space for a tab. Conveniently stuck away beyond the surface level of the facade, it is protected for direct damage and weather conditions. more…
Doorstop + 1 year
As far as I can see, nothing at all has been changed to this doorstop after its first installment, roughly one year ago. It seems to be in pretty good shape as well. Due to a good choice of material (sponge and vinyl tape), and an environment that shields it from weather (roof) and tempering […] more…
***se steenweg / chausee de ***
Junction Rue Piers / Merchtsemse Steenweg Adaptive signage; the Gentse Steenweg seems to be just one of many options. Stick another vinyl over the current name and many indications are possible. more…
Stick it up
A common problem: how to exit ones driveway without hitting those pesky big stones which are protecting the corners of your garden? A simple solution: install a marker that is high enough to be seen from inside the car. This one on Avenue Charles Woeste is elegant and efficient at the same time. Box with […] more…
Box with visibility pole
Rue Léopold 1, Laeken At the edge of a parking place, this box with sprouting seeds has been placed. Because it is so low, car drivers will not see it; the solution here is the pin with reflector strips and blingy textiles that is stuck in the corner of the box. Stick it up more…
Cat killer
Fox Ink Tattoo shop on 469 Rue Léopold 1 in 1090 Jette, have changed their ‘Voetschraper’ (Foot scraper) into a luxurious murderous mouse dug out. From shit scraper to rain pipe more…
Rogier balconies
Avenue Rogier, 1030 Schaerbeek Diverse architecture is rule in Brussels. But the neighboring houses on the Rogier laan, just east of the Haechtsesteenweg have once featured similar metal fences around the front balconies. After many individual renovations, they are now almost all different. more…
Smokers platform
October 2017, platform 3, North station, Brussels. A practical joke ? A citizens initiative to diminish the amount of cigarette buds on the pavement and propose an extra disposal next to the existing bags installed on the platform ? This ashtray has been glued to the garbage tray. It was actually used a lot, I […] more…
Road block bakken
Rue Haeck, 1080 bxl Piled up heavy wooden boxes filled with gravel stones serve as road block and guarentee parking place for motor bikes. more…
Scooter stand
Rue Pierre Victor Jacobs straat, 1080 A wooden pallet serves as parking device. The pallet prevents cars from parking and reserves a permanent spot in the street for this scooter. One plank has been removed from the pallet. By placing the front wheel of the scooter in the vacant slot, the scooter stays upright. The […] more…
Doorstop
15 Rue Vanderperren, Jette An improvised doorstop preventing the frontdoor of this apartment building to swing open widely. more…
Brick white squared cover
Augustijnerstraat, Jette, Brussels Contemporary solution to common problem: making sure filth or rain will not enter the cellar through the traditional ventilation grid. Here’s an equally beautiful, more Bric-Ã -brac style solution: http://westenberg.constantvzw.org/?p=1097 more…
New P
WTC, tower 1, Boulevard Albert II / Koning Albert II-laan 30, next to main entrance The World Trade Towers in Brussels were built in the 1970’s. One of the enterprises in the building is BNP Paribas, full name: Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, or in Dutch: Bank van Parijs en de Nederlanden. The P […] more…
Protecting pallet
Ransfort straat, 1080, Molenbeek, BXL Temporary solution to protect water pump, built from a pallet, some decoration tape and left over planks. more…
Mailbox pipe
19 Avenue Paul Deschanel, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode No better place to pass a tube then through an already existing hole. Picture by Michel Cleempoel more…
Don’t hit your head protection
Brulabo, Avenue de Maelbeek 3, 1000 Bruxelles Seen during a visit on the occasion of the heritage days 2016: Cut open tennis balls serving as ‘don’t hit your head protection’, mounted at the ends of a cast iron staircase. more…
Black light
Sint-Gilliskerkstraat, 1060 Saint-Gilles Street light painted black in order not to intrude in private space. This is a second version of the wooden street light blocker: http://westenberg.constantvzw.org/?p=1069 And one has to admit: it is effective, the light is not reaching the apartment windows on the left at all. Streetlight blocker more…
Molenbeek Gateway
Jonction Opzichterstraat and Rue Victor Jacobs, 1080, Brussels. Since several years, this large terrain vague in between Rue Vandenbogaerde and the Rue de l’Intendant, that is destined to be redeveloped is fenced off from the street. more…
Garbage routines
Bins in Brussels metro stations are closed for ‘security’ reasons. Temporarily , transparent bags are available for all your waste, but they do not allow for collecting separately plastic, paper and rest materials. In metro station Kunst-Wet / Arts-Loi, many people still respect the separation of waste by neatly piling up on top of the […] more…
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