1960 National architecture competition: Sports Centre at the Watersportbaan, Ghent [Fourth prize (9 contenders)] 1961 International architecture competition: Euratom European Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe (B.R.D.) [Third prize (46 contenders)] 1962 House Delbeke, Kortrijk 1964 International architecture competition: Opera Madrid, Madrid [Not commended]
1965 Van De Ven Prize First in line (36 contenders): prize not awarded 1966 Our Blessed Lady of Kerselare Pilgrimage Chapel, Edelare National architecture competition in collaboration with architectural professor Rutger Langaskens (19131984), competition 1961 The building materials for this pilgrimage chapel in the Flemish Ardennes are limited to concrete and glass. The roof consists of two layers of concrete separated from one another by beams. The roof extends 14m over the forecourt, sheltering the pilgrims, who are able to follow the Mass through the huge glass wall. A water feature supplied by run-off from the roof, separates the secular and liturgical areas. The altar of the chapel is a concrete cube accentuated by a skylight, and the benches are concrete beams. The choir can be reached via a staircase built inside a concrete cylinder. The entrances were originally large
concrete swinging doors located on both sidewalls. [pp. 33-48] 1967 House Vandenhaute – Kiebooms, Huise (Zingem) This house is positioned in the middle of the landscape. The site is a long narrow lot running parallel to and five feet deeper than the street. A row of trees creates a visual barrier between the street and the house. The house is reached via a ramp. The overhanging roof serves as a carport and forms a buffer zone between inside and outside. With this house, Juliaan Lampens pioneered his most radical open plan. The house is constructed completely of concrete and glass and covers a square area of 14m by 14m. The north side is fully closed-off, while the other sides are entirely of glass. In the square space, three cylindrical elements rise from the floor, containing, respectively, the bath, the toilet and the staircase to the cellar. Their fixed locations define the sleeping, living and entrance areas. Vertically opposite these — as if falling down from the ceiling — is a suspended concrete square that reaches shoulder level and demarcates the kitchen area. The sleeping units are composed of beds with adjoining cabinets. This creates a kind of ‘sleeping niche’, but since these units are not fixed to the ground, it allows for the continual re-shaping and re-imaging of the space and its degrees of privacy. [pp. 60-74, 89-101] 1968 House Diane Lampens, Semmerzake (Gavere) [p. 80] 1968 House Claus, Etikove (Maarkedal) The house is built on the elevated side of the plot. The façade faces the street and consists of an enclosed brick wall with an entrance to the private area and an entrance to the public area (a medical practice). The house has three levels and follows the slope of the terrain. It consists of two superimposed floors with an additional, skewed floor in-between, where the living space is located. Positioned on the ground floor are the medical practice and the kitchen, and on the top floor is
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