New book for Plusoffice architects published by Public Space. ‘Dorpen na betonstop’ means ‘villages after concrete stop’. In the ‘century of the city’, countryside and village are often forgotten and disappearing from the sight of the planners. Yet here are important tasks. The Image Quality Plan that Plusoffice architects designed for the municipality of Nijlen formulates clear recipes for a renewed future of the village in Flanders. Many questions were asked: How does a Flemish village look like after the concrete stop? How do we organize the compaction? Where can we soften? How do we introduce new forms of mobility? How do we strengthen the identity of the village?

Designed in 2019.