It is rare to encounter an architect who seeks to reduce space to its most basic forms, while remaining sensitive to the human experience of that space. Since 1993, Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has created a series of exquisite buildings and residences, from the Low Countries to New York, with profoundly elemental spaces enriched by a refined palette of materials. The results are sublime and rich, minimal yet tactile. This is the complete Dutch monograph of Van Duysen’s work.

Van Duysen’s work includes domestic architecture, office and commercial spaces, as well as furniture and decorative objects for such leading international manufacturers as B&B Italia, Poliform and Swarovski. Over thirty projects are presented in detail, each with a project profile, accompanied by photographs taken by Alberto Piovano, along with a complete project chronology.

The book includes an introduction by noted architecture critic Marc Dubois and tributes by architects David Adjaye, Alberto Campo Baeza and Michael Gabellini, fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester and furniture designer Patricia Urquiola, all of whom provide fascinating insights into Van Duysen’s inspirational output.

Marc Dubois is an architecture critic and the author of several monographs on leading contemporary architects.