dblv architecten
Blancke Isabelle
Lust Hans
Van de Ginste Lieve
Maelbrancke Ann
Vandewalle Jürgen
DBLV architects (Dierendonck – Blancke – Lust – Van De Ginste) was founded in 2020 and grew out of years of collaboration between Dierendonckblancke architects and L.U.S.T. architects, two firms with a great affinity for each other’s work, approach and outlook. Since January 2025, Ann Maelbrancke and Jürgen Vandewalle have been partners in the office.
The multidisciplinary team guides clients in the planning, development and design of residential projects and public buildings, but it is also invested in the creation of public spaces and landscapes. From a critical perspective, complex parameters and (pre)conditions are consistently translated into a clear and readable scheme. Great attention is paid to context, residential quality of living, experiential value, technical execution and fine detailing.
DBLV architects has a diverse portfolio that focuses on projects with a high social and societal impact. It includes completed projects such as student restaurant ‘De Brug’ (UGent) and social housing project ‘Nekkersput’ (SHM De Gentse Haard), projects in progress such as ‘Kaai24’(SOGent) and an office building (UGent), and projects in the research phase such as social housing projects ‘Europark’ (Woonhaven), ‘Nieuw Gent’ (Woningent) and ‘Studentenplein’ and ‘bicycle parking’ (UGent).
Current collaborators
Tilde De Vylder, PR and procurement
Gosia Gołąbek, architect
Gust Hamerlinck, ir. architect
Coralie Laudelout, office manager
Flore Lenaerts, architect
Ann Maelbrancke, ir. architect
Jan Spitaels, ir. architect
Jürgen Vandewalle, architect
Lode Vertongen, ir. architect
Ella Ooms, ir. architect
Former collaborators
Liese-Lore Avermaete
Bob Beckers
Jan-Hendrik Beckx
Gaël Biache
Giacomo Biotto
Pierre de Brun
Guillaume Delporte
Emelie Demasure
Brenda De Neve
Stijn De Pauw
Charlotte De Vreese
Astrid Gheyselen
Guglielmo Giagnotti
Julie Helewaut
Silke Jacobs
Joris Kerremans
Lisa Lu
Pieter Mouton
Linde Redant
Goele Reynders
François Ricciardi
Ionut Popa
Catherine Pyck
Corné Schep
Koen Schoukens
Maarten Thys
Senne Van Buggenhout
Carmine Van der Linden
Evelyne Vanhoutte
Jinse Van Snick
Clément Viroulaud
Wim Voorspoels
Caro Vereecken
David Vrambout
Associates
Lieve graduated in architecture at Sint Lucas Ghent in 1992 and in Landscape Development at KASK Ghent in 2022. She joined L.U.S.T. architecten as a partner in 2000. Alongside the office, Lieve was a practical assistant at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Ghent University (2002-2024) and is a jury member for several architecture schools and institutions in Belgium. She has been a member of the Quality Chamber Monument Care & Architecture Ghent. Prior to joining the practice, Lieve worked for several offices, such as Frank Delmulle Architects, XDGA, TV Stéphane Beel – Xaveer De Geyter, Technum Gent Spatial Planning Department and Atelier Descombes Rampini Genève.
Isabelle Blancke °1973, Veurne, Belgium
Isabelle graduated in architecture at Sint Lucas Ghent in 1996. She founded Dierendonckblancke architecten together with Alexander in 2009. Alongside the office, Isabelle has been invited to sit on a number of awards and competition juries and is a jury member for several architecture schools and institutions in Belgium. Isabelle was also member of the editorial board of the ‘Architectuurboek Vlaanderen n ° 14’ in 2019. Prior to starting Dierendonckblancke Architecten, Isabelle worked for several offices in Paris and in Belgium, such as Agence Dominque Perrault, Agence Patrice Mottini and TV Stéphane Beel – Xaveer De Geyter.
Hans Lust °1969, Kortrijk, Belgium
Hans graduated in architecture at Sint Lucas in Ghent in 1992. He founded L.U.S.T. architecten in 1998. Alongside his role in the practice, Hans is a visiting Professor at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Ghent University and is a jury member for several architecture schools and institutions in Belgium. He has been a member of leading group “Pilot projects living: New forms of collective living in Flanders” for the Flemish Government. Prior to starting the practice, Hans worked as a project architect for Stéphane Beel and as a project manager in his father’s carpentry business.
Alexander Dierendonck °1971, Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Alexander graduated in architecture at Sint Lucas Ghent in 1994. He founded Dierendonckblancke architecten together with Isabelle in 2009. Alongside his role within the practice, Alexander was a visiting Professor at the Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Düsseldorf in 2017 and is a jury member for several architecture schools and institutions in Belgium and abroad. He has been a member of leading group “Pilot projects living: New forms of collective living in Flanders” for the Flemish Government and “Agricultural Architecture” for the Belgian Ministry of Agriculture. Prior to starting the practice, Alexander worked for several offices in Paris including Agence Dominique Perrault and Agence Manuelle Gautrand.
Ann Maelbrancke °1982, Roeselare, Belgium
Ann graduated as an engineer-architect from Ghent University in 2005. Before becoming a partner at DBLV architecten in 2024, she gained experience through her own projects as well as by working at Dessauvage&Mohammadi and L.U.S.T. architecten. Since 2021, she has been teaching at LUCA School of Arts and the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven, where she contributes to various design studios and serves as a jury member. Beyond architecture, she explores her love of craftsmanship through handmade pottery.
Jürgen Vandewalle °1986, Roeselaere, Belgium
Jürgen evolved from furniture maker to architect. After training as a woodworker, he studied interior design and architecture at the Sint Lucas campus of LUCA School of Arts in Ghent and at the University of Cincinnati. With working experience on own projects, at Areal Architects and ATAMA, he became partner at Dierendonckblancke architecten in 2023 and partner of DBLV architecten in 2024. Being a reporter for Ar-Tur, for the Vlaams Bouwmeester and as a freelance journalist for A+, Jürgen is always on the lookout for remarkable architecture. Moreover, as a former city councillor and from social commitment, he always keeps a finger on the pulse of socio-economic topics.
Publications
Nekkersput
Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, 2024, n°460: Logement social / Transformations / Public Housing
Nekkersput
DETAIL, 2024, Umbau Architektur in Flandern, p. 36
Nekkersput
Ruimte + Wonen, 2024, 'Oefen bij renovatie van naoorlogse woningen in nieuwsgierigheid'
Nekkersput
Awards
De Brug
Architectuurprijs Gent, 2021, shortlist
Nekkersput
BigMat Award, 2023
Nekkersput
European Collective Housing Awards, 2024, finalist
Nekkersput
Architectuurprijs Gent, 2024, shortlist
Kaai 24
Contact
9000 Gent, Belgium
info@dblvarchitecten.eu
+32 (0)9 223 03 61