With a view to affordable and quality housing in Brussels, 29 families decided to realize a housing project together. After an intensive search, they bought several old hangars within a closed housing block. They appointed stekke + fraas as their architect and completed the Brutopia project without the intervention of a developer.

Brutopia consists of two apartment buildings on facing sides of the housing block. The communal garden in the interior (with a tree house, play hill and slide) is a first important asset for the project. All the apartments overlook the garden, or have a private terrace here. Residents can walk from one building to another through the garden, from the car park to their apartment, or conversely to the shared laundry area or living room. The garden is where residents often meet, or where they gather on summer evenings for an aperitif and barbecue.