Think of a building on an industrial estate and you immediately picture a metal box. You could almost dream them up. But that doesn’t apply to Office KGDVS. With the Incubator – which houses four studios for start-ups – they have created a real gem of a warehouse in Waregem.

The Incubator, situated on an industrial estate in Waregem, offers four workspaces to start-ups. Given that they’ll stay for no more than five years and in view of the limited budget, a project like this would naturally result in a generic warehouse. Metal boxes like the many found in the neighbourhood. You could sketch out a plan like that on a beer mat. Or could you? Office KGDVS demonstrated how even such a warehouse can be architecture. How details can transform the generic into a specific experience that provides a landmark in this nondescript area. ‘Everyone knows this building,’ remarks Emmy, a user.