Jan De Moffarts and Steven Bosmans have been working together occasionally for years, but it was only last year that Bosmans officially joined JDMA at the helm. The agency’s new name is JDMA/Altstadt.

De Moffarts previously worked at Stéphane Beel and Origin architects. Here, he became interested in heritage and gained a solid knowledge of restoration techniques. Bosmans, for his part, has had a long career at Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen.