A brick information pavilion in Mariemont – an extension to the community centre – is the first project by Vers.a, a practice founded in 2011 by Kobe Van Praet and Guillaume Becker.

Like so many first projects, the actual building does not resemble the winning design from the competition organised by the municipality of Morlanwelz. It turned out there was not enough budget for the brick vaults as originally envisaged. This situation is far from unique, but there is one thing that has survived the budget cuts: the choice of materials