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GROW
EXHIBITIONS
Material Thinking
About
Opening: 01.10 at 5pm
To mark Design Week Brussels 2026, Nous sommes ici is opening the doors to its studio, located within the GROW project, and inviting Cru atelier to present an exhibition dedicated to its research into materials and design. This collaboration brings together two practices which, on different scales, share the same approach to design: a focus on process, materiality, detail and execution. Architecture and craftsmanship are informed by a shared philosophy in which form emerges from a dialogue between context, material, technique and use.
Designed by Nous sommes ici, GROW is a shared workspace organised around a central garden. Developed from the existing structure, the project prioritises reuse, bio-based materials and an architectural approach that is mindful of resources, the landscape and usage.
Through this open day, Nous sommes ici shares its approach, based on three complementary fields: strategy, architecture and landscape.
In keeping with this approach, Cru atelier, founded by Sarah El Yousefy and Nina Ouchinsky, presents a selection of research, experiments and prototypes developed since 2023. Raw earth, lime, hemp and natural fibres form the basis for an exploration of design, craftsmanship and geo-sourced materials, where each object emerges from a dialogue between experimentation, technique and sensibility.
More than just an exhibition within an architectural project, this collaboration reveals the links that unite two disciplines: creation as a process, in which thinking, experimenting and building are all part of the same movement.
Throughout this exhibition and open days, the collaboration between Cru atelier and Nous sommes ici transforms GROW into a space for exploration, where architecture, design and craftsmanship engage in dialogue through materials, craftsmanship and the project itself. An invitation to discover the creative process that links reflection, experimentation and form.
Exhibition Material Thinking:
11:00-18:00
sunday until 16:00
Tour visit of Grow :
1-2/10 : 14:00 & 16:00
To mark Design Week Brussels 2026, Nous sommes ici is opening the doors to its studio, located within the GROW project, and inviting Cru atelier to present an exhibition dedicated to its research into materials and design. This collaboration brings together two practices which, on different scales, share the same approach to design: a focus on process, materiality, detail and execution. Architecture and craftsmanship are informed by a shared philosophy in which form emerges from a dialogue between context, material, technique and use.
Designed by Nous sommes ici, GROW is a shared workspace organised around a central garden. Developed from the existing structure, the project prioritises reuse, bio-based materials and an architectural approach that is mindful of resources, the landscape and usage.
Through this open day, Nous sommes ici shares its approach, based on three complementary fields: strategy, architecture and landscape.
In keeping with this approach, Cru atelier, founded by Sarah El Yousefy and Nina Ouchinsky, presents a selection of research, experiments and prototypes developed since 2023. Raw earth, lime, hemp and natural fibres form the basis for an exploration of design, craftsmanship and geo-sourced materials, where each object emerges from a dialogue between experimentation, technique and sensibility.
More than just an exhibition within an architectural project, this collaboration reveals the links that unite two disciplines: creation as a process, in which thinking, experimenting and building are all part of the same movement.
Throughout this exhibition and open days, the collaboration between Cru atelier and Nous sommes ici transforms GROW into a space for exploration, where architecture, design and craftsmanship engage in dialogue through materials, craftsmanship and the project itself. An invitation to discover the creative process that links reflection, experimentation and form.
Exhibition Material Thinking:
11:00-18:00
sunday until 16:00
Tour visit of Grow :
1-2/10 : 14:00 & 16:00