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Office building in Kortenberg at dusk — white precast concrete fins with warm light behind the windows

nno studio — architecture, antwerp

Architecture, augmented

An architecture studio in Antwerp — architect-led, AI-assisted.

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We design for people who build, think along with people who design, and make space easy to discuss for people who develop. Digital tools give us time; the attention stays with the building and the people who use it.

for whom

Outdoor stair between two facade wings with people sitting on the steps
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Private clients

Renovate, build and get your permit — with one architect from first sketch to handover.

  • · renovation & planning permit
  • · new builds
  • · feasibility studies
  • · energy retrofits
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Site plan of a study location in Ghent
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Architects

Process support for practices — dossier checks, visual decision packs, document consistency.

  • · in exploration, pilot with a practice
  • · the architect reviews and decides
  • · source-bound, no black box
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Visualisation of two rounded building volumes in evening light
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Developers

Volume studies and visualisations that make a site and an idea quick to discuss.

  • · volume studies
  • · visualisations
  • · spatial analysis
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Corner view of the office building in daylight, showing the white precast concrete fins across both storeys

Office, Kortenberg

new build · Kortenberg · Architect

A two-storey office building behind a facade of white precast concrete fins, organised around a central atrium lit by a long rooflight.

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Visualisation of the two rounded volumes in evening light, with a colonnade at ground level

Office, Ghent

feasibility study · Ghent · Architect

Spatial analysis and volume study for an office building in Ghent — two rounded volumes with terraces stepping back floor by floor, joined by a lower link.

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how we work

AI proposes, the architect decides

We use AI where it saves time — exploring variants, organising documents, making images — and keep the judgement with the architect. An idea grows step by step, like this volume study.

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  1. Volume study, office building in Ghent, step 1
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    Brief

    What you want, what is there, what is allowed. We pin down the brief and the rules.

  2. Volume study, office building in Ghent, step 2
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    Variants

    Explore several options and volumes quickly, side by side.

  3. Volume study, office building in Ghent, step 3
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    Dossier

    Organise drawings, documents and annexes, and check them for consistency.

  4. Volume study, office building in Ghent, step 4
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    Review

    The architect tests, chooses and signs. Nothing leaves without that step.

Portrait of Narges, architect

studio

One architect, one studio

NNO Studio is the studio of Narges, an architect in Antwerp. She works on homes, studies and visualisations in and around the city — and is building a way of working in which digital tools make the architect stronger, not redundant.

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knowledge

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Clear answers on permits, fees and building in Flanders — in English.

12 June 2026

Hiring an architect in Antwerp as an expat: permits, fees, process

In Belgium an architect is legally required for most structural works. What expats in Antwerp should know about permits, fees, contracts and timelines.

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12 June 2026

Do I need an architect for my renovation in Belgium?

You need an architect in Belgium when your renovation requires a permit and touches the structure. A practical decision guide for homeowners and expats.

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12 June 2026

The Flemish renovation obligation after buying a home: what to know

Buy a home in Flanders with EPC label E or F and you must renovate to at least label D within six years. Rules, deadlines, fines and subsidies explained.

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A project, a question or a pilot?

Whether you are renovating, running a practice or developing a site: a first conversation is without obligation.

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