Continuing an annual routine and in line with their philosophy, BRUT Collective presents a new, shared scenography. This year, however, they chose to provide the various scenographic elements with their own distinct functionality. A decision deliberately shifting the creation of a shared atmosphere towards the formulation of a full-grown collective collection. Drawing from quintessential city elements, the often modular and customisable pieces add up to a synthesis of an urban landscape and challenge the relationships between the public and the domestic.

The virtually endless possibilities of A City’s Modules, only become visible in relation to their number and in the way in which they are combined. Ranging from a stool over a bench to an architectural, even monumental, construction within a space; the individual pieces are designed with a multitude of spatial interventions in mind, a myriad of application options in which their presence varies from subtle to substantial.

The shape of these blocks refers directly and undeniably to the physical structures organizing the multiple trajectories within public urban spaces. This while their materiality was distilled from the observation of historical façades flanking the city’s streets. A duality between the public and the private, furthermore reflected in the material constitution of the pieces. Since both the hard stone and the Balegem sandstone are striking replicas of the original, down to the smallest detail of their appearance. A mimicry to accommodate the handleability and to bring inside what used to be outside; only made possible through the unique expertise and exceptional craftsmanship of Antoine Architectural Finishes.

Intended to broaden the palette, and emphatically referring to the present time, a third and fourth material option were chosen, namely an imitation of galvanised steel and a sand casted aluminium.