A selection of introverted expansions in the urban fabric of Antwerp.

Antwerp has a variety of utilitarian and residential projects that -during growth of the city- have nestled in the hidden block interiors. On the one hand, the empty interiors offered necessary space to the growing city that was trapped within its constricting city walls. On the other hand, they offered space for public functions that, due to a lack of building land directly on the street, wanted to establish themselves centrally in the city (Handelsbeurs 1531).