{"id":44445,"date":"2025-11-20T12:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/?page_id=44445"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:35:32","slug":"a-word-from-the-architect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/a-word-from-the-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"A word from the architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cmn__section project__section  page-id-42877abtScn onlybuttons- removepadding-\" id=\"about_scn\">\n   <div class=\"grid__row\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n         <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-md-8 grid__col\">\n              \n                                 <h2 class=\"page_block__ttl__hdng text-center mb-4\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"0\">\n                     Architecture.                  <\/h2>\n               \n               <div class=\"video-overlay-text\">\n\n                                       <div class=\"img__grid \" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                        <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wind-bloaring.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"about_video\"><\/video>\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n                                       <h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"100\">CREATING <br>TIMELESS ELEGANCE<\/h2>\n                  \n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"project__content aboutvideoSection\">\n\n                                       <h3 class=\"text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"100\">\n                        Architecture in balance with the landscape, by architect Mark Wouters                     <\/h3>\n                  \t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t                              <div class=\"col-12 grid_cols\">\n                  <div class=\"project-link page-42877\">\n                     \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"\" class=\"link__btn\"  data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#contactModal\" >\n\t   <span>Request the brochure<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            \n                                       <div class=\"text-center brand-img\"  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"150\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/monogram-logo.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>   \n\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"cmn__section project-banner half-bg-project-banner pt-0 page-42877proBanner\" id=\"project_banner\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n      <div class=\"project-banner__image \">\r\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/projct-banner4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"env__section page-id-42877envscn bottomSpace\" id=\"\">\n   <div class=\"block__ttl text-center mb-0\">\n\n      <div class=\"container\">\n         <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 text-group-sm\">\n\n                                                      <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                        Amidst polders, dikes and fields, you will experience tranquillity through unspoiled simplicity.                      <\/h2>\n                                    \n                                       <div class=\"mb-lg-5\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                        <p>Architect Mark Wouters saw the landscape as the starting point for the design of Catsand Island.<\/p>\n<p>The country houses have been designed as tranquil silhouettes nestling in a green setting. Unobtrusive buildings that are simply present as if they had always belonged. Here, in the natural peace, time becomes blurred and every moment has new value.<\/p>\n                     <\/div>\n                                 \n            \n               \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"\" class=\"link__btn\"  data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#contactModal\" >\n\t   <span>request the brochure<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cmn__section page-42877-oonwood  oonwood-arc-section  architect__section position-relative\" id=\"vande_architect\">\n\t  \n  <div class=\"architect__grid\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4\">\n            <div class=\"m-0\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              <p>&#8216;For the design, we opted for elongated volumes in their simplest form, consisting of a single storey with a pitched roof&#8217; says architect Mark Wouters.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        \n          <div class=\"col-md-3\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\" data-aos-delay=\"1000\">\n                \n                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/architect-portret-3-bewerkt.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"vission\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/architect-portret-3-bewerkt.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"een-woord-van-de-architectarchitectimg\"\/>\n                  <\/a>\n                \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4\">\n\n                          <div class=\"m-0\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                <p>&#8216;We were inspired by the region: recognisable elements from Zeeland, such as varying roof shapes inspired by the farmhouses in the area, topped with thatch, grey slate or red tiles.&#8217;<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            \n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    \n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n   <section class=\"full-img-section full-video-section page-42877fullimg\">\r\n            <div class=\"container\">\r\n         <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n               <div class=\"img-after-content block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center\">\r\n\r\n                  \r\n                                       <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\"\r\n                         data-aos=\"fade-up\"\r\n                         data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\"\r\n                         data-aos-duration=\"1500\"\r\n                         data-aos-offset=\"50\">\r\n                        A lifestyle experience that <br>flows out of the landscape                     <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"full-img  full-video\">\r\n                           <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/woord-vd-architect-1.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline><\/video>\r\n                     <\/div>\r\n         <\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n<section class=\"offer__section img-center-text-section position-relative page-42877 imgcentertext\">\n  <div class=\"grid__row\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              \n                              <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reflection_water2.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"een-woord-van-de-architectoffervideo\"><\/video>\n              \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-5 grid__col grid__col__middle\">\n          <div class=\"project__content text-center\">\n                          <div class=\"mb-lg-5\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                <p>Each of the country houses is oriented to nestle naturally in the landscape around it. You will be surrounded by the elements in their purest form.<\/p>\n<p>Generous expanses glass capture the light and offer open vistas, while the houses themselves remain unobtrusive. The interplay of open and closed areas, one of the leitmotifs for the design, creates a timeless peace.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                         \n              <div class=\"block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center\">\n                <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                                  <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n\n              \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"\" class=\"link__btn\"  data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#contactModal\" >\n\t   <span>Request the brochure<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\"> \n              <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ION-Cadzand-Island_3B_Exterior_View-10_Final.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"twoimgs\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ION-Cadzand-Island_3B_Exterior_View-10_Final.jpeg\" alt=\"\" id=\"een-woord-van-de-architectofferimg2\" \/>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"cmn__section project-banner half-bg-project-banner pt-0 page-42877proBanner\" id=\"project_banner\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n      <div class=\"project-banner__image \">\r\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/contaner-img1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cmn__section page-42877-oonwood   waargron-section architect__section position-relative\" id=\"vande_architect\">\n\t        <div class=\"block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center padding-bottom-0\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n          <div class=\"col-lg-5\">\n            \n          \n              <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                Where nature merges seamlessly into the horizon              <\/h2>\n           \n\t\t\t  \n\n                                       <div data-aos=\"fade-up\"\n                          data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\"\n                          data-aos-duration=\"1500\"\n                          data-aos-offset=\"50\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n                        <p><strong>Available from \u20ac2,175,000, excluding costs and the country house.<\/strong><\/p>\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n\n            \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/the-opportunity\/\" class=\"link__btn\"  >\n\t   <span>DETAILS OF THE OPPORTUNITY<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"text-center brand-img\"  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"150\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/monogram-logo.svg\" alt=\"\">\n              <\/div>\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \t \n  <div class=\"architect__grid\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4\">\n            <div class=\"m-0\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              <p>A deliberate choice was made to allow flexible use of space in the floor plans.<\/p>\n<p>The residents can decide which room will be used for which purpose. You could put a conservatory next to the living room, or decide to make it your home office, where you can gaze across the endless landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The outbuildings offer space for health pursuits, a swimming pool or hobby rooms.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        \n          <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4\">\n\n                          <div class=\"m-0\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                <p>Mark puts it in a nutshell: \u2019The quest for balance was the golden thread running through the entire design process. Our aim was to create the perfect balance between a rural atmosphere and a modern twist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is a timeless design, where every line, every opening and every roof have been carefully shaped to instil tranquillity in both the architecture and the life of the people who will live here.\u201d<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            \n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    \n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\" cmn__section position-relative\">\r\n         <div class=\"grid__row ukiets-video war-video\">\r\n         <div class=\"container\">\r\n            <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-center\">\r\n               <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-md-8 grid__col\">                    \r\n                  <div class=\"video-overlay-text\">\r\n                     <div class=\"img__grid \" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\r\n                        <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stool-wood2.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"een-woord-van-de-architectukietsvideo\"><\/video>\r\n                     <\/div>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n               <\/div>                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"full-img\">\r\n         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/full-img-4.jpg\" class=\"w-100\" alt=\"\">\r\n      <\/div>          \r\n   <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"offer__section img-center-text-section position-relative page-42877 imgcentertext\">\n  <div class=\"grid__row\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              \n                              <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bevrage-alcohol2.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"een-woord-van-de-architectoffervideo\"><\/video>\n              \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-5 grid__col grid__col__middle\">\n          <div class=\"project__content text-center\">\n                          <div class=\"mb-lg-5\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                <p>Privacy is created naturally from the position of the main house and outbuildings, in harmony with the greenery surrounding the homes.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                         \n              <div class=\"block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center\">\n                <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                  Where the evening breathes out peacefully                <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n\n              \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/the-surroundings\/\" class=\"link__btn\"  >\n\t   <span>THE SETTING<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\"> \n              <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ION-Cadzand-Pimpernel_View-08_Night_Final.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"twoimgs\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ION-Cadzand-Pimpernel_View-08_Night_Final.jpeg\" alt=\"\" id=\"een-woord-van-de-architectofferimg2\" \/>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  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