Team
A company is a community of people and talents.
A carefully selected team, with each person’s strengths and expertise placed where they matter most. Our team is diverse — and that’s a strength. Nobody can master everything today. Our activities are also diverse. Externally broad, internally deep: every project ends up in the hands of someone who knows that kind of work inside and out. Meet them here.
Thomas
thomas@margearchitecten.be
0478 35 14 08
Thomas Roelandts is managing partner and civil engineer-architect at Marge Architecten (graduated 2010). Before co-founding Marge, he gained experience at 360 Architecten in Ghent and Origin in Brussels. At both firms, he worked extensively on architecture for sensitive, complex or listed sites. He contributed to projects including the repurposing of the Post building on Ghent’s Korenmarkt, Antwerp Zoo, the conversion of the Sint-Jan Evangelist Church in Borgerhout, and the restoration of Schoonselhof Castle in the middle of Antwerp’s historic cemetery (Origin as project coordinator).
Steven
steven@margearchitecten.be
0468 41 16 96
Steven Schreurs is managing partner and civil engineer-architect at Marge Architecten (graduated 2010). Before starting Marge, Steven first worked at Cluster Landscape, sharpening his skills in urban design and landscape integration. He later joined Poot/Roegiers Architecten and Rooilijn Architectuur, focusing on small to medium-sized architecture, always rooted in specific urban contexts.
Valérie
valerie@margearchitecten.be
0456 04 16 27
Valérie Filliers is managing partner and project architect at Marge Architecten
(graduated 2014). After her architecture studies, she completed an additional training in furniture design at Thomas More University College. She gained experience at NU architectuuratelier and with Bob McMaster, where she developed a sensitivity for small-scale architectural work. At Marge, Valérie leads a wide range of such projects.
Eva
eva@margearchitecten.be
0469 13 38 41
Eva Delancker is a project architect at Marge Architecten (graduated 2019). During her studies, she developed a strong affinity for small-scale architecture, including the detailed client interaction it entails. Eva works within our ‘small projects’ team, handling numerous residential renovations.
Emile
emile@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Emile Van Opbroeck is project architect at Marge Architecten (graduated 2020). After earning his architecture degree, he pursued advanced training in furniture design in Mechelen. As part of that program, he interned at Onbetaalbaar vzw, further honing his skills in craft and making. Emile is part of our small-scale team and focuses on design, art interventions and single-family homes.
Elise
elise@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Elise Vergote is Office Manager at Marge Architecten. After studying interpretation (French–Spanish), Elise worked for Bombardier Transportation and Ruysschaert Language Academy, where she handled operational tasks. Her dedication and organisational talent now shine in her role at Marge, where she is essential to our day-to-day operations.
Ilse
ilse@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Ilse De Roock is project architect at Marge Architecten (graduated 2016). After her studies, she gained experience at Plano and Blaf Architecten, working across various scales and phases. She has a natural affinity for participatory approaches — something evident both in her architectural work and her volunteer efforts in Nepal. Ilse works in tandem with others in our ‘small projects’ cell.
Louise
louise@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Louise Deprez is a team member and civil engineer-architect at Marge Architecten
(graduated 2020). Her academic work combined a love for poetic small-scale design with a keen interest in digital tools. She specialised in building techniques and then joined a research group exploring generative design and the use of neural networks in plan automation. She now bridges those worlds at Marge
— combining poetic sensibility with technical acumen.
Paulien
paulien@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Paulien Gekiere is portfolio manager at Marge Architecten. Her strengths lie in her proactive personality and a broad, steadily built career. After earning a master’s in interior architecture (2012), she completed a master’s in heritage and landscape care. She then spent nine years at aNNo architecten, including seven focused on business operations. She earned a postgraduate in Architectural Office Management (2017) and now teaches these topics at NAV
and KU Leuven. At Marge, she manages planning and finances and co-leads our heritage division Redres.
Veronique
veronique@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Veronique Hellemans is project architect and heritage specialist at Marge Architecten
(graduated 2016). Driven by the contemporary questions heritage raises, she worked at aNNo architecten after graduation. Within our heritage cell Redres, she combines her passions for history and design research to breathe new life into historic structures.
Evert
evert@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Evert Welvaert is a team member at Marge Architecten (graduated 2024). During his studies, he developed strong interests in detailing, materiality and adaptive reuse. His curiosity took him to Finland (exploring the Alvar Aalto legacy) and into a master thesis on Japanese approaches to architectural transformation. Outside the office, he’s active in a youth movement — sharpening his teamwork and communication skills, which now enrich his project work.
Jolein
jolein@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Jolein Vervoort is a civil engineer-architect at Marge Architecten
(graduated 2022). Her academic and personal interests range widely — from poetic spatial design to hands-on creative work in theatre, graphic design, and even tufting. After her architecture degree, she pursued a year of furniture design (VOMO, Mechelen). She then worked with Studio Mowk and B-Juxta
(heritage architecture). Jolein combines technical precision with poetic flair to deliver work that resonates.
Jolien
jolien@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Jolien D’Hollander is a civil engineer and project architect at Marge Architecten
(graduated 2009). Her varied career includes working in multiple architectural practices as well as running her own studio. This diversity has equipped her with practical skills, confidence, and a growing desire to work on projects with public impact. She focuses primarily on projects for professional clients and government bodies, often with a heritage angle.
Roxanne
roxanne@margearchitecten.be
09 311 53 66
Roxanne De Weerdt is an engineer-architect at Marge architecten (graduation year 2024). During her studies, she became increasingly fascinated by heritage. After obtaining her architecture degree at TU Delft, she immediately decided to translate her passion for monuments into a sustainable career and enrolled in the advanced master conservation of monuments and sites at KU Leuven. Alongside completing this programme, Roxanne enthusiastically contributes to the Redres projects of our office.
Former team members:
Lien Baele, Marnick Beerts, Anïa Bloemen, Melanie Boeckxstaens, Eloise Dobbelaere, Chloë Raemdonck, Anna Roose, Cynthia Scheire, Dilara Tuygar, Li Li Yap