ÁRTER Architects is a multidisciplinary architecture office founded in 1990 and located in central Brussels. The organisation comprises five integrated departments: architecture, restoration, town planning & landscape, environment, and research. The team includes architects, landscape architects, urban planners, interior designers, art historians, and heritage experts, under the leadership of partners such as CEO Patrick Vonck and department directors Marc Gemoets, Jochen De Blay, Sébastien Heuss, and Jochen Ketels.
ÁRTER's activities span both public and private sectors, involving design, delivery, and full project oversight. Their portfolio covers residential housing, office buildings, schools, sports facilities, event locations, public spaces, green areas, urban revitalisation, heritage restoration, and development cooperation based in Africa. Notable completed projects include Liverpool Park (Brussels), a transformation of urban wasteland into a 3,250 sq.m. green recreational space with public amenities, completed in 2014 for the City of Anderlecht. Another example is the restoration of the Béguinage d’Anderlecht, which involved meticulous conservation of 16th-century cob walls and original wooden structures.
ÁRTER architects direct research efforts, such as BIM integration, and environmental initiatives reflected in projects like the Bruyn Park landscape restoration and the construction of specialised pavilions, for instance, in the Botanical Gardens. The firm's operations demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation alongside contemporary urban development, with projects regularly engaging diverse local communities and stakeholders. Their work reflects a complex, context-driven approach tailored to Brussels and beyond.