{"id":2160,"date":"2022-03-24T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ateliermestdagh.be\/dev?p=2160"},"modified":"2022-04-04T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:20:10","slug":"real-estate-prize-2020-honourable-mention-for-atelier-mestdagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ateliermestdagh.be\/en\/real-estate-prize-2020-honourable-mention-for-atelier-mestdagh\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Prize 2020: honourable mention for Atelier Mestdagh"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the presentation of the Real Estate Prize 2020,<\/strong><\/a> Atelier Mestdagh received an honourable mention from the jury for our excellent craftsmanship. As a stained glass studio, we were responsible for the impressive stained glass windows in the restored St. Nicholas Church in Westkapelle – one of the three laureates. The jury felt that we deserved a prize – and what an amazing prize! – not just for this project, but for the fact that as a family firm, we have specialised in restoring, conserving, repurposing and creating stained glass art for over seventy years.<\/p>\n

The St. Nicholas Church in Westkapelle<\/h2>\n

On 26 March 2013, the iconic St. Nicholas Church in Westkapelle went up in flames during a devastating fire. Six and a half years later (December 2019), the newly restored church re-opened its doors. Besides being an intimate place of worship, it has a multipurpose zone with meeting rooms, a bar and an extendable stage.\u00a0Atelier Mestdagh was tasked with creating the new stained glass windows.<\/p>\n

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Monumental craftsmanship<\/h2>\n

Manager Katrien Mestdagh produced a full-scale drawing of the design by Thibault Florin (Architectenbureau Bressers<\/a>). An abstract and simple design that resonates with the modern interior<\/strong>. To implement the design, she and her team then applied the original medieval techniques<\/strong> and used the same materials<\/strong>. The only difference is that the windows are not stained glass.<\/p>\n

196 square metres of mouth-blown cylinder glass<\/strong> were cut to size by Atelier Mestdagh<\/strong>. The different pieces of glass were then placed in lead H profiles, which separate the coloured and blank glass. After welding the intersections, Atelier Mestdagh placed the new stained glass windows in the window openings.<\/p>\n

With its honourable mention, the jury not only recognises the impressive extent<\/strong> of the project, but particularly the precision and quality <\/strong>of the final result. The stained glass windows in the St. Nicholas Church demonstrate Atelier Mestdagh’s years of craftsmanship<\/strong> and the continued relevance <\/strong>of this ancient craft <\/strong>in our modern society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n