The Royal Estate Residence of Belgium's Abdicated King

The Royal Question was a political crisis in Belgium from 1945-1951. In 1940, King Leopold III surrendered Belgium to Germany, against the counsel of his government-in-exile in London. He was denounced as "Traitor King" and "King Rat" in the British Press.

Casa Ilha Bela is “Architecture in Cinematic Widescreen”, Designed by Studio MK27

The Brazilian modernist architect is also a former filmmaker. “There are a lot of elements from film that I have transferred into architecture,” says Marcio Kogan, in an interview with Designboom. ”The proportions are very connected to the way you look through the viewfinder, the scene; lighting, not only the artificial lighting but the importance of light. Even the element of bringing some surprise or emotion.”