Back in 1989, Axel Vervoordt transformed an old 16th-century castle into his office, home and museum. The castle faces the river and has a beautiful garden. The simple and natural interior brings people a feeling of relaxation and comfort.

He appropriately presents materials and objects, bare concrete floors, peeling walls and worn furniture in this home. A painter once mentioned that he liked old walls because they looked like paintings over time.

A 50-room castle, the site took four years to renovate due to structural neglect. But here, Vervoordt was able to create a grand and carefully curated home of his own, to demonstrate his aesthetic.

In Vervoordt's home, each room is decorated differently: the study is richly furnished with British-style furniture, while the dining room is an all-white Baroque fantasy space with an ornate crystal chandelier.

The spare meditation room is furnished with white furniture, a bare pine plank floor and a screen painted in the 16th century by a Japanese Zen master. In Vervoordt's words, inside the room, visitors can feel the silence.