Dear Sir, Madam,
I'm sorry for the English e-mail, but unfortunately I don’t speak Dutch. I am Jadd Hallaj, a Paris based architect, and along with architect Emilie Froelich and digital artist and engineer Elena Falomo, we are the current designers in residence this year at Design Regio Kortrijk, working on research, publications and design projects.
The theme we’re currently working on is “The Future of Urban Leisure” and during our initial research phase we are looking into the ''Farm Islands'' of Kortrijk, a very special urban and architectural typology that seems to have a lot to offer.
During one of our field surveys, we came across your Castle, which seems to have a wonderful history, and is very relevant for our research.
We were wondering if you would be willing to meet with us, whenever it may suit you, and eventually grant us access to visit the Castle. We would also be interested in drawing architectural plans of some farms that we would naturally share back with the owners. It would be our pleasure to exchange on our ongoing projects and eventually incorporate the Castle in our publications.
Please feel free to reach me on my telephone: +33677567425Or by Email: jadd.hallaj@gmail.com
Thank you, and I am very much looking forward to hearing back from you,
All the best,
Jadd Hallaj