The architecture office Claerhout-Van Biervliet was established in 1995 from the architect Xaveer Claerhout (architect) and Barbara van Biervliet (engineer-architect).

Meanwhile they both run Kinetura, a design team, established 2006 and which is interested in the philosophy of kinetic architecture. Their current focus is relation of light, time and space.

"The Kinetura concept is adding a new dynamic dimension to common static design and architecture. By making use of the flexible characteristics of specific materials combined with motion-based technologies, objects transform in a silent and nearly imperceptible way into a contrasting shape with a completely different functionality and expression. As if a extra dimension were involved..."

See also: www.kinetura.com