Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
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City Dox

The project superposes a programme of productive activities and housing; in between, on the first floor, an intermediate layer of parking acts as a "buffer zone" between the two.

photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux

This, asides from responding to a high groundwater table, protects residents from possible nuisances caused by the productive activities located on the ground floor, while providing both functions with a potential flexible space for future expansion. 

photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux

On the "macro" scale, the project sets out a series of urban principles aimed at generating coherence between the three plots (plots 4, 5 and 6) located on this strip of land flanking the Brussels canal, while on the "micro" scale, their diversity is preserved.

photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux

The respect of the building envelopes and the position of the volumes on the plinth ensure, in fact, a harmonious relationship between the three towers facing the water, whereas the individual expression of the facades facilitates the legibility of each element of the composition.

photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
photo_credit Maxime Delvaux
Maxime Delvaux
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XDGA
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XDGA

Project credits

Architects
Engineering / Structure, Techniques
Engineering / Acoustics

Project data

Project Year
2025
Primary Building Material
Concrete
Glass
Building Area
3605 m2
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