Brussels architecture
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Project • By archipelago • Offices
Greenpeace Belgium HQ
The new Greenpeace Belgium HQ is located in a dense building block in the city centre of Brussels. The existing structures used to belong to an old organ atelier, called Manufacture d’Orgues de Bruxelles. To uncover the qualities of the factory building, a process of ‘matchmaking’ resulted in an innovative approach towards the programming of the new offices: the existing structures as well as the interior and surrounding climates were analysed and matched with specific activities from the Greenpeace team (from formal meetings to wall climbing), resulting in a low-tech project and a high-quality work environment.
Stijn Bollaert
SufficiencyWe made a careful study of the site at the Vergotedok, located in the rapidly ev... More
News • News • 4 Jul 2024
B-architecten completes first phase of new mixed-use development in Brussels Canal area
Belgium architectural studio B-architecten has completed the first phase of City Dox 7, a new mixed-use development in the Brussels Canal area. The studio worked in collaboration with Brussels-based design studio Veld. Split across two phases, City Dox 7.1 and 7.2, the development includes housing, commercial spaces, and a secondary school.
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The City Dox project is a key urban renewal scheme in Brussels, set along the banks of the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in Anderlecht, a municipality in the Belgian capital. B-architecten and Veld created the design for City Dox 7: block 7 of the new district master plan. City Dox 7.1 was recently completed: this phase comprises 74 apartments, four ground-floor commercial u... More
Project • By Woonwerk Architecten • Housing
Jardin des Moineaux
Some upcoming changes adjacent to the Impasse des Moineaux ask for a intelligent approach for the sustainable (re)development of this inner area on Rue Gray. Cleaning up the dirty soil, the necessity for affordable housing and an access to the research center for urban green make the transformation necessary. The informal green atmosphere that determines the quality of the existing vegetable garden defines the conditions for the re-design of this un-urban place right in the center of Brussels.
Precisely by seeking to maximize the influence of the garden we avoid a fragmentation of the garden. All other elements are designed as ‘objects in the garden’.
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News • News • 19 May 2022
Baumschlager Eberle Architekten’s Montagne du Parc demonstrates how concepts of sustainability can be implemented at an early stage of architectural completion
The largest project completed by Baumschlager Eberle Architekten in Europe to date, the new Montagne du Parc (BNP Paribas Fortis HQ ) building in Brussels is an outstanding example of how concepts of sustainability can be implemented at the early stage of architectural completion.
Cyrille Weiner
Meeting the client’s energy, resource consumption, and structural demands, the project sets high aesthetic, social, and cultural standards resulting in an architectural gem for both the bank and city, enhancing the neighbourhood and providing an inspiring work place for 4,100 people on a total ground floor area of 100,000 m².
Cyrille Weiner
Construction works commenced with a careful floor-by-floor demolition of the old buildi... More
News • News • 3 Nov 2021
Blanket of Steel: A terraced passive house in Brussels by atelier tom vanhee
Destroyed by a fire, this house in Brussels, Belgium has been redesigned by atelier tom vanhee as a passive, environmentally conscious home with a community purpose at its heart.
Filip Dujardin
Unifying the exterior, both the facades and sloping roof have been re-clad with white metal sandwich panels with a high insulation value. Inside, the architects retained as many materials as possible that were not destroyed by the fire and new materials were chosen in an environmentally conscious way.
Filip Dujardin
The ground floor has meanwhile been opened-up and now serves as a multifunctional space that accommodates family living as well as social events that are intended to engage the surrounding neighbourhood. This ground floo... More
News • News • 18 Mar 2021
St. Michel Molenbeek: A transformation from tobacco factory to school
Located in Brussels, School Campus St. Michel Molenbeek is a stunning transformation of a former historic tobacco factory into a school. The collaboration, by B2Ai, VK Architects and SunProject SunResearch, addresses a shortage of school space in Brussels, while also enlivening the Maritime neighbourhood in Molenbeek.
Klaas Verdru
Maritime is currently an evolving neighbourhood with high profile projects such as Tivoli Green City, the construction of the Picard Bridge and the new Beco Park drawing attention to the historically underserved area. This new school project helps to further create social cohesion and development opportunities for youth. Covering an area of 17,000 square meters, the campus provides 1,167 places for secondary... More