Greenpeace

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