Tag Belgium

09-03-2016
V+ e Bouwtechniek: expansion on Montigny-Le-Tilleul town hall
V+ and Bouwtechniek won the competition for expansion of the town hall in Montigny-Le-Tilleul (Belgium). Their project has adapted the old town hall to suit its new functions and used the green area behind the existing 18th century building to create a new wing, a lightweight construction which clearly stands out from the old town hall.

18-12-2015
VMCF Atelier Hinge House for Google Maps
In VMCF Atelier’s project, visible coverage in Google Maps becomes an important element of a local landmark. The web and its applications have had profound implications for our way of producing and representing architecture, as described in the book “Architecture on the web. A Critical Approach to Communication” edited by Paolo Schianchi.

15-12-2015
51N4E Campus OCMW Nevele Belgium
In their design for OCMW Nevele seniors’ residence in Nevele, Belgium, the architects of Belgian studio 51N4E respond not only to the needs of the guests and staff of the facility but to those of visiting friends and relatives, offering spaces with differing degrees of privacy.

15-12-2015
Jean Nouvel+MDW: Charleroi Police Headquarters and Charleroi Danses
In Charleroi, Belgium, Atelier Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture have renovated the historic Caserne Defeld cavalry barracks to house the police headquarters and Charleroi Danses centre. A new landmark for the city, designed by Jean Nouvel and MDW, containing the offices of the police force.

01-12-2015
Alberto Campo Baeza wins the BigMat International Architecture Award
Architect Alberto Campo Baeza has won the second BigMat '15 International Architecture Award for his plan for the new offices of the government of Castile and Leòn in Zamora, Spain. The first edition of the contest, in 2013, was won by Xaveer De Geyter Architects (XDGA) with Elishout Kitchen Tower Campus COOVI.

30-11-2015
51N4E Huis aan‘t Laar Zoersel Belgium
The care facility for people with mental disabilities run by the non-profit organisation Monnikenheide in the forest of Zoersel, in Antwerp province, was designed by 51N4E architectural studio of Brussels, founded by architects Freek Persyn, Peter Swinnen and Johan Anrys.

26-11-2015
Vplus Water tower - Chateau d’eau Mons Ghlin Belgium
Vplus architectural studio has designed a Chateau d'eau, a water tower, using architecture to offer an alternative to simple engineering of an infrastructure that has a major impact on the landscape.

25-11-2015
UNStudio Transfer Terminal Arnhem Central Station
The Transfer Terminal at Arnhem Central Station, designed by UNStudio, has been completed: an ambitious project intended to make Arnhem a major transportation hub joining Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.