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HEKLA, Paris – France
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The land where the HEKLA tower is located is triangular in shape and surrounded by numerous road connections. AG Real Estate proposed Jean Nouvel to the Paris La Défense developers as the architect for this flagship project, which aims to rebalance the skyline of La Défense, reconnect the various roads and activate this district of…
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ODYSSÉE, Guyancourt – France
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In the suburbs of Paris, ArtBuild proposed to its client Nexity, on behalf of Renault, an alternative to a traditional office building: it was the first time that the Belgian-French architectural firm had a client who asked them to make a building in timber construction. The agency has been convinced for many years that timber…
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LEX66, Brussels – Belgium
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Rue de la Loi, at number 66, in Brussels, there is a group of buildings whose complex layout pierces the interior of the block. The architectural firm ArtBuild was commissioned to imagine a new complex, more harmonious, more transparent, more transpiring, more in phase with the development plan of the district imagined by Christian de…
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GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT: Le Logis and Floréal, Brussels – Belgium
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The concept of the garden city was imagined in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard, a British urban planner. His goal was to remedy the uncontrolled growth of cities, to fight against the disintegration of the social link and to improve the comfort of life and the health of workers. In Belgium, this idea will percolate from…
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BRUNFAUT TOWER, Brussels – Belgium
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The Brunfaut Tower was built in 1965 by Julien Roggen. Its frame is made of metal. This is unique in Brussels. However, it had serious deficiencies in terms of safety, living comfort and energy performance. The offices of A229 and Dethier Architecture won the competition launched by Logement Molenbeekois to thoroughly renovate the tower. In…
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JOLLY, Brussels – Belgium
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Winner of the be.exemplary award in 2019, the Jolly project was born during the Reine-Progrès sustainable neighbourhood contract. The objective was to transform a hollow tooth in Schaerbeek into 9 housing units. The building is part of the sustainability by the use of materials (here, CLT) but also in the accompaniment of the tenants by…
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AG CAMPUS, Brussels – Belgium
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AG Real Estate wanted to modernise the ground floor of their office building in the rue du Pont Neuf to accommodate an e-learning centre and a meeting centre. The project proposed by evr-architecten met their concern for sustainability, which goes far beyond a question of saving energy. evr-architecten imagined a project that brings light into…
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GARDENER’S PAVILION, Brussels – Belgium
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Behind the gardeners’ pavilion there was a plan – now abandoned – to unite the two parts of the Botanical Gardens. Behind the gardeners’ pavilion was the idea of coupling its construction with the renovation of the Victoria Regina square. These two projects were dissociated, but the building designed by ÁRTER Architects kept its shape,…
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NOR, Brussels – Belgium
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The NOR project is part of the revitalisation of the North district (called Manhattan) in the heart of Brussels. In the 1980s, this administrative district was built (painfully), but a few decades later, it has become obsolete and the buildings are gradually being renovated to contemporary standards (watch the video « Quatuor » to see an another…
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FROM THE FOREST TO THE CATHEDRAL
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For more than 100 years, the chairs of the Cathedral of Lausanne have welcomed many faithful for masses and for other activities. it was time to change them to meet current needs. At the same time, it was decided to change the liturgical furnishings.The principle for assembling the benches comes from a technological transfer from…