Projects

  • ODYSSÉE, Guyancourt – France

    ODYSSÉE, Guyancourt – France

    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…

  • GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT: Le Logis and Floréal, Brussels – Belgium

    GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT: Le Logis and Floréal, Brussels – Belgium

    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…

  • GARDENER’S PAVILION, Brussels – Belgium

    GARDENER’S PAVILION, Brussels – Belgium

    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,…

  • Suzan Daniel Bridge, Brussels – Belgium

    Suzan Daniel Bridge, Brussels – Belgium

    Quick and easy access from Brussels North Station and Tour & Taxis site is now a reality thanks to the Suzan Daniel bridge.It links the Avenue du Port and the Willebroek quay and is reserved for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.The bridge will be of the BOW STRING type and will have two separate traffic…

  • FROM THE FOREST TO THE CATHEDRAL

    FROM THE FOREST TO THE CATHEDRAL

    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…

  • SUSTAINABLE CITY, Dubai – UAE

    SUSTAINABLE CITY, Dubai – UAE

    When we think of Dubai, we don’t really think of sustainability. And yet, that’s the challenge Diamond Developers has set itself by searching around the world for solutions to make real estate more sustainable and applying those solutions in Dubai. They have created a community in which every aspect has been thought out from a…

  • THE GREEN ARCH, Dubai – United Arab Emirates

    THE GREEN ARCH, Dubai – United Arab Emirates

    At the request of the builder Besix, the architectural firms Vincent Callebaut Architectures and Assar Architects have combined their know-how to offer a sustainable and innovative Belgian pavilion at the Expo 2020 of Dubai. It combines intensive greenery and futuristic design in solid wood. The pavilion aims to be exemplary in terms of sustainable development.…

  • BRUCITY, Brussels – Belgium

    BRUCITY, Brussels – Belgium

    This video looks back on the move of the administrative services of the City of Brussels from the Anspach tower to the former site of Parking 58, now called BRUCITY. The history of the site, the archaeological excavations, the evolution of the architectural project, listening to the teams, all aspects of the project are studied…

  • SAINT-MICHEL, Brussels-Belgium

    SAINT-MICHEL, Brussels-Belgium

    The old Saint-Michel tobacco factories, which is located on the edge of the Tour et Taxis site in Brussels, have been transformed into two Flemish schools by the B2Ai architects office. This project responds in an exemplary way to the problem of square meters of empty offices in Brussels or how to transform an industrial…

  • LE PHARE, Andenne – Belgium

    LE PHARE, Andenne – Belgium

    Thomas Kempeneers, Director of Le Phare, gives us a tour of his place where you will find a library, a tourist office, a museum and a rooftop with a breathtaking view of the region. The building that houses these many functions was previously a school. The architects Gil Honoré (AIUD) and Rudy Ricciotti have combined…