Projects
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THE LOUISE, Brussels – Belgium
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The Louise Tower, known as Generali on Avenue Louise in Brussels, is undergoing a major renovation and is now called The Louise. Brussels-based A2RC has been commissioned to bring the Polak brothers’ 1963 building into the 21st century. The tower retains its characteristic diamond shape, tinted windows and original colors. On the other hand, other…
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WOODEN, Leudelange – Luxembourg
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In 2018, BPI Real Estate and IKO Real Estate decided to construct a wooden building on a scale never before built in Luxembourg. To build the Baloise headquarters, they called on the architectural firm ArtBuild Architects. The architects chose to showcase the wood in order to emphasise the feel-good factor of the material. They also…
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MARNIX, Brussels – Belgium
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The MARNIX building in the heart of Brussels was erected in 1964 by the American firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill). It was extended using the same architectural grammar in 1989 and has become an emblematic building for the European capital, but the task facing Brussels-based A2M today is much more important: to bring the…
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CIDADE MATARAZZO, São Paulo – Brasil
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Alexandre Allard is a French entrepreneur best known for the renovation of the Royal Monceau in Paris. Since 2011, he has been developing a real estate and cultural project in São Paulo, Brazil: the Cidade Matarazzo is a former hospital in the centre of São Paulo. After renovating the small chapel, Alexandre Allard called on…
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VILLA 356, Bandol – France
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One late summer afternoon, I received a phone call from the architect Rudy Ricciotti. He knew I was in the South of France. He asked me to visit his clients to see the house he had built for them in Bandol. At 10pm I found myself at David and Carole Warren’s, in a house tucked…
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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…