2.1. Residential Buildings
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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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SUSTAINABLE CITY, Dubai – UAE
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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…
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TWIN FALLS, Brussels – Belgium
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The Twin House will become the Twin Falls under the leadership of the B2Ai architects office. On behalf of Eaglestone, the Brussels architectural office imagined a major transformation of an old office complex on the edge of Boulevard de la Woluwe to give it a contemporary function responding to the housing shortage in the Brussels-Capital…
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FONTAINAS, Brussels – Belgium
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The Fontainas project consists in the reconfiguration of a wasteland, left over after the demolition of Philips factory in the 1980’s. With 10.000 m2 of greenery, it is the only large-scale park in the disadvantaged urban center of Brussels. In order to create an extended park, the project proposes to reverse the logic of the…
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OXY, Brussels – Belgium
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The former Anspach center on Place de Brouckère in Brussels will be transformed into a multifunctional sustainable building. The real estate developers, Whitewood and Immobel, choose Snøhetta in collaboration with belgian company Binst Architects to redesign the tower. These two companies joined the executive team, the architects who monitor the bidding documents and the construction…
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HOSOMI, Outrewarche – Belgium
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Dethier Architecture is interested in prefabrication in off-site with this Hosomi project. This manufacturing process optimizes working conditions, validates construction methods and continuously controls quality. A set of research has led the office to design its own modules whose basic materials are steel and wood. A huge effort has been made to ensure that these modules are as…
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LAITY LODGE, Frio River – Texas Hill Country
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LAITY LODGE, Frio River – Texas Hill Country Designed: Overland PartnersArchitect: John Byrd, Landscape Architect Christy Ten Eyck 00
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DE RODE POORT, Brussels – Belgium
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DE RODE POORT, Brussels – Belgiumwith Dominique Barrat et Jonathan Fronhoffs / Charles Rose, Rose’s Natural Homes / Pierre Deru, Architect, Atelier Architecture & Developpement Durable 00