2.2.2. Banks
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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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BNP PARIBAS FORTIS, Brussels – Belgium
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For 200 years, the headquarters of Société Générale de Banque, now BNP Paribas Fortis, have been located at 3 Montagne du Parc in Brussels. In the early 2010s, the question of renovating the historic building arose. In collaboration with the first Bouwmeester in Brussels, an international architectural competition was launched to imagine a new head…
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TRIODOS BANK, Driebergen/Zeist – The Netherlands
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The new Triodos Bank office is located at De Reehorst Estate and is optimally integrated into the surrounding area. The entire estate has been developed according to the vision that nature, culture and economy are in balance. Triodos Bank on De Reehorst estate should become the place to work and meet everyone who sees money…
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AXA HEADQUARTERS, Brussels – Belgium
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The site of the new AXA headquarters is located between the Place du Trône and the Porte de Namur, and between Rue de la Pépinière and Boulevard du Régent (in Brussels). The A2RC Architects firm worked on a group of three buildings to create from them a single unit. Inside, some new ways of working…