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AXA HEADQUARTERS, Brussels – Belgium
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...
CLUSTER CHAMBON, Brussels – Belgium
Chambon has been known for many years as the headquarters of the General Savings and Retirement Fund (CGER), at Rue Fossé aux Loups, Brussels 1000. In 2011 BNP Paribas Fortis sold all of the buildings to Allfin, the real estate group, now...
SOLVAY 33-44, Brussels – Belgium
In 2011 Immobel and BPI decided to buy the site of the old headquarters of the Solvay company, flagship of the Belgian chemical industry, which is located on both sides of the Rue Prince Albert (blocks 33 and 44). The challenge for the...
EUROPA, Brussels – Belgium
The Europa building, in the Schuman district in Brussels, is the seat of the European Council and the Council of the European Union. Designed by the office of Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS, architects and engineers, in partnership with Studio...
GARE MARITIME, Brussels – Belgium (2/2)
The Gare Maritime was one of the largest railway stations in Europe. As part of the development of the Tour & Taxis site, Extensa hired Neutelings Riedijk Architects to design and regenerate the building as a covered town. This vidéo is...
MAISON BILOBA HUIS, Brussels – Belgium
The Biloba project is about innovative housing, integrated with the neighbourhood and providing vulnerable people with a quality of life in a popular neighbourhood of the Schaerbeek municipality in Brussels. The 15 low-energy residential...
MIPIM AWARDS
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 office in place of the modernist building. This choice has been commented on at length and still divides the architects.
The new headquarters has just been inaugurated, in March 2022. Its 300 columns impress and raise questions. Caviar gives the floor to the various protagonists of this project to understand its challenges and strengths.
Portraits of architects
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : Sustainable urban planning
What is sustainable urbanism in the Brussels-Capital Region, and more generally? Alexander D’Hooghe, Marcel Smet from ORG2 consultants, and Guillaume Van Der Vaeren from JNC International consultants, try to answer this question. an...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : Conception & Passive House Standard
In 2004 the Brussels-Capital Region decided to implement particularly ambitious energy policies in order to respond and subscribe to international climate goals. an initiative of Brussels Invest & Export with the support of Cécile...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : Incentives & Building Process
In 2004 the Brussels-Capital Region decided to implement particularly ambitious energy policies in order to respond and subscribe to international climate goals. an initiative of Brussels Invest & Export with the support of Cécile...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : The Value of Expertise
At the beginning of the 2000s, the Brussels Region decided to launch itself into a quite ambitious programme. Its purpose was to align construction more closely to stricter environmental standards, and to use less energy in the management...
AG REAL ESTATE : Portrait of Serge Fautré
Serge Fautré is the Managing Director of the AG Real Estate company, who are the asset managers of the AG Insurance company. AG Real Estate is involved in every imaginable type of real estate activity. AG Real Estate also manages big PPP...
AG REAL ESTATE : Company social engagements
For several years AG Real Estate has been involved in various social activities: Graffiti Party, Mister Emma Art Loft, BAD, Cat Club, and a reception centre for migrants on Canal Wharf are all examples of its involvement in the social and...
