Belgium
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WHITE, Brussels – Belgium
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The White Cinema, operated by Belga Films, is located on the top floor of the Docks Bruxsel shopping centre. Conceived by the architect Renaud Dejeneffe, it disorientates the onlooker by its whiteness. The architect imagined his concept with as few edges as possible, in a way that one finds oneself in what is an immaculate…
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IXELLES-EMPLOI, Brussels – Belgium
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The municipality of Ixelles (Brussels, Belgium) has launched a design and build competition for the construction of a House of Employment (Maison de l’Emploi) on its property. The project was awarded to the A2m Office, who submitted an innovative proposal for making the programme work on the ground. The passive and BATEX building uses, for…
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ANVERS-SIMONS, Brussels – Belgium
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The Anvers-Simons project, designed by the A2M office, is part of a program aimed at creating school places in the City of Brussels, and bringing expressive architecture to a crèche, a nursery school, passive housing units, and a sports hall right in the heart of the Brussels’ North Quarter. Project name : Anvers-Simons Address :Rue…
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A2M : Portrait
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A2M was founded by Sebastian Moreno-Vacca in 2000. The architect rapidly began to concentrate and specialise in the construction of sustainable buildings. In collaboration with his three associates, he develops projects based on parametric design. On the strength of his experience he exports his expertise across the world. Sebastian Moreno-Vacca, Grégory Mathy, Aline Branders, Julie…
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REMEMBER SOUVENIR : Denis Meyers – Solvay / IMMOBEL – BPI
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In 2016, the artist Denis Meyers took possession of the Solvay building in the heart of the Ixelles municipality. In collaboration with the current developers, IMMOBEL (ex-Allfin) and BPI, the Belgian street artist has painted 25.000 sq.m (out of 50,000 sq.m) with the idea of creating a huge and unique total urban artwork. Denis Meyers for the projet…
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MARIE CURIE, Charleroi – Belgium
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The Marie Curie Hospital in Charleroi represents a turning point in the history of the Art & Build architectural practice, the moment they entered the healthcare sector. Designed in the form of a comb to bring in light and greenery, the hospital makes the most of the sloping ground to retain a human scale. Project…
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BELLE-VUE, Brussels – Belgium
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Following its acquisition of the old Belle-Vue breweries site in Molenbeek (Brussels, Belgium), Nelson Canal has, with the help of the A2M architectural office, been working on renovating the buildings and giving them a new direction: a youth hotel, passive housing, and the 2.0 Museum have appeared. Project name : Belle-Vue Address : 33-41 quai…
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LES TREFLES, Brussels – Belgium
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The ask was to accommodate some 750 students, from kindergarten to primary school, with an adjoining sports centre as well. Patrick Vonck started out with a negative reaction to the memories of my youth, being the classical rectangular building with the central corridor, enclosed, a bit claustrophobic. Project name: Les Trèfles Address: 8 rue Daniel…
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DOCKS BRUXSEL, Brussels – Belgium
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Docks Bruxsel is a hub, a place for exchange and a place to live, underpinned by the economic support of commerce. The aim of this new commercial pole in the north of Brussels is to bring life to an old neighbourhood that was once marked by the presence of the warehouses and activities of the…
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GREENBIZZ, Brussels – Belgium
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Greenbizz is the economic component of the Tivoli Green City project being developed by citydev.brussels. Its great originality is in having been designed, for the first time in Brussels, with an incubation section above the workshops section. architectesassoc. has designed an innovative building with a low energy production section and a passive energy incubation section.…