Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
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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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HUB.BRUSSELS: Brussels Retrofit Living Lab / RenoLabC – Bonnevie
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The Reno-Lab-C project faces two current challenges at the heart of the Brussels housing market: 1) develop an approach to collection renovations, 2) and with private owners and tenants who are not currently able to renovate for reasons such as access to finance, administrative and practical complications, difficulties in finding a contractor, tendering, monitoring etc.…