Renovation
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TOURNAY-SOLVAY, Brussels – Belgium
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The Tournai-Solvay Castle, located in the heart of the park of the same name, is a site rich in history. Considered one of the most beautiful parks in Brussels, this estate houses a building that was ravaged by fire in 1982, leaving it in ruins for over thirty years. Owned by the Brussels-Capital Region, the…
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KASTEEL, Brussels – Belgium
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With precise and demanding requirements, the hé! architectuur firm successfully took on the challenge of transforming this townhouse in Ganshoren. By removing the existing annexes, the architects opted for a more compact home while integrating a timber-frame extension. This structure, left exposed, demonstrates a simple and easily understandable construction principle. The renovation also opened the…
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BRASSERIES ATLAS, Brussels – Belgium
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In September 2023, the artists and craftsmen of the Brasseries Atlas organized an exhibition of their work and the history of the building. Émile Barret contacted ARCHI URBAIN to obtain the archives of Mister Emma’s interviews with Guido Vanderhulst in 2006 and Philippe De Bloos and Christophe Lambert in 2012. It was time to take…
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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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VICTORIA TOWER, Brussels – Belgium
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Project name: VICTORIA TOWERAddress: Place Eugène Victoria. 1210 BruxellesAssignation/Destination: Office, Hotel, co-working, restaurant Name of client: DWNTWNName of architect: 51N4E Technical sheet of this architecture video clipJournalist : Emma C. DessourouxCameraman : Mister Emma Editing : Cristina DiasDirection : Emma C. DessourouxProduction : Les Délires Productions Translation : Dumilieu MediaRereading : Serge Ryckoort / EmelireSubtitles…
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HUB.BRUSSELS : Brussels Retrofit Living Lab / WVDM
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The “Vrije Universeit Brussel” (VUB) is aiming for the sustainable management of its estate [VUB 2011]. In this respect the renovation of student residences in the heart of the Ixelles university campus, designed by the architect Willy Van Der Meeren between 1971 and 1973, presents a particular challenge. These dwellings have strong cultural and historic…
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HUB.BRUSSELS : Brussels Retrofit Living Lab / Modul’air
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Apartment buildings constructed in the second half of the 20th century that have not been or have hardly been renovated present today numerous deficiencies in terms of their energy efficiency and the comfort and health of their occupants. Poor thermal insulation and airtightness of the building shell, the presence of thermal bridges, the absence of…