europacollege

The College of Europe in Bruges and Natolin (Poland) offers postgraduate courses in law, economics and politics, with an emphasis on the European dimension. In addition, it also organizes training courses tailored for executives and senior officials.

The campus in Bruges had an urgent need for structural expansion because of the increasing number of promotions. In addition, the campus was spread over 11 buildings - now the aca...

passive school emile bockstael

The Emile Bockstael nursery school consists of three floors for 280 preschoolers, and is built to Passiefhuis standards. In addition, the energy consumption is greatly minimized, including through extensive insulation and an excellent airtightness.

In addition, in the winter passive solar gain is maximized through large, south facing glass areas. Flexible solar shading is installed for the summer period. Attention is also paid...

university library of ugent

The university library of the University of Ghent, of Henry van de Velde, dates back to 1939. The monument is in urgent need of restoration, whereby VK is responsible for custom engineering work.

Most of the books are kept in a tower with 20 levels. An optimal indoor climate must be created for the many valuable and unique books and manuscripts, without causing a high energy demand. As an annual average, a relative humidity of...

howest

The number of students of the Industrial Designs department, PIH department of the Hogeschool West-Flanders (Howest) grew explosively in recent years. Through Vlaams Bouwmeester, Howest launched an architectural competition for an expansion, and a new building for the Central Services. For the expansion the College had acquired a long, narrow piece of land near the existing campus in Kortrijk. On it, the college wanted to build a flexibl...

catholic university of leuven

The Rega and the Nursing and Midwifery departments at the Catholic University Leuven had a great need for a new education building. An architectural competition was launched, and won by the VK design team, where VK was subsequently responsible for custom engineering work. The jury was won over by the integration of technology into the overall concept and the sustainable approach.

For example, classrooms and offices are cooled ...

passive school oude god

A number of school projects are built under the passive standard, within the scope of the Flemish decree "Energy performance in schools". As one of these sample projects, Oude God harbors three schools, primary and nursery. The commissioning authority did set some preconditions. Thus, energy and water consumption are to be kept to a minimum, as must the maintenance cost. The equipment must be easy to use, provide maximum comfort, and be rob...