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This prestigious office building project was developed on a unique site in Antwerp: walking distance from a High Speed Train station and directly next to public transport with frequent connections. The close proximity to the Ring in the direction of Brussels, Ghent, and the Netherlands offers interesting advantages to renters.

This new office complex consists of 4 identical rectangular buildings with a total area of 26,728 m&s...

katarina gate

A new office building, the Katarina Gate, has appeared near a busy intersection on the outskirts of Bruges. This site used to be home to an office building and row of dilapidated houses, and was considered a difficult site to open up for development.

The designers developed a phased plan in collaboration with VK to resolve the mobility issues. They were also keen to bring new life to the port related aspects of the site.

belmont court

Belmont Court is comprised of a row of office buildings and a large courtyard. The building site dates from the 1960s, and is home to the Ministry of Labour. The office space was very dated, but the property developer was not interested in have the building replaced. There were many advantages to simply renovating the building: the quality of the facing brick, the vast square footage, the speed with which the desired result could be achi...

charlemagne

This iconic building in the European district of Brussels was in serious need of renovation and expansion. VK performed the stability studies and consulted on special competencies.

Most notable in the architecture of this building is the steel structure, which support all the elements of the glass facade using hundreds of supporting trusses embedded in the concrete construction. Wind tunnel tests were carried out at the Univer...

egmont II

In the style of The Egmont I, headquarters to the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cooperative Development, an extension was added for use by the same occupants. 9 levels, 4 of which are underground were erected around 2 patios. VK carried out the stability study for this project.

Most of the floor space is occupied by offices, and one of the largest conference halls in Europe (442 seats) is located in the underg...

ellipse building

The ‘Ellipse Building’ is a tower complex covering 52,000 m² in the Noordwijk area of Brussels, a beacon for which the VK carried out the stability study. The complex consists of three independently functioning buildings, situated around a common lobby which serves as the single address for the complex and houses the main circulation routes for the buildings. The separate buildings are also connected to one another via s...

fortis ag

The headquarters of AG Insurance, the insurance division of BNP Fortis Paribas is located along the busy main thoroughfares between Noordwijk and the centre of Brussels. VK carried out the stability study for this project.

The building consists of 4 underground floors, used mainly for parking, and 9 above ground level, constructed as wings around 2 inner courtyards. The entire weight of the building rests on a grillage foundat...

waterloo atrium

In the Green Belt around Brussels, in the historic town of Waterloo, Immo 167 has developed a refined office building. VK was responsible for the engineering.

The project consists of 2 main buildings which can be leased separately, connected by a vast atrium. Climate control in the offices is achieved using dynamic warming and cooling beams which are integrated in the lowered ceiling. The atrium was designed as a meeting place...

empress court

This office building was designed in the 1960s by Léon Stynen for the RTT, the then state-owned telecommunications company. When completed, the renovated building is going to be transformed into a sustainable, energy efficient office building while maintaining its historically valuable architecture. VK is responsible for the modernisation of all the technical systems.

This structure is actually consists of 2 interconnec...