bata

The former "Bata" shoe factory was put to a new residential use. The three existing buildings were converted to 60 apartments. In addition, a number of annexes were demolished to make way for a fourth block, two residences, and an underground car park with 44 spaces. It is a mixed-use development. The ground floor houses several shops and offices, while offices are also integrated on level one.

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birmingham

This vast industrial site with its huge smoke stack reflects the intensity with which industrialisation puts its mark on Brussels' urban development. The original site has been constantly expanded on between 1935 and 1985. Renova Bulex was its last occupant, up until the ’90s. A major renovation program is to breathe new air into the since abandoned and dilapidated site.

The project consists of three buildings with a...

de zaat

"De Zaat" is part of an ambitious plan to revalue the grounds of a former shipyard. The disappearance of the Boelwerf [famous Belgian shipyard] was accompanied by social unrest because of major job losses, and left a great void in the municipality of Temse. The revaluation project with business sites, single-family houses and apartments, is to fill the void. In an initial phase three blocks were constructed that were named afte...

gardens of jette

In a landscape park, measuring 7 hectares a new urban district is being built, where housing is mixed with office space. Incorporating 150 homes and 800 apartments, Gardens of Jette constitutes one of Brussels' most important residential districts. In the rolling countryside the buildings level out the differences in level of the grounds. The higher buildings are placed in the lower zone, while the lower buildings and homes are built...

up-site

The "Premium" project provides the canal region of Brussels with a new impetus. The revitalisation of the area had already begun by the renovation of the Tour & Taxis building.

“Premium” will, at a height of 140 meters, be the highest residential tower in Belgium. The design consists of 50,000 m² of residential development, and 30,000 m² of office space. At 1.25 acres, 800 residents will be ...

anspach center

Due to years of vacancy, the former "Galeries Anspach" shopping arcades (dating back to 1898) were in urgent need of renovation. The Anspach Center will provide the building with a new, multi-functional future. Besides 23 apartments, this building houses a casino, a restaurant with panoramic views, a hotel, and a shopping arcade. VK provided the stability studies for this this complicated reconversion.

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crown gardens

A new urban district is being put up at the site of the former Ixelles Military Hospital. The project has a mixed function, with 30,000 m² of office space, and 915 housing units.

The living area consists of 40 buildings. This avoids a massive impression, and allows the project to be better integrated into the neighborhood. The buildings are spread across 253 public housing units, 422 apartments at a fixed price, and 260 a...

kouterhof

A former bank building of the former Generale Bank located at the Kouterplein in Ghent, is being redesignated as a sizable, urban mixed-use development. The project has 55 residences and 7,000 m² of office space, in which the flats range from 1- to 4 room apartments. There are also some spacious penthouses. The living area overlooks both the square and the water of the Ketelvest, located at the rear. The office functions have a view of the ...