village centre renewal gijzelbrechtegem

Gijzelbrechtegem is a rural hamlet situated in the rolling landscape of the watershed (interfluve) between the Leie and Schelde rivers. In 2008 the municipality started a competition related to the renewal of the village centre. VK obtained the assignment, thanks in part to its strict conformity to planning in relation to tendering and subsidy dossiers. VK is responsible for the layout of the preliminary draft, the design, the tender proced...

square de trooz

This crossroads is one of the busiest in the Brussels region. The aim was to maintain the capacity and at the same time accelerate the transit speed of public transport as well as improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. The last-mentioned through means of, among other things, laying 3 cycle tracks.

Espaces-Mobilités concerned itself with the special traffic study and construction of the sewage system. Group Planning applied it...

rendac

Rendac is a company that takes care of the collecting, processing and destruction of carcasses. With this, their final products (animal flower and fat) are used as sustainable alternatives for fossil fuels in the energy sector, the cement industry as well as their own company. As part of the continual updating and upgrading of the site at Denderleeuw, VK was appointed for the study, design and leadership of work related to the infrastructur...

ghent saint-peter’s square

The Saint Peter’s Square is an important open city area of 80 to 200 metres. With their design, VK and Abscis succeeded in making a meeting place from this open area. Many manifestations take place here because of the abundant and available space, the closeness of the city centre and the easy access. The square has very many possibilities that are accentuated by the presence of scores of cultural, recreational facilities and cafes ...

heulebrug

VK took responsibility for design of the sewage system and roads to realise the first phase of a residential village with approx 400 living facilities (of which 185 in first phase).

After the first phase (site area approx 12 ha) phase 2 (site area approx 9 ha) and phase 3 (site area approx 1,5 ha) with social housing and the zone called ‘The Minstrel’ were executed. The specific features of this realisation are the...

antwerp south

At the southern entrance to the city of Antwerp, where the new courthouse was erected, the TV RRP, together with VK and Arup, also designed a plan for the linking of the city. At this former city gate, the Amerikalei, one of the central boulevards in Antwerp, now connects to the busy E17. The same Amerikalei also flows out aboveground into the Bolivarplaats, where the courthouse forms thus a physical gate between the city and the nationa...

expres road waregem

This project is part of the "Black Spots"-program, with which the Flemish Government wants to eliminate 800 dangerous junctions over several years. This has to reduce the number of mortal traffic victims by half in 2010. VK, in temporary association with Duynslaeger & Co, Lobelle and SCES, got all of the assignments for West-Flanders.

The relayouting of the junction Expres road-Ghent road in Waregem is one ...