Enter the Marolles by the Porte de Hal and one will see a little red house with a blue door. It belongs to the Public Agency for Social-Welfare (CPAS-OCMW) of the city of Brussels. Unoccupied for years, the CPAS-OCMW plans to renovate it and extend it into three large appartments with a retail surface on the groundfloor level. The Marolles sustainable neighborhood contract  (CQD) has highlighted a lack of housing dedicated to large families in the area so the CPAS-OCMW hopes to improve that situation with this competition. Also, the competition is a good opportunity to improve the area’s image by renovating an empty building.

The CPAS-OCMW is seeking a design team with skills in architecture, engineering (stability, building-engineering services) EPB and safety&health coordination. The CPAS-OCMW favors approaches reducing the project’s environmental impact, particularly through the use of recycled or re-used materials.