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BRUSSELS BEER PROJECT

The Brussels brewery, Brussels Beer Project, wants to set up in the Biestebroeck basin, a rapidly developing zone along the canal, and create an open and creative 21st century brewery with a capacity of 35,000 hectolitres.

This will be a bold, innovative brewery, one that embodies the heart, the epicentre and the identity of the new, booming “Port Sud” district; but it will first and foremost be a brewery that also represents the visual identity of Brussels Beer Project.

The project will also involve a technical challenge where the production cycle will have to be integrated over several storeys, strictly comply with food production standards and manage the logistical constraints, whilst also taking into account the high soil pollution levels.

The jury took place on the 26th of October 2018. Discover now the winning project by clicking the picture below:

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LEBEAU

Lebeau: a complex project in a flagship area of the city. Many issues come into play here: how should a new building fit into Le Sablon? How could the project contribute to the quality of urban life, beyond the objective of good dwellings? How will it act as a reinforced link between the upper part and the lower part of Brussels? The real estate developper Immobel has launched a call for designers to answer these questions in a subtle manner. He or she will have to embrace the singular features of an exceptional place and turn them into truly urban qualities.

This is about redeveloping the block between Rue Lebeau, Rue de la Paille and Rue de Ruysbroeck into a 41,500 sqm mix-used project with housing, offices and retail. This is a unique opportunity to redesign an important part of Le Sablon, a highly characteristic district of downtown Brussels.

The jury took place on the 5th of July 2018. Discover now the winning project by clicking the picture below:

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LE PALACE

PANDOX AB is a Swedish company that specialises in the hotel sector and is the owner of Crowne Plaza Brussels – Le Palace, located in Place Rogier. They want to expand the hotel onto the adjacent plot, which has been empty for years and features high blind walls.

The goal is simple, but there are various challenges. The potential surface area of the extension is actually limited by the very rules of urban planning. The metro tunnel that passes under the plot would require specific technical solutions since the project that Pandox wants to run is intricate and includes a 600m² conference room. It ultimately comes down to dealing with the old, neighbouring hotel Le Palace, a major work of Art Nouveau by Antoine Pompe and Adhémar Lener, all while creating a design that is reflective of that period.
The plot owner wants a work that is coherent both in terms of urban development and architecture, a prestigious hotel with undeniable spatial qualities.

The jury took place on the 19th of April 2018. Discover now the winning project by clicking the picture below:

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KANAL

What a huge opportunity for Brussels: the conversion of the Citroën garage, this iconic building located along the brussels canal, into a new cultural centre with international ambitions. This new 35 000 sqm complex will host a museum of modern and contemporary art, an architecture centre and public and polyvalent spaces, in the heart of a infull transformation neighborhood.

Kanal Foundation launched an architectural competition for the conversion of this enormous place. Not only a museum, but also a public space whith the intention to give access all Brussels people to culture.

The jury took place on the 11th, 12th and 13th of March 2018. Discover now the winning project by clicking the picture below: