Since it was refurbished in 2008, Place Flagey has become a popular meeting spot for Brussels residents. Visitors to the square can have a coffee, go see a concert at Flagey, hop on a bus or a tram, wander around the market or let the children enjoy the fountains.
However, the square remains relatively sparsely covered by vegetation. This fails to respond to current requirements to make public space greener to mitigate against rising temperatures and urban heat islands, manage rain water and flow, and offer shaded areas for different uses and users. To achieve this vision of public space, the municipality of Ixelles is seeking a team to carry out a landscaping study to make Place Flagey and Place Sainte-Croix greener.
The job involves taking stock of the current situation, consulting with the different stakeholders connected to the project, developing a plan for enhancing vegetation cover and landscaping on Place Flagey and Place Sainte-Croix, and initiating a planning permission request.
SKILLS
- Public space design (landscape architect and/or town planner and/or architect)
- Environmental and hydrology expertise
AWARD CRITERIA
- Landscape, urban and environmental quality – 50%
- Technical and usage quality – 30%
- Study methodology quality – 20%
TIMING INDICATION
- 20/09/2021: invitation to submit an offer;
- 27/09/2021: site visit and information session;
- 20/10/2021: submission of offers;
- Beginning of November 2021: presentation of bids to the Advisory Committee;
- December 2021: contract awarded.
FEES
€32.500 incl. VAT
GRANT
€1.000
If you are interested in the work, we invite you to send an e-mail, before 07/09/2021 at 10AM, to the bouwmeester maître architecte at appel-oproep@bma.brussels, showing your interest, motivation and experience, and giving your contact details and/or those of the planned team (on a maximum of one attached A4 sheet).