EXPO
From a fascination with the diverse fabric surrounding the site, buildings lean both to the scale of the metropolitan axis with an accent in height and the surrounding ground-level housing through a low-rise block. This diverse aliveness gives the new public space its specific identity.
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Entrance doors are designed more grandly as collectivity increases – they are scattered around the public space to increase the liveliness of the whole. Despite the solid overall character, the facades receive the necessary variation arising from their specific orientation and relationship to the various public spaces.
Buildings are related to each other through a subtle play of masonry connections, openings and terraces that seek coherent variation within a whole with strong identity – tendered under the maximum amount of the FS3 standard. Using proven techniques, the project is low-maintenance and manageable over the long term.
- TYPE Residential
- YEAR 2014-2024
- LOCATION Antwerp
- PROVIDER Woonhaven
- SPACE 22,000 m²
- BUDGET €27 million
- TEAM Gestalt ism Tom Thys architects and buro green
- PHASE Opgeleverd
- PHOTOGRAPHY Crispijn Van Sas
