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Timber Engineering
Timber Engineering
Tour et Taxis site, in the northen part of Brussels, has been under development for many years. On one of the last remaining plot, between the Gare Maritime, a future lake and Anna Boch lane, a residential development project named Lake Side is projected by Nextensa. An international competition in collaboration with the BMA took place to choose 6 design architects : BINST ARCHITECTS – Cobe – EFFEKT – HUB Architecture & Urbanism – POLO Architects – 3XN. They will team up with MVRDV – author of the master plan – and Bureau Bouwtechniek NV – the appointed executive architect – to make Lake Side an additional exemplary project to Tour & Taxis.
This new district will be completely free of fossil fuels, striving for a minimal ecological footprint through the choice of building materials. Car-free and attention to optimizing biodiversity, animation and community formation are other sustainable focal points. Thus, all office buildings are aiming for a BREEAM Outstanding certificate. The new district consists of 18 buildings with different heights, ranging from 5 floors on the side of the ponds to 30 floors on the Anna Boch lane. A mix of architectural firms from Belgium and abroad guarantee diversity and identity of the buildings with their tower and residential concepts.
