Architects:VIVA Architecture

Area :3200 m²

Year :2019

Photographs :Koen Broos

Manufacturers :  AutoDesk, Saint-Gobain, Aliplast, Azuleo, Stone, Van BeverenAutoDesk

Engineering :Ingenieursbureau Concreet

Consultants :Studiebureau Van Craen & Partners

Design Team : Sylvie Bruyninckx, Johan Berteloot, Frederik Deprouw, Karen Loyens

Clients : Brody

City : Amberes

Country : Belgium

On the 'Leien', the main 'boulevard' of the Antwerp city center, an empty post-modern office building is reconverted to apartments with distinct terraces.  The ground floor office space is extended by new wooden construction and opens onto a quiet courtyard. The white color of the historic boulevard buildings is re-imagined in the straightforward and rhythmic play of the facade.

This post-modern office building from the seventies is located on the boulevard of Antwerp. The concrete rib structure and a steel double skin facade allowed us to transform this into a residential building. Three apartments are created on each floor and 2 penthouses on the top floor. The existing facade wasn’t compatible with this new residential function, nor did it fit within the image of the “Leien” in Antwerp.