CONIX RDBM Architects

Projects VUB, Brussels Hendrik Conscience, Brussels kOsh, Werf 44,

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— CONIX RDBM Architects projects in Brussels 01. VUB, Brussels, Education 02. Hendrik Conscience, Office

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Back to School, August 24, 2018 VUB Green and transparant campus intensifying the univerisity’s identity and unity

Brussels is often regarded as an auditoria, a council room and cultural that links to the central zone of the accessible campus is the starting the buildings intriguing volumes and and inhabitants, on the other it’s a interesting melting pot of cultures, infrastructure containing among campus via a green thoroughfare. point for CONIX RDBM Architects the fact the green boulevard runs gathering spot for students. As a languages and people. others a concert hall, a cultural café There are also various (smaller) global vision. The current student throughout the campus. result the buildings become part of By accommodating more or less and an exposition room. access ways between the buildings, accommodation, nowadays the campus, protect the inner student 74.000 students, it’s the largest ensuring convenient circulation combined all together in one The creation of cut-offs in the life from the public street and adopt student city in . The Vrije Context while acting as green fingers and central student village, is no longer volumes of the living units and the the same architectural language as Universiteit Brussel aims at efficient In general, it can be said that all creating extra connections between adjusted to today’s standards. It creation of crossing ways at the the surrounding buildings. services and has the ambition conditions have been respected, in the different zones on the site. The will be omitted in favour of a green ground-floor level provide several to occupy a leading role in the the masterplan for the campus, in the ground floor below the student landscape on site. views of the general landscaping of The creation of two ‘landmarks’ at development of a sustainable, vision of the community and in the rooms has been designed to make the site. the two ends of the inner street. The ecological and high-quality future vision of the VUB. connections that are interesting The new student accommodation first is the culture café, which is in minded campus. This new campus visually as well as functionally. is an elongated volume located Trough well-thought decisions the relation with the city. The second is entails a compact cluster of In deciding on the layout of the alongside the campus’ boarder at linear volumes will adapt a permanent the research centre that completes buildings with a variety of functions buildings, the aim to create a Concept the Triomflaan. Its position reinforces relation with the urban environment. and extends the existing circular located alongside the Triomflaan, greener campus was taken into The combination of education, the urbanity of the campus while Its design, part by using pillars, part layout of the VUB campus buildings reinforcing the inherent qualities account, as was the possibility of research, culture, living and working at the same protecting the green by withdrawing it slightly, results in around the future central green of the transparent and green further expansion in the future. The will create an integral campus heart of the campus. However a generous, recognizable and highly outdoor space. campus. The newly built complex layout has allowed for the creation boosting the university’s identity the transparency towards the city accessible entrance. On one hand it’s comprises 650 student rooms, new of a green zone on the Triomflaan and unity. The green and easy remains preserved at all times by an entrance for the city, her visitors

Back to School, August 24, 2018 VUB Green and transparant campus intensifying the univerisity’s identity and unity

Model of the cultural tower context. The big bow-windows are The project can be regarded as highly CONIX RDBM Architects’ approach Client Vrije Universiteit Brussel Two campus landmarks have a responding to the city’s scale and functional with a pure and strong sees the campus as city within Location Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene Subject New construction crucial role in going from the city increase the identity of the living architectural identity. CONIX RDBM the city finding a well-balanced Programme Student rooms, auditoria & cultural infrastructure towards the campus. On one side areas of the student units organized Architects has taken into account equilibrium between urbanity and Completion 2018 there’s the cultural tower inviting in groups of six. At the rear side of the need for logical structures and human scaled education. It opens Gross surface area 25.000 m2 everyone to participate in the the student facility one can find a technical specifications, which in the campus towards the city and Construction costs € 39.218.000 (Excl. VAT) Stability Talboom university’s activities, on the other playful combination of stairs serving turn not only ease life at the VUB, maintains its own identity at the same Technics Talboom there’s a research tower, part of as informal gathering spots. The use but also positively influence budget time. Thanks to this new campus the Safety coordinator OCB phase II of the construction process, of these stairs is a solution to various and planning. The materials are VUB is now fully ready for the future. Energy 3E Landscape Dirk Vandekerkhove Landschapsarchitect representing the VUB as a highly architectural demands: multiple deliberately modest, durable and Acoustic VENAC acclaimed center conducting quality dilatations, shared balconies and closely linked to the campus’ urban research. meeting points, a playful façade in approach. Team Ben, Bernard, Christian, Christine, Constantijn, Frederik, Gert, Guy, Karen, Karin, Koen, dialogue with the park and a useful Matthias, Maxim, Pierre, Rafaella, Stefan, Steven, Valérie, Will, Wim and with the support of Also the student houses’ façade way to prevent overheating. But equally important it stresses the the sales support team. aims at stressing the bilateral image determination of the VUB to become – city vs. inner campus – of the a role model in this field.

Back to School, August 24, 2018 HENDRIK CONSCIENCE Renovation of existing office block and construction of entry canopy

The Hendrik Conscience building is a new, transparent and low-threshold between the two towers and lies in reception desk area, counters, a The programme formal and private meetings and located in Brussels, near the Sint- main entrance that also functions as the extension of the existing outdoor coffee and sandwich bar and two The current entry—in the middle appointments. These two floors are Joost-ten-Node neighbourhood. a semi-public meeting place while patio. It is going to increase the lounge zones. The reception and tower—is being closed with a new not to be connected by just lifts and The original building, designed by inviting visitors to enter the building. visibility from the walking passage meeting place for visitors and civil curtain wall. We did create a mega- hidden staircases, but also with a Jaspers-Eyers, was completed running from outside to inside the servants is to become the new billboard on which a serigraph decadent new staircase that is to in 1998. Today, it is home to the Concept building. The entry hall is being fitted nerve centre of the building. This image of Hendrik Conscience will be take over the location of the current Education and Administration On the outside, the entry is being with dome lighting through which too is an open space suitable for displayed. entrance. services of the Flemish government architecturally emphasised by a natural sunlight can come flooding in. diverse functions. New sight lines and is the property of AXA Real funnel shape rendered in a striking The new access way is also broader and walking passages ensure it The restaurant is completely As well as the auditorium on the Estate. CONIX RDBM Architects is colour. This helps in making its role and therefore clearer, with a greater is experienced as impressively renovated and enlarged. The current ground floor, the first floor will be performing a complete renovation clear to everyone; more than ever capacity for receiving visitors. This spacious, and that it facilitates the janitorial building and printing office completely dedicated to meeting that promises to give the building before, visitors are able to experience is necessary seeing the number of internal traffic. On one side, the has been removed, allowing the rooms and—just like the ground an entirely new look. Our focus is the entry hall as pleasant meeting building occupants is set to increase. reception desk, and on the other, restaurant to expand and increase its floor—semi-accessible to the public. on ensuring the building embraces space that closely connects with the the sandwich bar, are taking focus daily service capacity to 1,200 meals. We are aiming for a balanced mix its environment and serves as outdoor patio, is bathed in daylight The lower storey is being opened and positions. They form the two most of different types of meeting rooms, a guarantee of openness and and that, thanks to the new design, is stripped of all but the necessities. It important volumes around which As well as the Forum on the ground supplemented with training rooms, transparency that symbolises more attractive and accessible. is to become an open space for a different activities can take place. floor—it is to function as an informal lecture halls and spaces suitable for the working of a modern-day The entry is being moved and an diverse variety of functions. sort of meeting place—the first floor other activities. governmental building. We are imposing awning is being built. The ground floor lobby is being is being completely dedicated to achieving this openness by means of The main entry is to be found revised and expanded, with a new

Back to School, August 24, 2018 HENDRIK CONSCIENCE Renovation of existing office block and construction of entry canopy

The storey dedicated to offices is community and achieve offer the is accessibility for people with improving accessibility. The large The plan for the ground floor shows The building is designed to be being completely revised and tailored best service for all their clients. In disabilities. ‘Design for All’ is a design central vegetation feature is being the area being opened, with anything accessible to the public. It has two to the wishes of the users. During this sense, The New Way of Working philosophy based on acceptance replaced with a number of organic unnecessary being removed. It is an access ways: one via the main entry the design process, there was is a process that continually adjusts of human diversity and striving for planters, spread about the patio. open space in which diverse functions and one via the underground car park. close collaboration and consultation to the interplay between physical social inclusion and equality. The can be carried out. New walkways Besides this, there are three different with the facilitating company and work environment, efficient ICT and goal of Design for All is to give Circularity and sight lines give a sense of zones: a limited public zone (green), the Flemish government authority information management, and a equal opportunity for participation in A circular approach strives for positive spaciousness while facilitating internal a larger semi-public zone (orange), responsible for the building. The stimulating HR policy (also known society. Achieving this goal requires effects in a process of continuous circulation. The reception desk on and the largest section, a controlled storey dedicated to offices is being respectively as the ‘Bricks, Bytes and the building environment (as well as quality improvement. A predominant one side and the sandwich bar on zone (red). Access through the main set up to embrace ‘The New Way Behaviour’). The goal of this approach everyday products, services, culture aspect of this renovation project for the other create a central area. They entry runs via the central entry for both of Working’ that became Flemish is to increase workplace comfort and information, etc.) to be accessible the Hendrik Conscience building is are the two most important features visitors and staff. The space from the government policy in 2013. and reduce the number of empty and suitable for everyone. This holistic the variety of innovations that are around which other activities take entrance zone up to the reception The New Way of Working is a workspaces. It is set up with a mix of and inclusive approach is a creative to significantly improved the level of place. The ground floor is not just a desk and the touchscreens for self- workplace-organisation concept open island workplaces, screened-off and ethical challenge for the design sustainability. The project aims to place to be passed through, but a registration can be considered to that responded to the question workplaces, concentration cockpits team. formulate an answer to the strong place where people can happily linger. be specifically for the public. Visitors of how staff members—who are and consultation zones. desire to increase sustainability. It is a reception and meeting place effectively have free access to the increasingly pure knowledge workers The outdoor patio area plays a for visitors and civil servants and very semi-public zones on the ground working independently of time and An important aspect taken into role that supplements surrounding The Forum, the reception and meeting much the nerve centre of the entire floor and the first floor. These areas place—optimally function in a digital account during the design phase functions and even reinforces them, place for visitors and civil servants, building. are the Forum, lounge, restaurant, is the nerve centre of the building. outdoor patio, auditorium, reception

Back to School, August 24, 2018 HENDRIK CONSCIENCE Renovation of existing office block and construction of entry canopy

and the storey of the building workplaces, concentration cockpits be ‘primary area’. The maximum The materials Client AXA Real Estate dedicated to meeting rooms. and consultation zones. occupancy is 864 people. The staff restaurant is also being Location Koning Albert II-laan 15, 1000 Brussels Assignment Refurbishment of existing Flemish government office building refurbished. Different flooring will Programme Entry, lounge, staff restaurant, and the dedication of different storeys A new work environment The establishment of a planning The outdoor patio is being completely be used to differentiate between of the building to meeting rooms and offices, refurbishment of The storey of the building to be used space and the arrangement of the refurbished. The aim is that it is made areas for foot traffic and sitting. The technical rooms and facilities. for offices is also being set up to different storeys of the building more functional and accessible, for circulation zones will be given the Start of works August 2016 Delivery date September 2018 embrace The New Way of Working. to meet the principles of the New use in nice weather. Instead of a same floor finishing as the entry hall: GFA 41,000 m² This approach is determined Way of Working has been planned central plant feature, a number of large format tiles. A light-coloured Construction costs Architecture: €10,000,000.00 according to the following principles: out in close consultation with end- organic planters are being spread wood—oak or beech—is planned Technical: €13,500,000.00 Stability VK Engineering creating diverse workplaces, adapting users. As such, the first floor has across the patio. These planters for the flooring in the sitting areas. Technical Ingenium the design of the workplace to the been completely dedicated to stand out against the finish of the It will be used in the furniture, in Safety coordinator Bopro activity performed there, discouraging meetings and, like the ground floor, terrace and are to be planted with combination with a light colour such Acoustics De Fonseca the allotment of workplaces to is semi-accessible to the public. low grasses or ground-cover plants; as a pale grey or white. The southern Contractor Jansen Finishing individual employees and creating There is a balanced mix of different these plants are being restricted corner of the facade is being Team possibilities for homeworking and types of meeting rooms provided, to slow-growing or middle-sized dedicated to a lounge area suitable Arnout, Ben, Bernard, Christine, Daniela, David, Gert, Jean-Paul, Jorden, Koen, Matthias, Stefan working from satellite offices. The supplemented with training rooms, evergreen trees or bushes to give for 164 guests. The outdoor patio is Valérie, Wendy, Wim and with the support of the sales support team. goal here is to increase work comfort lecture halls and spaces for other extra volume to the patio. They plants also to include a smaller lounge for and avoid empty workspaces. activities. The surface area of the may include bamboo or conifers, as about 20 people. The entire patio The design is a mix of open first floor is approximately 5,500 m², well as simple pine trees. is being rebuilt and made more island workplaces, screened-off of which 3,465 m² is considered to accessible, with room for 90 people.

Back to School, August 24, 2018

— CONIX RDBM Architects projects in Antwerp 01. KOSH, Herentals, Education 02. Werf 44, Schilde, Education, cultural

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Back to School, August 24, 2018 KOSH Design for a secondary school campus: ‘A campus where students feel at home’

The design creates an open campus Context open structure that remains easily environment has been deliberately transparency throughout the building. • Aquifer thermal energy storage with a central community square. The campus grounds are surrounded controlled. A somewhat playful implemented, while a powerful This creates numerous opportunities (ATES); It is for the first-grade levels of a by back gardens and homes. The environment in which the students’ volumising effect has been used to for contact between students from • energy-efficient (free) cooling; secondary school (the 7th and 8th school is integrated in the residential transition from primary school to reduce the height of the buildings to all study trajectories. By working with • CO2-controlled ventilation; school years), located between the district in such a way that the school a secondary school can be made two storeys. The two wings are linked a lot of glass as well as the spacious • LED lighting; Ieperstraat and the Lierseweg in doesn’t dominate. In agreement with seamlessly. to each other by two ‘bridges’, one of corridors, kOsh has ensured there will • automatic sun protection; Herentals. It will bring the school and the guidelines of the Flemish master which is covered. be considerable visual interaction. • materials used for the shell of the the central kOsh services together. builder, using the organising power of Layout of play areas: central location building have a high degree of The school is attended by 1,000 the school and AG RE COPiD NV, the interwoven between buildings, The cafeteria has a central location A number of teaching areas have thermal insulation. pupils. school was designed to fit in with the partially covered, with minimum on the campus and can also be been included on the first floor. The scale of the neighbouring buildings intrusion to the surrounding residents. used as a multi-purpose room. Great corridors are broken up by groups Architecture The school is aiming to offer security to the greatest extent possible. The attention has been paid to the quality of lockers, with every student having The energy concept for the kOsh on a modern-looking campus, with starting point of the design was an Openness and transparency are a of accommodations for the pupils. access to a locker of their own in the campus is best described as light and air, an open character, good open campus with a communal constant theme found throughout The two ‘bridges’ create covered play vicinity of their classroom. modern. The building is not just accessibility and innovative, energy- square at the heart of the school. the campus. It is also present in the areas, with various indoor spaces, fitted with a highly insulative thermic efficient buildings. broad passageways that can function each with its own character. The new kOsh Campus in Herentals ‘shell’, but also energy-efficient LED Concept as places to congregate in the winter is an example of a sustainable and lighting, automatic sun protection and

The school creates a world for young months. Architecture with a modern The interior is open and playful, environmentally friendly campus: CO2-controlled ventilation with heat people aged from 12 to 14, with an appearance and that is suited to the with particular attention paid to recovery.

Back to School, August 24, 2018 KOSH Design for a secondary school campus: ‘A campus where students feel at home’

Besides this, the school building total capacity of 240,000 litres. After Various requirements were set for the The structure of the architecture is Client: Scholen van Morgen DBFM nv has an ATES installation for thermal filtering and storage, this rainwater materials to be used. They had to be: simple and sustainable, with the Location: Herentals Assignment: New campus buildings for a first-grade secondary school energy storage. As a result, there is is used for flushing toilets and for clearest possible image being formed Programme: Secondary school for 1,000 students in the first grade (the 7th and not just sustainable heat available for washing machines. • honest, pure and less taxing of the functionality of the building by 8th school years) the building, but also sustainable and for the environment (not just in the different materials used. The new Provisional delivery date: 29 November 2018 energy-efficient cooling (so-called free Furthermore, the outside grounds production, but also in the event school campus will have a barrier and GFA: 9,910 m² Building costs: 17,120,000 euro (excl. VAT) cooling). This is unique in Flanders, also have infiltration facilities and of demolition and reuse); a green buffer to separate it from the Estimate for the works: 16,062,202 euro (excl. VAT) the kOsh campus being the first sizeable underground buffer tanks • sustainable over time, require surrounding homes. A drop-off zone Energy performance rating: K=peil 31; E=peil 54 (ATES) secondary school fitted with an ATES that slow the drainage of rainwater. little maintenance and offer a long will be established on the Lierseweg General contractor: MBG Stability: Bureau Van Ransbeeck installation. The goal here is to limit the peak lifespan; side of the school. Technical: van Zanten Raadgevende Ingenieurs (ZRI) demands on the community • in-line with fire and acoustic The water use in the school building sewerage system. Even in the area requirements. Team is very sustainable. The school of energy performance, the newly Arjan, Bernard, Christian, Constantijn, Frederik, Gerrit-Jan, Gert, Jean-Paul, Nathalie, Sara, Stefan Stephane, Steven, Wendy, Will and with the support of the sales support team. has been provided with multiple constructed campus has attained a underground rainwater tanks with a K-peil of 31 and an E-peil of 54.

Back to School, August 24, 2018 WERF 44 Accessible cultural centre brings people and culture together in the town centre

Concept shape, the site creates, as it were, a (across the intersection with the Programme rooms and meeting rooms. Different a plant box garden near the car park Werf 44 is a new construction project more expansive central area. Schoolstraat). Throughout the entire On the ground floors, there is a organisations will be able to find and the corner of the Schoolstraat characterised by sustainability and area, from north to south, we want cafeteria, including two kitchens, space here and make use of the and Petrus van Bogaertslaan. Along energy-efficient construction. The The community centre is at the head to make the connection between one of which is suitable for meetings, rooms. One of the most prominent the side of the terrace, there are underlying philosophy of the project is of the grounds, on the Schoolstraat. the old and new in Schilde more with a lounge/foyer space and a users is the music academy. The another five bike parking brackets to bring people and culture together The building has three façades: tangible. The connection has a restaurant. On the outside, there is planning of all activities will run and a recharge point for electrical in the town. The centre houses on the Schoolstraat, the Petrus literal translation in the architecture a space south-facing terrace that such that the community centre will bikes. various functions that are clustered Bogaertslaan and the meeting of the buildings: the corner of gives the building an extra dynamic be available for as many different together based on functionality. square. The community centre makes the community centre closest to and sense of perception. Central to meetings as possible at all times, The landscaped road along the Architecturally, the design has a connection with the school and the the Schoolstraat has become a all this is the large concert or theatre strengthening the interaction between rear of the building serves as an resulted in an easily accessible water towers on the other side of the transparent connection. Here we hall. It has a capacity of 300 people. all users. emergency access road and is only culture centre when the materials intersection. see a glazed section in which there A second hall offers place for another accessible for loading and unloading. radiate sustainability and functionality. is a lounge or cafe. It allows people 120 people. A small ticket office with The car park next to the community Poles will be set up to prevent The plain has been functionally to look through the building to the a counter and window is suitable for centre offers 76 parking spots. On inappropriate traffic from entering. Context divided into two connecting squares: meeting place, or on the other hand, ticket sales and providing information. the side entrance of the building, The building is in an important place the meeting square (a market to allow people from the street to there is a ‘Kiss & Ride’ drop-off zone, Architecture in the community. The site functions place where people come and see the movement in the lounge and The first floor includes the caretaker’s as well as four parking spots for The design creates a highly as an intermediary, connecting the go, a parking place, etc.), and the entry of the large interior hall. residence, space for checks and disabled persons. 30 bike parking accessible centre where people and new with the old. With its square square connecting with the school safety, and several multipurpose brackets will be distributed between culture connect with each other: it

Back to School, August 24, 2018 WERF 44 Accessible cultural centre brings people and culture together in the town centre

is a place where people can meet The design is based around ceramic tiles with a light beige colour; The development of the circulation Different functions will find their This provides the square with an each other within a setting of culture, functionality and creates meaningful a smaller section has been profiled has been designed so that the places here: parking, weekly markets, extra dimension and identity. whether they are from businesses spaces. The building forms a in dark anthracite. The different volume of the large hall is clear circus tents, etc. This multipurpose or other organisations, or there for ‘landscape’ with multifunctional materials emphasise the different from the ground floor as well as use of the grounds has been made BEN personal relaxation. boxes (exhibiting the union of musical functions of the building. the first floor. This hall functions as possible through strategically placed BEN stands for ‘almost energy and decorative arts). The rooms for a core to the building, surrounded plant boxes that separate the car neutral’. As from 2021, the BEN The building is suitably articulated human traffic can also be used as Functional development of the plan by classrooms and multipurpose park and accommodation spaces, principles will be the standard for and to the greatest extent possible, exhibition spaces. The lines of sight to the best extent possible, the spaces. These multipurpose spaces while also maintaining the unity of the new constructions in Flanders and it fits in with the scale of the raise the fordability and dome lights spaces are clustered based on can be divided with use of mobile grounds. across Europe. A large number of neighbouring buildings. Particular allow for natural daylight. function and to guarantee a logical walls. technical interventions have made the emphasis has been placed on a workflow. There is a clear division Vegetative buffers are kept low such community centre a BEN building. strong relationship between the Materials between public spaces and logistic Grounds that visitors always have an overview Sun protection inside and the outside. The materials The different materials and colours functions that are situated along the The surrounding environment offers of the grounds and are easily able By using slanted walls, there is used indoors and outdoors correlate, used create a particular dynamism loading and unloading zone at the a living, green and flexible area to find their way to the entrance. less need for expensive technical and the wind screening on the in the appearance of the façades rear of the building. suitable for all sorts of activities. It Diagonally across the square, and acoustic materials. The height of the ground floor opens the building to its themselves. The materials are brings a sense of balance between partly within the building, the lines rooms has been calculated based environment. Large windows on the simple and exemplify sustainability. The two halls are seen as volumes the parking places and is extremely of the former anti-tank channel have on acoustics and a human scale (the upper floor add to this effect. The largest part of the surface of within one primary volume, user-friendly. been worked into the surface. Golden Ratio). the façades has been finished in emphasised by materials.

Back to School, August 24, 2018 WERF 44

Client Gemeente Schilde Location Schoolstraat, Schilde Assignment New construction Programme Multipurpose community centre, caretaker residence, conference centre and music school. Completion May 2017 GFA ca. 3000 m² Construction costs ca. €8,500,000 (excluding VAT) E-Peil E40 K-Peil K20 General contractor Van Roey Stability Raymond Van Soens Technical Cenergie

Team Bernard, Constantijn, Frederik, Gerrit-Jan, Guy, Jean-Paul, Koen, Mark, Nathalie, Sara, Steven Wendy, Will and with the support of the sales support team.

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