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Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

Here is some news that we are particularly happy to share! Following our architecture competition, we have the pleasure of presenting the selected team! It is composed of :
- @generale.la (architecture)
- @lesmarneurs (landscape design)
- @servais.partners (stability)
- Flow Transfer International (technics)
- De Fonseca (acoustics)

The architects from Générale have already started working on the site. And they are doing so in a very literal way! Their first move was to set up temporary headquarters on our premises. They spent hours exploring every corner of the site, observing people at work, having informal chats, and scrutinising the daily comings and goings of materials. They also organised workshops with the wider community present on our site, even cooking Breton buckwheat pancakes on these occasions.

The idea that design projects always begin with sketches is widespread. We picture commissioners and architects sitting around a table looking down at a set of drawings. They add and erase lines in an abstract exercise where what is already present on site carries no more weight than the ideas fancied by the team. Sadly, this is pretty much how many projects are initiated these days. Needless to say, working this way creates a bias towards certain types of decision: entire swathes of buildings are demolished 'to create openness' or 'to rationalise the plan', and perfectly functional interior finishes are stripped simply because they were overlooked in the planning stage.

Thankfully, it doesn't always have to be like that! In our case, the design team took the opposite approach, believing that gaining a deep understanding of the site and its occupants – and getting involved in it – was actually the all-important first prerequisite.

—
Pictures by Générale and Rotor DC

This project is co-financed by @federefro funds from the Brussels Region and Europe. We are located in the Da Vinci business park by @citydev.brussels.

More info: rotordc.com/a-place-for-reuse

Huge thanks to all the other candidates who took part in our architecture competition, as well as to the team of the @bouwmeestermaitrearchitecte for their great help in organising it!

🎥 Nouvelle capsule vidéo | La manufacture des tabacs 📍Strasbourg

Repère urbain emblématique de l’histoire industrielle du quartier de la Krutenau à Strasbourg, la Manufacture des Tabacs poursuit aujourd’hui sa transformation.

Au cœur de la cour intérieure, le bâtiment en briques rouges de l’ancienne chaufferie (îlot central, 1950) est reconverti en pôle dédié à l’agriculture biologique.
Le projet, conçu par @generale.la en association avec @atelierbuisson , accueille désormais trois programmes complémentaires :
🍽 une aile de restauration @kooma_strasbourg
🥕 une aile dédiée à la vente
🎟 un espace événementiel @karmen.camina @karmen_kafett

L’intervention préserve et restaure l’architecture extérieure du bâtiment tout en végétalisant les toitures, désormais partiellement accessibles au public.

À l’intérieur, les volumes existants sont révélés et mis en valeur par @studiopetitmartin , affirmant une approche attentive à la mémoire du lieu tout en ouvrant de nouveaux usages.

WBA poursuit sa collaboration avec le vidéaste @johnortegat qui s’est entouré pour ce projet de :
🎥 @armelleft , assistante image
✂️ @xavier___v pour le montage
🎼 @loupmormont Mormont pour la musique originale
🖍️ @jeanforest_ig pour le graphisme et l’animation
🎧 @jeanne_debarsy pour le mixage son
🎨 @lucien.keller pour la colorimétrie

First layers ❤️

First layers ❤️

In a heterogeneous neighborhood, the architecture of Greenbizz II evokes a composite imaginary, borrowed from the typologies of industrial logistics spaces and urban workshops. Across five levels, Greenbizz II offers a series of workshops capable of hosting various productive activities. It adopts a rational structural system to meet the potential for adaptability and reversibility depending on the activities that will take place in the building. This modularity promotes the use of reclaimed materials, from structure to facade cladding.
During the preliminary design phase of the Greenbizz II project, a 1:20 scale study model was used to visualise changes in real time. This emphasises our belief that physical work is an integral part of the design process. As most of the materials will be salvaged from various demolition sites and not chosen from catalogues, the appearance of the materials can change.

Architecture: @bc_asm + @generale.la
Structure:SEA+partners
Contractor: @democogroup
Technic: FTI
Client : @citydev.brussels

#model #scalemodel #scalemodels #maquette #archdaily

In a heterogeneous neighborhood, the architecture of Greenbizz II evokes a composite imaginary, borrowed from the typologies of industrial logistics spaces and urban workshops. Across five levels, Greenbizz II offers a series of workshops capable of hosting various productive activities. It adopts a rational structural system to meet the potential for adaptability and reversibility depending on the activities that will take place in the building. This modularity promotes the use of reclaimed materials, from structure to facade cladding.
During the preliminary design phase of the Greenbizz II project, a 1:20 scale study model was used to visualise changes in real time. This emphasises our belief that physical work is an integral part of the design process. As most of the materials will be salvaged from various demolition sites and not chosen from catalogues, the appearance of the materials can change.

Architecture: @bc_asm + @generale.la
Structure:SEA+partners
Contractor: @democogroup
Technic: FTI
Client : @citydev.brussels

#model #scalemodel #scalemodels #maquette #archdaily

In a heterogeneous neighborhood, the architecture of Greenbizz II evokes a composite imaginary, borrowed from the typologies of industrial logistics spaces and urban workshops. Across five levels, Greenbizz II offers a series of workshops capable of hosting various productive activities. It adopts a rational structural system to meet the potential for adaptability and reversibility depending on the activities that will take place in the building. This modularity promotes the use of reclaimed materials, from structure to facade cladding.
During the preliminary design phase of the Greenbizz II project, a 1:20 scale study model was used to visualise changes in real time. This emphasises our belief that physical work is an integral part of the design process. As most of the materials will be salvaged from various demolition sites and not chosen from catalogues, the appearance of the materials can change.

Architecture: @bc_asm + @generale.la
Structure:SEA+partners
Contractor: @democogroup
Technic: FTI
Client : @citydev.brussels

#model #scalemodel #scalemodels #maquette #archdaily

In a heterogeneous neighborhood, the architecture of Greenbizz II evokes a composite imaginary, borrowed from the typologies of industrial logistics spaces and urban workshops. Across five levels, Greenbizz II offers a series of workshops capable of hosting various productive activities. It adopts a rational structural system to meet the potential for adaptability and reversibility depending on the activities that will take place in the building. This modularity promotes the use of reclaimed materials, from structure to facade cladding.
During the preliminary design phase of the Greenbizz II project, a 1:20 scale study model was used to visualise changes in real time. This emphasises our belief that physical work is an integral part of the design process. As most of the materials will be salvaged from various demolition sites and not chosen from catalogues, the appearance of the materials can change.

Architecture: @bc_asm + @generale.la
Structure:SEA+partners
Contractor: @democogroup
Technic: FTI
Client : @citydev.brussels

#model #scalemodel #scalemodels #maquette #archdaily

❤️

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

@karmen.camina at the Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle (1-3-5-6) @maison_monnot (2-4-7)

Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle

Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle

Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle

Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle

Manufacture des Tabacs, ilot central, Strasbourg, 2024

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Photographs @francoislichtle

It's been almost two years since the renovation of the central block of the former Manufacture des Tabacs was completed.

Thank you, @leroieva for this drawing that illustrates the spatial qualities of the project and its appropriation by @karmen.camina and @kooma_brasserie_strasbourg

Larger resolution image available on our website

Thank you to the S.E.R.S. for choosing our team !

Designed with @atelierbuisson - @studiopetitmartin and
SIB - Solares Bauen - Bet ID - Db Silence - C2BI - Patrick Thévenot - Studio Labut

Our housing projet in Schaerbeek is nearing completion - cuteand beautiful daily sun protection hanged on the scaffolding #ronanbouroullec

Lighting trials

Kanal restaurant pre enactment !@kanal.centrepompidou @elmes.agency @vormen_ @sarah_and_charles

Kanal restaurant pre enactment !@kanal.centrepompidou @elmes.agency @vormen_ @sarah_and_charles

Opening of Brussels Based tomorrow !

@brussels.based.exhibition

“ Brussels Based is an exhibition, dedicated to architecture practices based in Brussels and founded over the last ten years, which will be held from 21 March to 20 April 2025 at the D’Ieteren headquarters in Ixelles. Supported by the BMA, A+ Architecture in Belgium and D’Ieteren, the exhibition aims to explore the diverse scope of architectural thinking that exists within the city as well as unveiling the ‘behind the scenes’ of the invited practices to try and understand what it means to have a Brussels-based practice”