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Architects: A2D, Abscis Architecten
- Area: 85000 m²
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Jeroen Verrecht
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Kingspan Insulated Panels, ETEM, Calduran, Cembrit, Isorex, PREFACO, Pirotherm, ROCKWOOL, Resitrix, Triton, URSA, Vande Moortel, technocon
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Lead Architects: Heinz Rigole
Text description provided by the architects. The building site, situated parallel to the railroad tracks of the Leuven train station, is in many ways remarkable. It’s located within walking distance to the station, which is undergoing large scale developments, but it also seamlessly connects to the smaller scale residential area of ‘Klein Rijsel’. The client’s ambition was to build a large amount of social housing as well as private homes, both with underground parking, surrounded by a collective garden accessible to the public. This wasn’t an easy task as the topography of the site, as well as the urban plan ‘BPA Westelijke Spoorweggeul’, imposed certain parameters and limitations to the site.
