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The MAP Administrative House of the Province of Namur / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 18 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The Grand Vision of the Client: A Major Socio-Economic and Cultural Actor. The Administration of the Province of Namur has centralized nearly all its services in a new building, the "MAP," constructed in Salzinnes. By establishing itself on the outskirts and along the Sambre River instead of a highly visible downtown location, the Province of Namur takes a stance that is both strong and thoughtful, reflecting its vision of its role. The tender specifications for the "Design & Build" project required exceptionally high environmental standards, including BREEAM certification. These requirements were achieved at the "Outstanding" level, with a score of 93.53%.

Maison de la Culture de la Province de Namur / Philippe Samyn and Partners

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

The building - This cultural center sits in the center of Namur, on the north bank of the Sambre River, facing the historic center of the town known as "Le Grognon". Designed by Victor Bourgeois and built at the start of the 1960s, the building required renovation and extension to meet the current requirements of local people and to accommodate the redevelopment of the rue des Bouchers and the banks of the Sambre River. The building used to consist of a 400-seater theatre at one end of a rectangular box-shaped space on four levels with a south-facing curtain wall (looking over the Sambre River) built up against a curved rectangular box-shaped space on five levels, known as the "croissant", which has an east-facing curtain wall and a south-facing end wall which has no openings.

Reconstruction Of The Tower At Sint-Amandscollege / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Valeria Silva — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The importance of the vertical development of cities. The vertical development of cities is one of the foundations of future urbanism for the sake of preserving the natural and agricultural territories. The verticality is the result of common sense but the livability of vertical housing remains, as its architecture, to be elaborated in order to give rise to a community of inhabitants. For decades, Philippe Samyn conceived proposals in this direction (see, for example, his essay "The Vertical City" published by the Royal Academy of Belgium in September 2014).

MANNERIEHOF / Philippe Samyn and Partners

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000

The site
The land is situated close to a small village in the East Cantons. It runs at a steep gradient into a small valley enclosed by a wooded slope in the distance. The view is spectacular, showcasing a rural landscape. The visual and ecological quality of the site must be preserved and developed as far as possible.

The Glass Centre / Philippe Samyn and Partners

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:00:00 +0000

The Glass Centre, Flemish Centre for Modern Art, has been constructed along the length of the "De Vryheyt" passage, right in the heart of the town of Lommel. On "Dorp" square it completes the cultural ensemble for- med by the Aerts house and the regional tourist cent- re. In the "De Vryheyt" passage, a new glass gallery links "Dorp" square with the "De Adelberg" cultural centre and its future theatre.

House of Alain Hubert / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:00:00 +0000

The Avenue Bel Horizon, typical of a number of residential districts located in the surroundings of Brussels, is bordered by houses, some isolated, some in small groups, arranged in narrow and deep plots. The one that interests us is no exception to the rule: 20 m wide along the road (to the North) and 73 m deep, with a building area limited to 11 m in width and 15 m in depth, 6 m away from the road.

House in the Outskirts of Brussels / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:00:00 +0000

This house for an artist includes the street level of an existing small house. It now houses the entry hall, a family room and a kitchen; the living-room and the stairway are in the extension to the building.

Walloon Branch of Reproduction Forestry Material / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Cristobal Rojas — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 02:00:00 +0000

The Forestry Branch situated at Marche-en-Famenne in the heart of the Ardennes Forest houses the treatment process of sylviculture grains coming from the domains of the Walloon Region. It is essentially made-up of a workshop, a series of cold storage areas and a few offices and laboratories.

Fire Station in Houten / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 03:00:00 +0000

The municipal authority in Houten (Netherlands) commissioned the Samyn and Partners practice to build a small fire station on a site surrounded by lots of green space. The municipality of Houten has a hybrid fire fighting force : four professional firefighters, and around sixty volunteers. The building agenda set a requirement that there should be space to accommodate six fire engines.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Rayen Sagredo — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0000

Easy access to the nearby motorway is essential for the station's location. It is therefore crucial that the selection of this site is reinforced by the fast and safe transport of vehicles and people in case of emergency. Consequently, all efforts are made in order to reduce the response time of the fire station.

European Council and Council of the European Union / Samyn and Partners

Cristobal Rojas — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 02:00:00 +0000

The current building used for European Council and Council meetings - the Justus Lipsius - was planned in the late 1980s, when the EU had 12 member states, and is in use since 1994.

Head Office of AGC Glass Europe / SAMYN and PARTNERS

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:00:27 +0000

Landscape approach