[Grumpy]

This is a list of current U/C buildings in the European capitol city


Rogier Tower - 144m

http://www.polygon3d.be/data/projecten/kag%20cir/kag02.jpg

Royal Rogier - 100m

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/royalrogier2.jpg

Block 65 - 85m

http://www.manhattancity.be/photos/artbuild/ilot65-01-640x.JPG

Central Plaza - 54m

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/centralplaza.jpg

Lea - 75m

http://www.polygon3d.be/data/projecten/kad%20lex/kad05.jpg

TBR - 107m

http://www.manhattancity.be/photos/archi/TBR-01.jpg

[SHiRO]

Looking good!

[Swede]

Nothing outstanding IMO. Central Plaza is lookin' good tho.

[Mokita]

Que du verre ... hum. C'est vraiment une tendance très forte en architecture comptemporaine. Je trouve dommage qu'on ait plus les moyens de soffrir de la belle pierre de construction comme jadis.

Le Central Plaza me semble le projet le plus intéressant.

Merci Grumpy pour les updates. Ça bouge chez vous !

[otto]

I like how the building on Central Palza answers the curves of the buildings on the opposite side. The opposite side is more monumental though.

[Fabb]

I like the Rogier Tower.
Do you have any details on it ?
(architect, gross area, expected completion date ...)

[Grumpy]

time for an update :

ELLIPSE BUILDING (formerly Block65)

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/73830.jpg

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/73832.jpg

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/73831.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/iehduery/DSCF3703.jpg

DEXIA TOWER

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/iehduery/DSCF3705.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/iehduery/thread1.jpg

http://img31.echo.cx/img31/234/dexia20050430a9cn.jpg

project TOUR & TAXIS

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/tour&taxis-tbx.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/euroboyarne/aerial.jpg

project TBR

the actual building will be stripped and a few storeys will be added too.

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/73852.jpg

to become this :

http://www.manhattancity.be/photos/archi/TBR-01.jpg

artist impression with Dexia & Royal Rogier finished, both are U/C at the moment

http://www.polygon3d.be/data/projecten/kag%20cir/kag05.jpg

[Grumpy]

more info about L'Espace Nord

A little simulation of the north district :
In green : Buildings under construction.
In blue : Projects.
In brown : Renovations.

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu1.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu2.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu3.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu4.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu5.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu6.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu7.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu8.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu9.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu10.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu11.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu12.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/skyscrapercity/Rendu13.jpg

In Brief :
Buildings in the Brussels’ North district in 2003
140m Finance Tower
120m Madou
107m Astro Tower
105m World Trade Center 3
102m Belgacom Tower 1
102m Belgacom Tower 2
102m World Trade Center 1
102m World Trade Center 2
102m Manhattan Center
80m TBR
80m Résidence nord
80m Euroclear
80m Tour Victoria Regina
70m (+-) Boréal
70m (+-) Botanique Tower

Expected Buildings in the Brussels’ North district in 2009
150m Tour&Taxis
150m Unnamed
144m Rogier Tower (CIR)
140m Finance Tower
120m Madou
110m North Galaxy
110m North Galaxy II
107m TBR
107m Astro Tower
105m World Trade Center 3
105m World Trade Center 4
102m Belgacom Tower 1
102m Belgacom Tower 2
102m World Trade Center 1
102m World Trade Center 2
102m Manhattan Center
100m Block 61
100m Royal Rogier (Covent Garden)
85m Block 65 (Park Tower)
80m Résidence nord
80m Euroclear
80m Tour Victoria Regina
70m Botanique tower
70m Boréal


Currently under construction or in project in the north district: +-725.000m²
Currently under renovation in the north district: +-235.000m²

[Grumpy]

more pictures of tha area :

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/iehduery/NordBXL.jpg

In the foreground on the right side the grounds of the Tour & Taxis project

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/iehduery/brusselnoord.jpg

panoramic version

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/iehduery/Kopievanpanonord2.jpg

[Grumpy]

Tour de Finances/Rijksadministratief Centrum

actual picture :

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/790/fin0090gr.jpg

building to be transformed with a new façade and a spire (200m) to be added aswell.No picture available with the spire tough...

http://img52.exs.cx/img52/4655/12_tourfinance2.jpg

[Grumpy]

A picture of the entire area ,taken spring 2004

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/finance134.jpg

In the foreground the Dexia Tower and across the street the foundations of the Covent Garden , the new name of the Royal Rogier building

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer online

[Grumpy]

some finished renovated towers :

TOUR du MIDI / Zuidertoren

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/giergel/KopievanDSCF3536.jpg

MADOU TOWER

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/giergel/DSCF3542.jpg

The higgest building or should I say construction in Belgium , located 15km southwest from Brussels : the VRT Tower - 300m

http://users.skynet.be/fb013283/bd/tuin.jpg

[Fabb]

That's very well documented.
Thanks !

[Matty]

Wow, I really like Brussels. Lookin' good.

I don't care what anyone says, I think Brussels is the nicest city in all of Spain!

[R@ptor]

I don't care what anyone says, I think Brussels is the nicest city in all of Spain !


:haha: :haha: :haha:

[Matty]

Sarcasm is a wonderful thing. :D

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer online

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer online

[Fabb]

Dexia will be very nice.
And it the slanted roof never hurts.

[Grumpy]

Latest pic on DEXIA

http://us2.pixagogo.com/S5!bRz4QtUrC-E63iPQakFk-wYNiGcRHAPcIxM-esx75yZQ95hoDpHXK8qNHLVXGtBIjvs65LAPbO0U4B309HCsl7eYVvSXHkFObpZDGJy1rU_/dext_12gr.JPG

[hackunion]

Except in that last image, the cladding on Dexia looks like the same as the glass used for Rondo 1 in Warsaw. Nice updates, thanks!

[Grumpy]

latest update by Xavier Masson :

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0027.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0035.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0044.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0058.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0060.jpg

TBR

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0068.jpg

Ilot 65 / Ellipse Building

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0066.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0073.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0076.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0077.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0078.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0079.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0080.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0083.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0084.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0087.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0088.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0089.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0092.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0094.jpg


http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0096.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/bs605555/nord01-07/PICT0097.jpg

[Grumpy]

a brand new project : Brussels Tower

more info here : only in Flemish & Français

http://www.brusselstower.be

[Grumpy]

taken on August 27th by miaouss

http://astrakoop.free.fr/bruxelles/006-bxl-20050827.jpg

[Fabb]

taken on August 27th by miaouss

http://astrakoop.free.fr/bruxelles/006-bxl-20050827.jpg

Thanks for the update !

[Grumpy]

one from today taken from an airballoon at a height of 110m in a heazy weather

-pictures no longer online-

[Grumpy]

Central Plaza new building located on the grounds of the demolished Lotto Tower

-pictures no longer online-

[Grumpy]

-pictures no longer online-

[Grumpy]

......And now the first pictures of LEX

A new building for the European Community right next to the Schuman train station.

-pictures no longer online-

[Fabb]

Fantastic update !
It's too bad that all those quality projects are overlooked.

[Grumpy]

Some more of the Ellipse Building taken from an unusual angle

-pictures no longer online-

[Fabb]

It looks like the local version of CBX. But less angular.

[Fabb]

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/119101.jpg

It's actually a shame that the cladding hides the beautiful structure behind.
I wish it had been semi-transparent.

I bet hope that the concrete columns will be visible at night, when the building is lit from within.

[Grumpy]

The problem with U/C buildings in BXL is that , it is almost impossible to find information on the internet or at the local developper.

You always get the same reply : for what purpose do you need it ?
When responding that it serves for a better knowledgement for certain people who are interested in architecture they just lift up their shoulders and wish you a lovely day...

[Fabb]

The problem with U/C buildings in BXL is that , it is almost impossible to find information on the internet or at the local developper.

You always get the same reply : for what purpose do you need it ?

Are they afraid of nimbies ?

Maybe you should pretend you are a potential tenant and you need specific information.

[Grumpy]

No there are not afraid of NIMBY's.
In Belgium things like these are something odd , they are so suspicious when it comes to give answers .
A local bad attitude.

to give you an example:

For saturday the 17th of this month I try to visit some towers in BXL to take pictures from their rooftops with a few guys from a Belgian forum.
The first Q they ask is why in earth's name you want to take pictures !!
Who is interested in that ??

When asking for specific information they need to know who and what you are + for which purpose it is too.
I am always giving them straight answers hoping to get some phone number or an internetlink.
The only answer I get is : we may not do that , not giving a particulary reason either.

Sometimes it is depressing but I keep my fingers :fc:
I have hope & patience

[Grumpy]

to go back to topic :

an aireal picture of the EU area in 2002

http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/wallpaper/belgium_brussels_capital_cinquantenaire_arch_90ac_jubilee_park_june2_2002_quickbirdwall.jpg

[Grumpy]

wasn't there a photo thread from Brussels in this section ?

[tkoe]

Oooo, I can see my house in that last one!

[Grumpy]

new building and skybridge U/C in the EU district :

http://www.vkgroup.be/html/images/projpubl/brusseu3D.jpg

http://www.vkgroup.be/html/images/articles/scia02.jpg

http://www.vkgroup.be/html/images/projpubl/brusseucad.jpg

[Grumpy]

New approved building for The European Consell to be built in the EU area:

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1198532638.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1324987663.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/639942011.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1349724840.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1838406151.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1511080107.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/978405249.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1739079240.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/1378607721.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pubrec/images/2145/2103175429.jpg

[Grumpy]

back on the planned status

The Wingbuilding , 60 stories !

Three dimensional drawings of the tower were produced on the CDC computer of brussels University in December 1970.

http://www.samynandpartners.be/03_projects/fiche_projects/00_000/www_wing_p01.jpg

[Fabb]

It's an abandonned project, right ?
It would have been nice.

[Grumpy]

It's an abandonned project, right ?
It would have been nice.

It is but at the Place Gaucheret -at the most northern tip of the Espace Nord- there is still a vacant piece of land where the Zenith Tower should be built in the future.
Rumours say this tower could be built over there.
On this lot the tallest building of the entire district is going to be built but how it is going to look is still unknown

I got lucky a few days ago : I have the permission to take pictures from the rooftops of the MadouTower & the Sheraton Towers !!

[Fabb]

On this lot the tallest building of the entire district is going to be built but how it is going to look is still unknown

So, there's still hope of a tall one.
Keep us informed !

[Grumpy]

Update from 17.september.2005

-pictures no longer online-

[Grumpy]

another approved project : La Glacière

http://www.atelier-art-urbain.com/NEW/images/a02_62212_IS.jpg

[Fabb]

^Nive curves... and unusual top.
Somehow, it reminds me of Charlotte's BoA, or IFC in HK.

That wouldn't be a design by Pelli, would it ?

[Grumpy]

There is a building with a similar top near the Midi trainstation : South Steel Building.
Unfortunatly I have only blurry pictures taken at sunset :(

[Fabb]

There is a building with a similar top near the Midi trainstation : South Steel Building.


I may have seen that one.
Is it a recent building ?

[Grumpy]

finished some 2 years ago.
actually there is a low rise U/C right next to it , built in the same trend

[Fabb]

Could you post that picture you mentioned earlier ?
That might help even if the quality's not great.

[Grumpy]

Could you post that picture you mentioned earlier ?
That might help even if the quality's not great.

Here they are

pictures no longer available

[James Bond Agent 007]

another approved project : La Glacière

http://www.atelier-art-urbain.com/NEW/images/a02_62212_IS.jpg
Wow, this one is cool!

Neat projects going on in this city. Hadn't noticed any of these before. Thanks for the pics!

[Fabb]

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/131439.jpg

http://www.oxp.de/view/pic/6075/131438.jpg

Very nice.
Art-déco is still alive !

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer available

[Grumpy]

Ellipse Building :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/100_0804.jpg

The green spot in the foreground is the future location for the Zénith Tower !

[Grumpy]

a pano pic from the Espace Nord area

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/8329/pano26zs.jpg

[qzzq]

Brussels is a beautiful city, just a bit of a labyrinth (I got lost the last time I traveled through it) That's a nice area around the Ellipse and Zenith BTW a real promenade of talls!

[Grumpy]

Brussels is a beautiful city, just a bit of a labyrinth (I got lost the last time I traveled through it) That's a nice area around the Ellipse and Zenith BTW a real promenade of talls!

Zénith is still in its planning phase ;)
Is supposed to be 150m , but I seriously doubt this will happen

[Fabb]

Why that ?
What's the current vacancy rate in Brussels ?

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer visible

[Swede]

That's alot of real nice construstion going on in our union's capital :)

[Grumpy]

I forgot to mention this:
the renovation of the Atomium landmark (Expo58)

http://www.shadowness.com/users/12100/12082/album_3.jpg

http://www.shadowness.com/users/12100/12082/album_4.jpg

[Grumpy]

New rendering of the Finance Tower

http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/3562/financetower0wv.jpg

New project in the Avenue Pacheco behind the Finance Tower:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/RAC%20vision/RAC2.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/RAC%20vision/RAC1.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/RAC%20vision/RAC3.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/RAC%20vision/RAC4.jpg

1st impression of the Zenith Tower:

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/682/zenith5bf.jpg

[Grumpy]

Recladding of the Astro Tower is approved , going to look like this (only a B/W scan).
This is already the 5th tower who underwent a total strip

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3951/astrovergelijk3th.jpg

[Grumpy]

New NATO headquarters:

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/7604/b030122b.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/4316/b030122c.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/5777/b030122d1.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/2286/b030122f.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/2100/b030122g.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/3314/b030122h.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6051/b030122i.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/321/b030122j.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/7915/b030122k.jpg

http://www.nato.int/pictures/2003/030122/b030122l.jpg

[Grumpy]

urban renewal project "Ninoofse Poort"

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/Andere/brusselvoorstelninoofsepoort.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/Andere/voorstelninoofsepoort.jpg

Tour & Taxis , latest plans:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/Turnandtaxis/verzichtturntaxis.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/Turnandtaxis/plattegrondturntaxis.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/Turnandtaxis/voorstelturntaxis.jpg

Flagey Square:

http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/210/be29pu.jpg

http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/70/be12jf.jpg

http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/3663/be39xc.jpg

[Grumpy]

Renovated buildings:

De Zuidertoren / Tour du midi (150m)
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5526/midioud57dd.jpg

Madou (120m)
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7276/madouvergelijk8lk.jpg

Botanic Building (75m)
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/9788/botaniccomp2iv.jpg

Astro Tower (107m)
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3951/astrovergelijk3th.jpg

Finance tower (145m, 200m with antenna)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/285/financevergelijk3bq.jpg

Atomium (102m)
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4665/atomiumvergel7is.jpg

new renovation projects:

TBR (from 80 m to 136 m)
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/2562/tbrcompare7be.jpg

Replaced buildings:

Martini Tower / Dexia Tower (117m / 137 m)
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3474/rogier9gs.jpg

Lotto-toren / Central plaza
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8947/lottovergelijk1mv.jpg

[Grumpy]

Above on the Dexia Tower :

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/DSCF4544.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/DSCF4545.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/sheraton1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/rogier1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/rogier2.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/rogierplein1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/rogierplein2.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/iehduery2/sheraton2.jpg

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer visible

[UNRAVEL]

Thank you for the pictures Grumpy, as you may already now I'm from Valencia but a erasmus this year in Brussels so that pictures are also interesting for me :tup:

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer visible

[Grumpy]

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[Grumpy]

pictures no longer online

[hackunion]

I don't know if I really like the new facade of Tour des Finances. But then again, I also liked the old cladding of Midi, Madou and Botanic (I also like Astro's golden facade). Nice photos and updates!

[Grumpy]

Willebroek Tower

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/cache/pub/pub_8990_w500h500q75bw1_623512368.jpg

International competition for an urban landmark combining living and office spaces

Given its emplacement along an important entry of the city, the project becomes an urban landmark.

It is divided in two major parts: offices and apartments on the higher level, and shops, bars and restaurants on the lower level, articulated by a ‘void’.

The aim is to combine two scales: the city (urban scale) and the neighbourhood (human scale).


Urban scale:

Shaped by two towers with different heights.

The facades are generated as structural and aesthetic elements, which repeat the pattern of crossing lines visible on the ground plans. These create continuity between vertical and horizontal parts of the building, as well as developing links with the industrial character of the site. The offices have got a clear entrance from the main street, and the apartments are given breathtaking views over the canal. All levels have been designed as a flexible floor plan, in order to allow various layouts and arrangements.


Human scale:

Engendered through public spaces on the ground floor(shops) and the first floor (esplanade with pavilions) of the building, thus allowing different festivities and cultural events. The patios of the offices allow light penetration and vertical perspectives through the building.

The building’s ground floor is sliced across by several breaches, allowing numerous framed perspectives, from the street to the canal.

* Progettista capogruppo: Conix Architecten
* Gruppo di progettazione: Christine Conix, Fabien Dautrebande, Philippe Lemaitre, Pedro Miguel Monteiro de Sousa

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/1604469543.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/311635477.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/1029391942.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/1348287827.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/1178817859.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/1616004588.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/695978912.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/1463095307.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/517724788.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/8990/358427954.jpg

source : http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/arch/portfolio.php?id=1166507496

[Fabb]

The night view makes them look taller.
I don't know what to think, but I don't like the idea of human scale. Ususally, it's just a bad excuse for mediocre plans. I hope this one won't be.

[Grumpy]

new high speed train station:

http://www.eurostation.be/images/svt_vorming1.jpg

[Fabb]

new high speed train station:

Really ?
Could you give us more details ? It's not going to replace Bruxelles-Midi, is it ?

[Grumpy]

Really ?
Could you give us more details ? It's not going to replace Bruxelles-Midi, is it ?

source: http://www.eurostation.be

Public transport and the railways system will have to absorb most of the growing demand for national and international mobility. As a result, a number of modifications are necessary to the rail infrastructure in and around the Brussels Region.


In 2010 the current North-South link will be completely saturated. The explosion in international rail traffic and the expansion of the regional express network (RER) necessitate the expansion of the Eastern and Western Circular Railway. Many trains will traverse Brussels on the Eastern and Western Circular Railway, which means they will not call at any existing Brussels stations. A large new train terminal will be constructed to the north of the Brussels quadrangle and to the south of the L25-L36 fork, to absorb these trains.

Two possible sites are being examined by Eurostation: Schaerbeek Formation and Schaerbeek Voyageurs.

This terminal will have to be developed as a bipolar project, linked to Zaventem Airport, equipped with check-in facilities and reception infrastructure and must meet the same requirements indispensable for a modern airport terminal in terms of efficiency, comfort and service.

This will secure Zaventem Airport a place in the heart of the European rail network. This terminal must also be developed as an interchange for public transport, chiefly high-speed trains, national trains, RER trains, trams and busses.

A terminal can be built at both Schaerbeek Formation and Schaerbeek Voyageurs. The preference of the Brussels Region lies with Schaerbeek Voyageurs. This project is tied in with the expansion of a new European district, along the canal between Brussels North and Schaerbeek Voyageurs.

[Fabb]

This will secure Zaventem Airport a place in the heart of the European rail network. This terminal must also be developed as an interchange for public transport, chiefly high-speed trains, national trains, RER trains, trams and busses.

Much like Roissy-CDG.
That's a good idea !

[Grumpy]

picture no longer online :(

[Bergenser]

those are some cool projects :cool:

[Grumpy]

Dexia Tower

http://s52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/DSC00149.jpg

http://s52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/DSC00166.jpg

http://s52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/DSC00141.jpg

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer online

[Fabb]

Good !
Thanks for the update.

[Grumpy]

Here we go : the Zenith Tower , the groundworks have begun

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/ketje/zenith%20tower%20brussels/ZENITH1.jpg

[Fabb]

Will it be that colorful ?
Interesting.

[jef]

Awesome Pics Grumpy.

Like to see my working area from that angle. I am just wondering how you did manage to get up there...

Have you also noticed the core of "Tour des Finances" is being dismantled. It is now clearly visible from ground level.

Thanks again for these shots.

[Grumpy]

Awesome Pics Grumpy.

Like to see my working area from that angle. I am just wondering how you did manage to get up there...Thanks again for these shots.

To get up the Botanic Centre ?
Ask it friendly to the janitor :D

[Grumpy]

pictures no longer visible

[Fabb]

Windows are being installed from the top down. That's unusual.

[jef]

That's because they are dismantling the core.

[jef]

Where will that Zenith tower be built Grumpy?

[qzzq]

Great pics Grumpy!

Why is the trainstation called Bruxelles-Midi in French and Brussel-Zuid in Flemmish? :shrug:

[Grumpy]

Where will that Zenith tower be built Grumpy?

On the Square de Gauchetière between Ellipse & TBR where the Aéroballoon from Belgacom used to be, at the end of the Avenue Albert II

There is however no news from the Héliport project situated after WTC 3

[Grumpy]

Great pics Grumpy!

Why is the trainstation called Bruxelles-Midi in French and Brussel-Zuid in Flemmish? :shrug:

Euh...cause Bruxelles is bilingual

[Grumpy]

Windows are being installed from the top down. That's unusual.

The old windows on the lowest floors are still there too , don't know why they work like this :shrug: