Archinect - News 2024-05-12T04:53:38-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150391030/mvrdv-designs-residential-master-plan-as-new-neighborhood-for-brussels MVRDV designs residential master plan as new neighborhood for Brussels Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-10-24T15:34:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/24/24a328864a2e5ffb12bef7e58f485f74.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/327/mvrdv" target="_blank">MVRDV</a> has released details of their master plan for Tour &amp; Taxis Lake Side in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/9825/brussels" target="_blank">Brussels</a>, Belgium. The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10548/master-plan" target="_blank">master plan</a> consists of 17 buildings designed by seven different architects including MVRDV, adding 800 residential units to the area.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/947099d737fd6b573fe079c6225e2b70.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/947099d737fd6b573fe079c6225e2b70.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: RZGraphics</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The master plan is split into three sections. A mixed office and housing campus to the east contains large-scale buildings, including cross-laminated timber and lightweight hybrid structures. The middle section, meanwhile, sees 14 individual buildings clustered around a public garden. The ground floors of the buildings contain public amenities and shops, while all 14 buildings hold either green or energy-producing roofs. The third section of the master plan blends the dense neighborhood into the adjacent Tour &amp; Taxis Park, with a more open space punctuated by a tower known as the Park Building.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/42/42c297b56f591bab7dd8b6e657d07bc7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/42/42c297b56f591bab7dd8b6e657d07bc7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: RZGraphics</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The plan contains a range of housing types, including two buildings providing co-living apartments. The master ...</p>