Flemish government's new home and largest passive office building in Brussels completes

2017-09-27T12:35:00-04:00

The city of Brussels has experienced an energy revolution in the last ten years, transforming the Belgian capital into a model for the passive house movement. As a result of the regional government’s 2009 decision to fully embrace passive constructions, the city has become one the most 'passive' cities in Europe and a leader in building energy performance.

In keeping with their environmental standards, the Flemish Government has just moved into their new home and Belgium's largest passive office building. Designed by the Dutch-firm Neutelings Riedijk Architects, the 66,500 square meter building will house the Flemish government's 2,600 employees. Equipped with 2,000 m² of solar panels capable of producing enough energy for 100 families, the building is the most energy efficient of any building used by Flemish Civil servants and will save the Flemish Government 8.8 million euro/annum in rent.

Located on the Tour & Taxis site, the new office—clad in ove...

Neutelings Riedijk Architects propose these flamboyant golden glass and steel towers for defunct Moscow auto plant

2015-10-15T13:31:00-04:00

Developers have released design plans for the housing element of the Moscow ZiL industrial zone redevelopment. According to RBK Realty magazine, nine architecture firms from Russia, the USA and the Netherlands will be working on housing in the redevelopment of the former automobile factory, located in the south of Moscow. [...] The building presented by Dutch agency Neutelings Riedijk Architecten consists of 10 towers, each with a golden glass and steel facade.

While the grand ZiL redevelopment scheme includes various buildings assigned to architectural firms including Asymptote Architecture, bureau Speech and Sergey Skuratov Architects, it's Dutch studio Neutelings Riedijk Architecten's exuberant, soviet-chic, and certified blingy towers that caught our attention.

"The new high-rise building consists of five connected premium residential towers on top of a three stories high public plinth building with shopping, health spa and restaurant facilities," the architects told us. "The facade has a striking tectonic surface composed of diamond shaped, steel/glass elements. The plinth building is organized around a central court, covered with a spectacular glass dome. The building is located alongside the park, at the new main boulevard, adjacent to the future Hermitage Moscow museum."

Previously on Archinect: Asymptote to design Hermitage satellite museum in abandoned Moscow factory

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Flemish government's new home and largest passive office building in Brussels completes

Neutelings Riedijk Architects propose these flamboyant golden glass and steel towers for defunct Moscow auto plant