Article source: dmvA

The school is situated in Sint-Gillis, Brussels, close by the South rail station. The building had to accommodate three different entities: the school itself, a kindergarten and the neighborhood. The complexity of the design therefore consists of harmonizing these three actors. The limited space was approached intelligently so that every space is used optimally, functions autonomously and is usable for every entity. Due to amended subsidies, the kindergarten eventually was not executed, but it surely confirmed the flexibility of the building: the vacant space could be easily used as additional classrooms.

Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone

• Architects: dmvA
• Project: School Balder
• Location: Saint-Gilles, Belgium
• Photography: Sergio Pirrone
• Design team: Tom Verschueren, David Driesen, Emilie Dorekens, Eva Vanderborcht
• Initial budget: € 3 620 041,26 excl. vat
• Final budget: € 4 456 988,54 excl. vat
• Technical engineer: SB Heedfeld bvba
• Structural engineer: UTIL struktuurstudies
• Building area: 2200 m²
  
• Completion: January 2020

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