Kievit renovation project

Commissioned by AG Real Estate, eld, in collaboration with 51N4E, IRS, Sureal, and De Fonseca, is renovating the Flemish Administrative Center Kievit in Antwerp.
This ambitious project involves the buildings currently occupied by the Flemish Government.

In its search for a new workspace for the Administrative Center in Antwerp, the Flemish Community outlined its requirements through a detailed public tender. The team’s proposal is centered on a socially relevant and future-oriented redevelopment. By implementing a renovation strategy that maximizes the preservation and reuse of materials and enhances the energy efficiency of the technical equipment, we are transforming the existing buildings into a more open, inviting, and public work and meeting environment.

Specific developments will include the creation of covered and green public spaces on-site. The proposed renovation illustrates how the lifespan of a relatively new office building can be extended without compromising its ecological footprint. The approach focuses on balancing the preservation of existing materials with spatial, energetic, and social improvements.

In this project, eld serves as executive architect, structural engineer, and MEP engineer.

New fire station Kortrijk

eld is involved as structural engineer and MEP engineer of FLUVIA Emergency Service Center, the new fire station in Kortrijk. It will operate as the regional Fire station and Safety Center where fire brigades from different districts and other safety services will collaborate to provide optimized services for the citizen. The environmental permit was recently submitted. This project is in collaboration with Compagnie-O and Archiles.