Adress: Brussels
Client: Quares student housing
Intervention: Renovation
Status: winning competition project 2021

Architecture: A2D architects, URA
Structural engineer: UTIL
M&E engineer: Cenergie
General contractor: Kaizer
3D Visualisation: URA


An existing building in the heart of the bustling Brussels Dansaert district will be renovated and tranformed into student housing. At this prominent location, we aim at an unambiguously high quality project with strong ambitions in terms of architecture, sustainability, accessibility and details. We build on the singularity of the building and propose a light and friendly architecture, but no less clear or self-confident. With its recognisable and obstinate formal language, the building will once again be a landmark in the neighbourhood. Circularity was incorporated in the design, with long-term flexibility in order to meet the changing needs of the future.