Competition Province House
Winner: Xaveer de Geyter Architecten
Antwerp, Koningin Elisabethlei 22
2011
Competition Province House
They’re currently working on the new Province House, more about this in the blog post about the construction of the Province House. The design is the result of a competition. The assignment consisted of a building for all central functions and services of the provincial government in a new building of approximately 35,000 m². The current front building had to be integrated into the total concept. Particular attention had to be paid to work organization and work processes, sustainability and environmental friendliness. The space around the building also had to be redesigned with sufficient greenery. The designs had to be handed in by 23 September 2011. Five were selected from all submitted designs. Below the four who did not win.
The design team has chosen to apply the technique of cadavre exquis. Here one makes a part and only shows the last piece to the designer who will make the next part. It was believed that this was a good technique for designing a complex with completely different program components.
AWG architecten
AWG architecten is an Antwerp agency. The project architects were Geert Driesen and bOb Van Reeth. They wanted to develop a building for a transparent administration, a hospitable house. No high-rise buildings, but a building that connects to the various edges of the area.
Competition Province House
Winner: Xaveer de Geyter Architecten
Antwerp, Koningin Elisabethlei 22
2011
This article first appeared on my other site about architecture in and around Antwerp: archiplore.
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