{"id":43114,"date":"2025-10-16T08:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/?post_type=showroom_cpt&p=43114"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:02:02","slug":"tervuren-square","status":"publish","type":"showroom_cpt","link":"https:\/\/www.swecobelgium.be\/en\/showroom\/tervuren-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Tervuren Square"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Transformation of a business site into a sustainable residential project around an inner garden<\/p>

Tervuren Square<\/h1> <\/div>\n
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On the former RIZIV site along Avenue de Tervuren and close to Montgomery Square in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Tervuren Square is emerging: a sustainable residential and office project organized around a green inner garden. The 12,000 m\u00b2 site is being completely redeveloped with respect for the existing structure and with a strong focus on circularity, biodiversity and urban quality of life.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Belfius Immo, BPI Real Estate Belgium, Burco Europe<\/dt>\n
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    Woluwe-Saint-Pierre<\/dt>\n
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    \u00b112,000 m\u00b2<\/dt>\n
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    architecture, interior design, landscape design, project management, construction management, feasibility studies, programming<\/dt>\n
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    The project comprises three buildings: one along Avenue de Tervuren, one along Rue du Coll\u00e8ge Saint-Michel, and a central volume. A distinct development strategy was defined for each of these buildings. The largest building on Avenue de Tervuren is being thoroughly renovated and repurposed into 52 apartments and three office spaces on the ground floor. The central volume, known as the \u201cLoft,\u201d is being renovated into flexible office spaces with an intensive green roof. The building on Rue du Coll\u00e8ge Saint-Michel is being demolished and replaced by 29 new housing units and an additional office space on the ground floor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

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    Sustainability and circularity<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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    Tervuren Square addresses today\u2019s environmental challenges. A detailed inventory identified which materials from the existing buildings could be reused. For example, fa\u00e7ade bricks are given a second life as wall cladding in communal areas, fa\u00e7ade maintenance grilles are repurposed as partition elements in stairwells, and door panels as well as blue stone are reused in basements and stair treads.<\/p>\n

    Beyond circular construction, the focus is on biodiversity and greening. Green roofs on all buildings, a spacious inner garden, and the creation of private gardens provide a high-quality living environment. The project deliberately opts for native plants and trees, adapted to the microclimate and orientation of the site.<\/p>\n

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    Thanks to the soil\u2019s potential, geothermal energy was chosen, combined with a system of heat pumps and cogeneration. Overheating of the southern fa\u00e7ades is prevented by loggias and balconies equipped with integrated solar shading. For efficient water management, rainwater tanks are installed to irrigate the green areas.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

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