redeveloment of a school entrance and construction of a mixed-use neighbourhood facility in Anderlecht

The new entrance to the Institut Marius Renard and the Ecole des Arts creates a small neighborhood square. It links the two communal institutions, whose current entrances are fragmented and difficult to read.

The triangular shape of the volume connects the refectory to the neighborhood through two open facades: one in brick with a large bay window, and the other transparent, serving as a winter garden and threshold, emphasizing the transitional interface to the Institut Marius Renard.

The relationship between interior and exterior spaces is designed to guarantee optimal habitability, compatible with the large number of scenarios that can be envisaged thanks to shared use. In this way, the project becomes a genuine meeting place between the schools and the neighborhood.

Programme: education

Location : Anderlecht, BE

Client: Commune d'Anderlecht

Status: competition

Surfaces: 500 m²

Cost: 1,330,000.00 €

Team: A PRACTICE., architecture / LES MARNEURS, landscape / SERVAIS ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL, stability / ENERG-IR, thermal and fluid engineering / ATS, acoustics / SERVICO, health and security coordinator / CHRISTIAN BINDELS, surveyor