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VIVALYS
A decreasing demand for offices in the
decentralised area of Brussels
made
us opt for the conversion of the Woluwe
106-108 building into a nursing and
care home. The works were delivered at
the end of 2017. The new nursing and
care home Vivalys with 151 beds will be
operational as of the first quarter of 2018.
The conversion of this kind of building,
rather than its demolition/reconstruction,
allows considerable energy savings
over the asset’s life cycle since its initial
construction.
We decided to keep the architectural
concrete for the left and right wings,
which was typical of office buildings in
the 1980s, and to create a new central
area in glass and aluminium to give the
overall building a contemporary look.
The parking lot at the back of the building
has been converted into a garden for the
future residents.
CHEVAL MARIN
This building is located Rue Marché aux
Porcs/Varkensmarktstraat 25-27 in Brussels,
in a
capital city centre
district between
the Grand’Place/Grote Markt and the
Canal/Kanaal. It previously housed a port
operations facility. The entire building has
been listed since 2002. We acquired it
recently, after it had been abandoned for
20 years, for a restoration and long-term
lease to AB InBev.
In order to restore its past glory and
provide the technical equipment required
to ensure that it meets safety and comfort
standards, we turned to specialised
tradespeople and very scarce artisans.
The refurbishment project, which was
finalised in November 2017, in a record
time of 14 months, was intended to restore
the ground floor’s retail assignment and
to avoid vacancy on the upper floors.
We therefore created two high-quality flats.
Through this type of refurbishment we
can contribute, even in the distribution
network segment, to the revitalisation
of some urban districts where we own
properties and to the upgrading of town
centres.
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OUR ACTION FIELDS CORRESPONDING WITH THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Pub/restaurant Cheval Marin – Brussels Centre (BE)
Nursing and care home Vivalys (formerlyWolu-
we 106-108) – Brussels Decentralised (BE)