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post updated 15 August 2025

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22 August 2024
Tondo Bridge Brussels
Design: OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

photo : Bas Princen
The ‘Tondo’ is a unique footbridge connecting two buildings of the Belgian Federal Parliament in the heart of Brussels. More than just a functional passageway, the bridge was conceived as a spatial experience, emphasizing architectural expression over technical necessity.

21 August 2024
Art Room Brussels building
Design: OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

photo : Bas Princen
This single large room serves a singular purpose: to provide a serene space dedicated to the enjoyment of a private art collection. Nestled within the steep slope of a villa garden in Brussels, the room seamlessly bridges two different levels of the property.

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30 May 2023
SPA Solo, Brussels, Belgium building
Design: Ohra Studio

photos : Ohra Studio
The interior design of a Spa complex in Brussels, Belgium. Located on the site of a private house and run by the family the Spa offers spaces for relaxation and massage.

16 Feb 2023
Montagne du Parc, Brussels
Design: Baumschlager Eberle Architekten

photo : Cyrille Weiner, CW
BNP Paribas Fortis’ new HQ building was to reposition the bank in planning, design and infrastructure terms as well as finding its place in a disparate neighbourhood and opening up to the city. Other requirements included the careful handling of the ground and resources, energy-efficient operation and high amenity values.

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Renewed European Parliament Building, Brussels

3 Dec 2022
Wood Art Pavilion, Brussels
Design: Labscape studio

photo : Nicolas Schimp
The Wood Art Pavilion is located in the back of a lush garden and conceived as intimate, introvert and hidden architecture.

17 Nov 2022
Paul-Henri SPAAK Building – Renewed European Parliament Building Brussels
Design: JDSA

image : Corrected Verticals
A pan-European design collective has won the international competition organized by the European Parliament to renew the Paul-Henri SPAAK Building in Brussels, Belgium. The proposal underscores the identity of the European Union and the value of democracy, while promoting the principles of circular construction.

2 Oct 2022
Saint Alliance Luxury Apartment Building, Brussels, Ukkel
Design: Ohra Studio

photo : Alexandre Van Battel
This architectural Concept was carefully designed for a client in Brussels by Zlata Rybchenko. The Saint Alliance Luxury Apartment Building is a residential villa development located in the most prestigious area of Brussels surrounded by trees and forest on a site that demanded a carefully considered response.

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12 Oct 2020
Gare Martitime Brussels
Design: Neutelings Riedijk Architects

photograph : Filip Dujardin / © Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Gare Maritime, once Europe’s largest railway station for goods on the Tour & Taxis site in Brussels, has been transformed into a covered city with a mixed program of working and shopping and plenty of public space to relax. Under impressive steel roofs Neutelings Riedijk Architects designed the new Gare Maritime as a city district; ‘a city where it never rains’.

29 May 2020
European Parliament International design competition
The European Parliament have launched a restricted international single stage design competition for the renewal of the Paul-Henri SPAAK Building, its Chamber building in Brussels:
European Parliament Design Competition Brussels

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Brussels Building News

20 Nov 2019
P.Nt2 Mixed-Use Transformation Brussels by BOB361, Brussels
Design: BOB361 architects

photograph : A. Nullens
Transformation of P.Nt2 a former industrial building in Brussels towards an enclosure for habitation and work. One day the site was silted up.

7 Sep 2019
European Commission New Headquarters Brussels
Design: Christian de Portzamparc | Artelia | Florence Mercier

image © 2019. Project by 2Portzamparc, Florence Mercier Paysagiste and ARTELIA Bâtiment & Industrie
European Commission architectural competition to build its new headquarters in Brussels. The design competition was open to teams of architects, landscape architects and engineers from all over the world.

29 Jul 2019
EU Commission Premises in Brussels
Design: DELVA Landscape Architecture, C.F Møller Architects and B2Ais

image courtesy of architects office
30 international teams were invited to design the new premises for the EU Commission in Brussels. DELVA, C.F. Møller Architects, and B2Ai won the third prize.

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12 Sep 2018
NEO 2 Brussels Building
Design: KCAP Architects&Planners

image Courtesy architecture office
With the winning competition design for the international Convention center and Hotel by the consortium with CFE / Cofinimmo together with Ateliers Jean Nouvel, the second phase of NEO Brussels is taking shape.

13 Jun 2018
Solvay Headquarters Brussels Building
Design: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

image Courtesy architecture office
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects wins international competition to design the new sustainable headquarters for global chemical company, Solvay.

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8 Dec 2017
Place Schuman Building, Schuman Roundabout, Rue de la Loi, European Quarter, Brussels
Design: COBE (DK) & BRUT (BE)

image Courtesy architecture office
New urban square and pedestrian zone for Bruxelles Mobilité: from roundabout to urban agora – COBE and BRUT to design the entrance to the European Union

25 Sep 2017
The Herman Teirlinck Building in Brussels
Design: Neutelings Riedijk Architect

photograph : Filip Dujardin, Ghent

29 Jun 2017
Radisson RED Brussels Hotel Building News

photo © Carlson Rezidor Hotel Groupe
Soluis Group and Graven Images have teamed up to design a new hotel for Radisson RED, Carlson Rezidor’s new upscale lifestyle select brand inspired by the millennial lifestyle and fuelled by art, design, music and fashion. Designers at Graven Images developed sketches and initial design ideas, which Soluis Group then turned into 3D visualisations.

12 May 2017
Winner of Mies van der Rohe 2017 Emerging Architect Award
MSA/V+ for NAVEZ Brussels – a social units building

photo © Serge Brison
NAVEZ Brussels Building
This housing project that fulfills the double ambition of the local authorities: to represent the urban revalidation scheme with a landmark at the entrance of the city and to provide exemplary apartments for large families. The client is the City of Schaerbeek.

Mies van der Rohe 2017 Emerging Architect Award Winner

7 May 2017
Barco One Kortrĳk, Belgium Headquarters Building

More contemporary Brussels buildings online soon.

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Brussels Buildings Archive – 2010-2016

21 Oct 2016
Botanic Center Brussels Building
Design: Vincent Callebaut Architectures

image from architect

27 Jan 2016
Le Toison d’Or Brussels Building
Design: UNStudio, Architects

photography © Hufton+Crow © Eva Bloem
Designed for ProWinko and in collaboration with Belgian architects Jaspers-Eyers, Le Toison d’Or is a hybridisation of a traditional building-block typology and a mixed-use development with a retail podium.

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26 Oct 2015
Multisensory Railway Museum in Brussels
Design: Lightemotion

photograph : Marie-Francoise Plissart
Train World, the new Belgian railway museum, opened on September 25 after ten years of work and an investment of 25 million euros. Lightemotion, creative office in Montreal, is pleased to have participated in the lighting of this new past, present and future railway showcase, which exhibits the most beautiful original pieces of the country’s history collection.

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16 Apr 2013
Schaarbeek Sports Hall, Schaarbeek, north Brussels
Design: O2 Architectes

photo : Filip Dujardin
The sports hall plays an important role as urban and social invigorator. It is a local landmark for neighbouring young people, particularly for those who don’t have access to any other recreational facility than neighbouring squares and streets.

More new Brussels buildings are welcome for consideration.

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Brussels Building – Recent Designs

11 Aug 2012
The BrOnks Youth Theater Brussels
Design: MDMA l Martine De Maeseneer Architects

photograph : Filip Dujardin, Ghent
As the first public building realized by MDMA, the BrOnks Youth Theater represents the culmination of two decades of practical and theoretical investigations. Indeed, the project has been underway throughout most of MDMA’s career – four distinct projects were designed for two different sites over a period of fourteen years. The final version was commissioned in 2002 by the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels Capital Region.

5 Apr 2012
Maisin Centre Brussels, Quartier Léopold
sca Architectes Associés

photograph : Marc Detiffe
The Maisin Centre is established on a small allotment, 15 metres in width, in the heart of the “quartier Léopold” in Brussels. Its conception is, in essence, a re-interpretation of the traditional patricianʼs lay-out with its characteristic passageway entrance open to pedestrians, encompassing some ten-odd meeting rooms and offices.

5 Apr 2012
Aéropolis Brussels
Design: sca Architectes Associés

photograph : Marc Detiffe

4 Apr 2012
Belmont Court Brussels – Axa Belgium Office Building
Design: sca Architectes Associés

photograph : Marc Detiffe

4 Apr 2012
Royale Brialmont Brussels
sca Architectes Associés

photograph : Marc Detiffe
Brussels is characterised by, among other things, a series of “royal boulevards” which criss-cross the city creating a somewhat discrepant urban grid within which this project inserts itself.