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APARTMENT BUILDING
/ BRUSSELS
/ 1978–1984
/ 1985–1986
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This building is located on one of the oldest streets in
Brussels and was built for the
cger
(General Savings
and Retirement Fund, today known as Fortis) to which
it is connected on the left. It is the subject of a lengthy
commentary in Chapter 2. The extension of a series
of office buildings built in the aftermath of the Second
World War, it is in fact located near a group of neoclas-
sical houses dating from the first quarter of the nine-
teenth century. The narrowness of the street and the
height of the surrounding structures led the architect to
propose a building with five levels of apartments over
a double-height ground floor. The floors have pleated
fronts, giving residents a wider view of both the street
and the neighbourhood. The duplex apartments are
accessible via a zigzag corridor on alternating floors.
The northern orientation of the main facades offers the
best views, while the southern facades, towards the
rear, look out onto a relatively crowded interior block.
The light beige of the natural stone facades is reminis-
cent of the clear tones of neoclassical structures.
Standard upper floor plan
Standard lower floor plan
Front facade
Rear facade