650 – NEW CASH CENTRE BUILDING

• Urban planning
• Architecture (with TPF)
• Interior design
• Landscape and surroundings architecture
• Structural engineering (with TPF)
• Building services engineering (with TPF)
• Building physics (with TPF)
• Acoustic
• Signposting
• Accessibility
• Fire safety
• Intrusion detection systems (with Robrechts en Thienpont)
• Logistics (with Multi-Dynamics)

Layout and arrangement of the buildings

The National Bank of Belgium has decided to build a new highly secured building for management, treatment and storage of bank notes as well as the storage of coins.

Located in Zellik, at the angle with the Relegemstraat, Serge Ecksteinlaan and Schapenbaan, the building site of 3.7 ha was previously used as warehouses.

In regard to its activities, the building site is particularly well protected along its periphery.

The layout of the building is determined by the protection issues and to optimize the flows of material inside the building.

The built area includes three buildings:

• An administrative building (“support core”) of two levels, located along the Schapenbaan. It includes offices, meeting rooms and company restaurant.
• A highly secured single level industrial building (“secure core”), located at the centre of the building site and intended for the treatment and storage of the money.
• A truck scan building, located alongside Relegemsestraat.

The rectangular shape of the “secure-core” is determined by the logistics studies to maximise the effectiveness of the ASRS cranes (Automated Storage and Retrieval System).

The “secure-core” is surrounded on three sides by an ecological pond and the fourth side by the manoeuvring yard for the trucks. The water body offers a pleasant view from offices and living areas of the administrative building.

During summer, the water body is also a source of natural cooling.

For safety reasons, the “secure core” has minimal openings. The administrative building, on the contrary, is largely glazed.

In the “support core” staff working and living areas are opened to the north while offering a magnificent view of the water body towards the south, through a courtyard protected by a large perforated metal shield.

Solar panels and a geothermal installation ensure the energy independence of the buildings. Sustainable construction (including grey energy) is a priority, especially with wood and perforated sheet metal facades, technologies that are both environmentally and economically sustainable.

Accesses

The number of entries are reduced:

• Western access, from Relegemsestraat, restricted to cash carriers;
• Northern access, from the Schapenbaan, restricted to the staff, visitors and suppliers.

At the northern access, the manoeuvre area for the logistics lorries extends to the north-east side, the visitors’ car park is located in the centre and the staff parking area is on the north-west side. Electric charging points are provided.

A bicycle shelter is located near the administration building entrance.

CLIENT
National Bank of Belgium
Boulevard de Berlaimont 14
1000 BRUSSELS
Contact person : Danny Vande Putte, Program Manager, Project Leader, Deputy Director
Tel.: +32 2 221 46 29  E-mail : Danny.VandePutte@nbb.be

ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers,
Chaussée de Waterloo, 1537, 1180 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel. : + 32 2 374 90 60, E-mail: sai@samynandpartners.com,
Philippe Samyn : Exclusive owner of the copyrights

TEAM
Architecture
Design and management : Dr Ir Philippe Samyn.
Partner in charge : J. Ceyssens and Åsa Decorte – B. Calcagno (Competition)
Collaborators : D. Mélotte, G. Baltariu, A. Ben Hssain, G. Bruzzi, A. Carlucci,
S. De Dobbeleer, K. Devalk, A. Ftaita, A. Hallbach, D. Lefèvre, A. Miralles Barreda,
R. Musovic, V. Pascu, C. Pizzimenti, S. Saggiorato, S. Tornatore, F. Serpone.

Architecture : Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers, with in subcontracting,
ARCOTEAM sa (TPF group)
Avenue de Haveskercke 46,
B-1190 Forest, Belgium.
Tel.: +32 2 370 18 00 E-mail : ev@tpf.be (Erwin Vangenechten + Peter Tijskens)

Structural engineering : Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers, with, in subcontracting, TPF engineering
Avenue de Haveskercke 46,
B-1190 Forest, Belgium.
Tel.: +32 2 370 18 00 E-mail : thg@tpf.be (Thierry Gerard + Alessandra Pace)

Building services : Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers, with, in subcontracting, TPF engineering
Avenue de Haveskercke 46,
B-1190 Forest, Belgium.
Tel.: +32 2 370 18 00 E-mail : stb@tpf.be (Stephan Bussing + Carmen Decrock and Bernard Dhondt)

IT (subcontractor of TPF) : XPLUS, Dirk Dezeure and Geert Timmermans
Rue des Moissonneurs, 36B 5.1, B-1040 Etterbeek, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 310 82 02 E-mail : Geert.timmermans@xplusconsulting.be

Subcontractors advisors of Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl :

Safety and security : ROBRECHTS & THIENPONT cv, Ir M. Thienpont en Christel Thienpont,
Steenweg op Oosthoven, 120, B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium
Tel.: +32 60 37 77 82, +32 475 255 271 (MT) E-mail : mt@rtconsultancy.be.

Automatisation : MULTI-DYNAMICS bvb, Ing. Gunther Maes
Leuvensesteenweg 262, B-1800 Vilvoorde, Belgium
E-mail : gunther.maes@multi-dynamics.be

Acoustics : ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES sa, Jean-Pierre Clairbois
Boulevard Jamar 19 boîte A 0.01, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel.: + 32 2 344 85 85 E-mail : mail@atech-acoustictechnologies.com

Water filtration : AQUA NOVE sprl, Marc Grosjean,
Rue Haynol 8, B-6800 Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium.
E-mail : marc@aquabiotica.be

Kitchen : F&BO consulting, Freddy Oushoorn
Doornezeledries 122
B-9940 Evergem, Belgium
E-mail : fbo@telenet.be

Health and Safety
Coordinator : VEKMO nv, Goran Demerdziev
Geldenaaksebaan 458
B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Tel.: +32 016 22 89 58 E-mail : goran.demerdiev@vekmo.be

DOCUMENTATION
Documentation Management : Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS (A. CHARON and Q. OLBRECHTS)

Renderings : ASYMETRIE sprl, Xavier Vanebelle, Michaël Barrin
Rue de Thirimont 126, B-6511 Beaumont, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 502 61 67 E-mail : contact@asymetrie.be