Royale Belge
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| Royale Belge (Axa) | |
|---|---|
Brussels-Capital Region | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°48′06″N 4°25′30″E / 50.8016759°N 4.4250841°E |
| Construction started | 4 April 1967 |
| Completed | 25 June 1970 |
| Renovated | 2021 |
| Owner | Souverain 25 |
| Height | 50.8 metres (167 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 54,000 square metres (580,000 sq ft) |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | DDS.plus |
The Royale Belge former headquarters is a functionalist building from 1967 to 1970, located in Watermael-Boitsfort, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium..
History
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Construction began on 4 April 1967, followed by formal inauguration on 25 June 1970.
Description
The cross-shaped design is by the architects René Stapels and Pierre Dufau, who were inspired, among other things, by Eero Saarinen's John Deere World Headquarters (Moline, Illinois). The building is 50.8 metres (167 ft) high and has a floor space of 54,000 square metres (580,000 sq ft). The exterior consists of corten steel and bronze-colored smoke-colored windows. Thanks to the landscape architects Jean Delogne and Claude Rebold, the whole is harmoniously planted between ponds and greenery.
In 2023 Royale Belge got renovated by the British architecture firm Caruso St John and Antwerp based Bovenbouw architectuur.
See also
- Axa-Royale Belge Tower
External links
- Voormalige Royale Belge (Inventaris Bouwkundig Erfgoed)
- dss.plus
- bma.brussels
Notes
- ^ Une croix, un mythe, La Libre Belgique, 25 juli 2003
- ^ Axa-gebouw in Watermaal-Bosvoorde wordt beschermd, BRUZZ, 22 mei 2017
- ^ VS-ambassade verhuist dan toch niet naar Watermaal-Bosvoorde, BRUZZ, 3 september 2018