10/11/2022

Knokke-Heist gets architectural and sustainable eye-catcher with HOOST

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Knokke-Heist gets architectural and sustainable eye-catcher with HOOST

A colorful and iconic eye-catcher, that will be the HOOST project on the Maes and Boereboomplein in Knokke-Heist. Ingenium lays important sustainable accents and relieves the contractors.

The design is by the renowned Parisian architectural firm Jakob MacFarlane. A construction team consisting of architectural firm B2Ai, developer CAAAP, contractor Artes and Ingenium further shaped the project. The building has a footprint of 1,444 square meters and will have 13 above-ground and 1 underground floors and counting, which will be filled mainly with 90 apartments and 7 penthouses. In addition to offices and a central patio, the lower floors will house various (semi-)public spaces such as a library and game library, a multipurpose event space, a council chamber for local government and a drinking establishment. In addition to the tower building, a low-rise building for commercial businesses will also be erected. With the demolition of the old town hall and the meeting center the Ravelingen and the construction of a large underground parking lot (2 floors), a lot of space will become available on the square that can be used multifunctionally.

BEO and BIM

In addition to striking architecture and maximum experience, there is also a strong commitment to sustainability. A BTES will be constructed under the square. Each user - both apartment/penthouse and public space - will be connected to this central heat and cold network via a heat pump. In this way, the entire building will be gas-free heated in the winter and a pleasant indoor climate is also guaranteed in the hot summer months.

Architecture, stability and techniques coordinate the entire project in a central BIM model. In consultation with Artes, Ingenium also prepares the specific execution models for the techniques, which will be used during execution on site.

Want to know more about this project? Contact our expert Joost Verstraete at joost.verstraete@ingenium.be or by phone at 050 40 45 30.

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