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In the harbour area, a narrow stretch of land alongside a dock is freed from port activities. A very simple ‘chopstick’ urban plan is being developed by O.M.A. in which open green pockets alternate with dense construction.
In order to give the linear plan a notion of centrality, a public path is designed to cross the whole strip. The site for the school faces one green area on its south side, the dock on its west side, a square and a housing block to the north and the harbour road to the east.
Acoustics
Daidalos Peutz
Structural engineer
Ney & Partners
Mechanical engineer
Studiebureau Boydens
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Commissioned by ‘El Croquis’ publishers:
El Croquis 204 – XDGA 2005 – 2020
This monograph is dedicated to the work of Xaveer de Geyter Architects entre 2005 y 2020. This office founded by this Belgian architect in 1991.
20 projects and two essays are presented on this monograph.
Between Pragmatism and Invention. A Conversation with Xaveer de Geyter.
Sarah Whiting
Political Animals. The Architecture of Xaveer De Geyter Architects.
Philip Ursprung
ISBN 9788412003468
Semi-hard cover -255 pages
24 x 34 cm -1,8 Kg