Antwerp Tower, Residential Skyscraper Development, Belgian Apartments, Architecture Images
Antwerp Tower in Belgium
Housing Project in Belgium: Belgian Residential High-Rise ? design by Wiel Arets Architects (WAA)
14 Sep 2017
Antwerp Tower
Design: WAA
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp Tower

Situated on a corner site, adjacent to the Flemish Opera, the Antwerp Tower is an existing building that will be repurposed to hybrid-programmed residential tower, reusing the existing building?s structure, and shape. The Antwerp Tower is the third tallest building in Antwerp. Currently 87 m tall, and expected to be 100m when completed, the building will eventually total 59.800 sqm.
There are dining, and wellness areas in the first level of the tower?with a sprawling plinth-rooftop terrace abutting the side façade of the adjacent opera. The building, which originally housed offices and retail, was constructed in the early 1970?s, and is defined by its diamond-shaped floorpan. Its redesign will see the diamond-shaped footprint of the tower atop the plinth extended beyond its current dimensions, maximizing living space for future residents. In order to create living units largely free of columns, the original structure is to be partly replaced by an alternating structural system of load bearing walls and columns. Each floor contains 6 to 14 units, each with its own loggia. Units range in size, from 40-120 sqm, with penthouses up to 240 sqm, located on upper floors.

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