Perkins and Will designs "future-proof" European Commission offices
The London studio of Perkins and Will, working with Madrid-based architecture studio Rafael de La-Hoz, has won the competition to design the European Commission offices in Brussels.
Together with German landscape architects Latz + Partner, and Spanish engineering consultants TYPSA, they will build an office complex that can house 5,250 people in the Belgian capital's European Quarter.
The consortium's design was chosen over nine other entries from international teams in a blind competition for the project.
"Future-proofed, resilient and innovative"
Rafael de La-Hoz and Perkins and Will's design was chosen for "offering a future-proofed, resilient and innovative solution" to replacing the current outdated facilities, said the jury. The European Commission complex will be built on the site of the current offices, and combine workspaces with public gardens, shops and an art gallery with the aim of improving the area for both employees and locals.
Compared to the existing buildings it will produce 50 per cent less carbon dioxide and use 70 per cent less energy to run.
"Major urban renewal projects are once in a generation opportunities to help places evolve," said Steven Charlton, managing director of the London studio of Perkins and Will.
"As a global practice with a strong London presence, we have worked extensively on many civic projects globally and believe that with technology and wellbeing far up the architectural agenda, there is a...
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