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Brucargo West
Brucargo West
Zaventem, Belgium
Special Mention, 2023 A+Awards, Commercial - Factories & Warehouses
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Brucargo West
Zaventem, Belgium
Special Mention, 2023 A+Awards, Commercial - Factories & Warehouses
Project Featured on Jan 15, 2024
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2020
SIZE
500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft
Brucargo's new building at Brussels Airport is part of the Brussels Airport 2025 master plan. This means that the project was developed within a strict framework, in which building limits and elements such as manoeuvring space and distance from the runways were determined in advance. The building, with an area of, 100 by 500 metres, is located on a previously undeveloped 6-hectare site and contains three hangars and associated offices. The end users are air cargo giant WFS, US logistics company Expeditors and Kuehne + Nagel International AG, one of the world's largest logistics service providers.
The buildings are frontline buildings. They are located next to the runway, on the border between landside and airside.
The warehouses have surface areas of 25,000, 15,000 and 10,000 m². They are among the most important hubs in Europe in terms of medication. Half of the surface area of the sheds is therefore refrigerated. Transport to and from the planes is arranged so that the cold chain is never interrupted.
The pure office section is located on the roof car park and is a landmark in the area. The three-storey office volumes are 2,500m², 2,500m² and 5,000m² in size. They are supported on columns and appear to float above the building. A second office section is located on the ground floor Thus, each floating volume has its footprint on the ground floor.
The offices have a curtain wall with both black, horizontal fins and white, vertical fins. Because the white fins are wider than the black ones, a special effect is created. The sides consist of white concrete panels with exterior joinery in dark aluminium. The rear is a combination of curtain wall and panels to create a transition.
To give each building its identity and accent, a metal cassette structure was created, which has since been replaced by sandwich panels. The white concrete of the office volumes contrasts slightly with the grey of the sheds and especially with the contrasting black.
One of the practical challenges was integrating car parking. Not a given, as space for trucks was already limited. In the end, a roof parking area was chosen on top of the shed, running the entire length of the building.
The project meets the strictest rainwater standards, including through rainwater recovery. Given the size of the volumes, the capacity of the cistern is roughly only sufficient for sanitary water supply. Infiltration pipes have been laid under the manoeuvring area, along the entire length of the building. In stormy weather, excess water enters wadis. They not only have a practical function, but are also an important green element on the site, which will be planted with trees. If even the wadis are not enough, the water goes in overflow to the sewerage system and from there to a basin in which the water from the entire airport is collected. Unlike on the typical airport site, the building will be surrounded by a custom green space that integrates it completely into the airport and provides space for the monorail that will be built later.
The buildings are frontline buildings. They are located next to the runway, on the border between landside and airside.
The warehouses have surface areas of 25,000, 15,000 and 10,000 m². They are among the most important hubs in Europe in terms of medication. Half of the surface area of the sheds is therefore refrigerated. Transport to and from the planes is arranged so that the cold chain is never interrupted.
The pure office section is located on the roof car park and is a landmark in the area. The three-storey office volumes are 2,500m², 2,500m² and 5,000m² in size. They are supported on columns and appear to float above the building. A second office section is located on the ground floor Thus, each floating volume has its footprint on the ground floor.
The offices have a curtain wall with both black, horizontal fins and white, vertical fins. Because the white fins are wider than the black ones, a special effect is created. The sides consist of white concrete panels with exterior joinery in dark aluminium. The rear is a combination of curtain wall and panels to create a transition.
To give each building its identity and accent, a metal cassette structure was created, which has since been replaced by sandwich panels. The white concrete of the office volumes contrasts slightly with the grey of the sheds and especially with the contrasting black.
One of the practical challenges was integrating car parking. Not a given, as space for trucks was already limited. In the end, a roof parking area was chosen on top of the shed, running the entire length of the building.
The project meets the strictest rainwater standards, including through rainwater recovery. Given the size of the volumes, the capacity of the cistern is roughly only sufficient for sanitary water supply. Infiltration pipes have been laid under the manoeuvring area, along the entire length of the building. In stormy weather, excess water enters wadis. They not only have a practical function, but are also an important green element on the site, which will be planted with trees. If even the wadis are not enough, the water goes in overflow to the sewerage system and from there to a basin in which the water from the entire airport is collected. Unlike on the typical airport site, the building will be surrounded by a custom green space that integrates it completely into the airport and provides space for the monorail that will be built later.
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