Images © Jaspers-Eyers Architects - Photography Georges de Kinder & Philippe van Gelooven
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Belgian and international, innovative and tranquil
Reynaers Aluminium is a leading European player in the development of innovative and sustainable aluminum applications. The Belgian company attaches great importance to quality and innovation and wanted to see those values reflected in the new building on the campus. The new building had to both blend in seamlessly with the existing buildings on the Reynaers site and symbolize innovation and progress. Its position at the tail end of the site can be seen as a logical consequence of that, but also as a strong beginning or powerful ending.
The street-side façade reflects the building’s functions. The client reception areas on the ground floor and first floor are discreetly hidden behind a varied façade: closed walls with a series of fine openings, or large windows surrounded by a broad edge, which look out over the showroom.
The rear facade, which is also the visitor entrance, exudes openness. Moving the entrance from the street side to the rear of the building has made room for a simple, spacious entryway.
The rear of the building is also an illustration of the extensive options Reynaers has to offer. The large, delicate sliding door on the first floor, which opens out onto the patio, is an example of Reynaers expertise. The frame system for many of the windows was also developed in collaboration with Reynaers. Although largely comprised of glass, the building meets the strictest insulation and solar regulation requirements and is Nearly Zero-Energy
Throughout the building, state-of-the-art technology has been integrated without standing out, or even being visible. This guarantees tranquility. Digital quality goes hand in hand with the finish throughout, when it comes to materials and lighting. Everything in the building has been designed to be high-quality and deliberate. That means that solution-oriented thinking was used throughout the process.