Tweewater Housing
Tweewater Housing
XDGA - Xaveer De Geyter Architects
ARCHITECTS
XDGA - Xaveer De Geyter Architects
STRUCTURE EXECUTION
SWECO
IMPLEMENTATION
Xaveer De Geyter, Bonnevalle Tom, Coelis Pieter, De Greef Joris, Defloor Hanne, Duerinck Nicolas, Duric Nenad, Houari Yasmine
DESIGN TEAM
Xaveer De Geyter, Allard Doug, Bonnevalle Tom, Bruyland Karel, Coelis Pieter, De Greef Joris, Huyghe Ingrid, Jobert Menelik, Rouillere Anne-Sophie, Van Besien Willem, Van Daele Wouter, Vandeputte Marie-Pierre, Zenha Rui
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
STABO
MECHANICAL EXECUTION
STABO, MACOBO
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
ARA + Bureau Bas Smets
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Arcade Concept Engineering BVBA
ACOUSTICS
D2S
YEAR
2022
LOCATION
Leuven, Belgium
CATEGORY
Apartments
The project consists of two main buildings – the tower and the bar- and is located in a park that was a former important beer production site.
The tower develops over 20 levels for a total height of 70 meters and 9000 m² of apartments; this landmark is composed of juxtaposed and offset prisms, that not only allow for an accentuation of the volume’s mass but also offer ample, diversified, and open views towards the context.
The facades are almost completely transparent and the southern facade is exclusively made up of loggias, allowing each apartment to have direct access to an outdoor space.
The verticality generated by the composition of the volume is furthermore enhanced by the rhythm of the panels and that of the aluminum profiles.
The bar, on the other hand, develops over 140 meters in length, 6 levels in height, for a total of 19000 m² of housing and commercial programs.
Conceived as a horizontal object, in direct dialogue with the garden, the bar is characterized by a fractional volumetry according to the floors.
On the ground floor, the lobby of the apartments is situated, together with spaces for activities and terraces oriented towards the south and the park.
