COBE . Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects
The Paul-Henri SPAAK Building is the main building of the European Parliament’s Brussels site. It is significant not only for the European legislators, but also for citizens. It provides important public spaces for dialogue and for experiencing first hand the values of European democracy.
In collaboration with Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects, Cobe has transformed the current building- an extremely introverted ediface, which was not originally designed for its purpose- into an open and welcoming home to all Europeans, worthy of representing the heart of European democracy in the 21st century. Re-using, re-purposing, re-locating and re-cycling all the existing structures, Europe will lead the way to a new and sustainable future, and reposition itself for future generations with a zero-emission Parliament.
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