After an open call, 30 international teams were selected to design a new building complex for the European Commission in Brussels with the offices of the Commissions, as well as childcare centres, a visitor centre, restaurants shops and public spaces with green areas. The declared aim was to increase efficiency and reduce its environmental footprint, setting an example of sustainable construction.
Despite the competition’s environmental agenda, the specific brief assumed that all buildings on site were to be demolished, in two phases. Contradicting the brief, our proposal keeps the existing buildings of most recent construction, those on phase 2, which represent a substantial proportion of the requested surfaces. Continue reading Carlos Arroyo
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