MolenWest Square: SAU project wins Brussels Architecture Prize

MolenWest Square, the temporary occupation programme initiated by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU), whose infrastructure was designed by 1010 Architecture & Urbanism, has won the Brussels Architecture Prize in the Public Space category. The awards were presented to the winners on the evening...
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MolenWest Square: SAU project nominated for Brussels Architecture Prize

MolenWest Square, the temporary occupation programme initiated by the Urban Development Corporation and the municipality of Molenbeek next to the Gare de l’Ouest railway station, is among the 31 projects nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize in the ‘Public space’ category. The SAU, on the...
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MolenWest: new temporary occupation project launched next to Gare de l’Ouest railway station

Covered areas for sports activities, containers for fun and creative activities for young people run by local organisations, a fablab accessible to local residents and a new municipal office for the district: these are the main components of MolenWest - Square. This new temporary occupation of 2,800...
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MolenWest: containers arrive

An important step in the preparations for the MolenWest temporary occupation, coordinated by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU) in conjunction with the municipality of Molenbeek, took place today. The containers that will host various local organisations’ activities have been put in place on...
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Work starts in connection with MolenWest temporary occupation

Less than a month after the announcement that planning permission had been issued, the Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has started work on the development of land right next to the Gare de l’Ouest railway station . This land, which belongs to the Brussels-Capital Region , will be used for the...
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Permission granted for MolenWest temporary occupation

The Brussels Region’s Secretary of State for Urban Development, Pascal Smet, has confirmed that planning permission has been granted to the Urban Development Corporation (SAU) for the temporary occupation of land belonging to the Brussels-Capital Region right next to the Gare de l’Ouest railway and...
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