The SAU seeks multidisciplinary team to design new cultural centre in Molenbeek

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has published a European public procurement notice with a view to appointing a multidisciplinary team to draw up plans for the revitalisation/redevelopment of the buildings located at 13-15 and 17-19 Rue de Manchester in 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, which will...
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Usquare.brussels: first public housing operation launched

Usquare.brussels, the programme for the conversion of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles, has entered a new operational development phase with the launch by the Housing Corporation of the Brussels-Capital Region (SLRB-BGHM) of a competitive tender relating to a design and works...
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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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SAU shortlists three architectural teams for reconfiguration of ground floor of BIP on Rue Royale

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU), in consultation with Beliris, has selected three teams from among the 14 entries received in the procurement procedure launched last April with a view to finding a project designer(*) for the reconfiguration of the ground floor of BIP, 2-4 Rue Royale, 1000...
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The ‘Summer at Josaphat’ programme

‘Summer at Josaphat’, the temporary occupation programme organised by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU) at the request of the Brussels Regional Government, will run from 1 August to 22 October 2020 on part of the old Josaphat marshalling yard. The site map with practical information (access...
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SAU makes preparations for ‘Summer at Josaphat’

In its Restart and Redeployment Plan presented on Tuesday 7 July, one of the measures announced by the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region was the ‘activation of temporary occupation programmes on the strategic sites of the Urban Development Corporation (SAU)’, with priority being accorded to...
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SAU seeks team to consider the conversion of Reyers Tower

The RTBF and VRT transmission tower’s construction in 1979 was a feat of architectural engineering, and the structure has been an iconic landmark in the Brussels cityscape for over 40 years. With its circular saucer 34 metres across and 16 metres deep placed on a central pillar 73 metres high, it...
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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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Region approves cultural redeployment programme for Manchester site, including installation of Recyclart

In late 2017 and early 2018, the government of the Brussels-Capital Region purchased the ‘Manchester 13-15’ and ‘Manchester 17-19’ industrial sites in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean within the framework of the Heyvaert-Poincaré urban regeneration contract. Following an initial study of possible uses for the...
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