SIAMU-DBDMH – Chaussée de Mons, 409

The Urban Development Corporation (sau-msi.brussels) is in charge of the construction of a new fire station and a shared sports facility open to the Anderlecht  neighborhood near the canal.

Located in the heart of the Cureghem district, the site of this mixed-use project is located at 409 chaussée de Mons. It crosses the entire building block limited by the Chaussée de Mons, the Rue du Collecteur and the Quai de l'Industrie, on the right bank of the canal. It has access from either side.

Formerly occupied by a company, the site covers an area of 3,771 m2 and includes a building that will have to be demolished for the development of the project.

Owned by SIAMU since November 2018, this site will host the relocation of the Advanced Fire Service Station (PASI, commonly known as "fire station") currently located at 627 chaussée de Mons by 2027, as well as a sports facility open for the neighborhood.

The Brussels-Capital Region has three main objectives: 

• participate in the modernisation of the SIAMU  stations at the level of the Brussels Region to meet current standards of staff comfort and building sustainability.
• create a dynamic of functional diversity promoted by the Canal Plan and meet the needs for sports facilities diagnosed in the district during the development of the ERDF programme and the Urban Renewal Contract (CRU) covering this territory.
• optimize the available public land and financial resources.

The new building will total 6,678 m², including 2,038 m² for sports equipment.

The UDC acts as delegated contracting authority for the construction of public facilities on a regional scale. It is leading this project on behalf of the SIAMU and the Municipality of Anderlecht, which will manage it. Europe and the Brussels-Capital Region are financing the sports facility through ERDF subsidies and the Urban Renewal Contract No. 3 (Gare de l'Ouest).

A little history:

• In November 2019, the SAU-MSI published a European public procurement notice to appoint the multidisciplinary team responsible for designing this new mixed-use facility and monitoring the construction site.
• In April 2020, the SAU-MSI selected 5 of the 59 applications received under this contract.
• In November 2020, the architecture firm Bogdan & Van Broeck, together with a multidisciplinary team, won the public contract.
• In February 2022, planning permission was received.