Loi 130 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS

Loi 130 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION

BRIEF

The new buildings in the Loi 130 project are a part of the Projet Urbain Loi and will be built on the site located between rue de la Loi, chaussée d’Etterbeek, rue Joseph II and rue de Spa. Through the Loi 130 project, the Commission will play its part into making the European quarter a more attractive place to live, work and visit.

As well as office spaces, a visitor centre and 2 childcare centres, the complex will include restaurants, shops and public spaces with green areas, open to all. The whole area will be modern, eco-friendly and energy efficient.

The concentration of Commission services at the Loi 130 plot is an important element of the real estate policy of the Commission aiming at increasing efficiency and saving money.

The Loi 130 project will be built in 2 phases: the first phase is foreseen between 2025 and 2030 and the second phase between 2030 and 2035.

Competition
The European Commission is constantly seeking to increase efficiency, save money and reduce its environmental footprint. With this in mind, and in line with the ambitions of the Brussels Region, it is seeking to replace some of its ageing buildings with modern, eco-friendly offices.

COMPETITION

To this end, the Commission is launching an international architectural competition to identify the best design proposals for its most important current real estate project in Brussels – the redevelopment of its premises at rue de la Loi 130 (hence the competition name, Loi 130).

The competition invites teams composed of architects, landscape architects, building services engineers and structural engineers from around the world to come forward with forward-looking, innovative, sustainable and cost-efficient proposals for the project.

With a total gross floor area of between 175,000 and 190,000 m², the new inner city complex will include offices for at least 5,250 people, 2 childcare centres, a visitor centre that can welcome 345,000 people a year, 3,000 square meters of restaurants and shops and public spaces with green areas. The project will also include a new entrance to Maelbeek metro station, and the whole complex will have the highest possible level of security.

SCHEDULE

27 March 2018 – Launch of the Loi 130 architectural competition
4 May 2018 17:30 (CET) – Deadline for applications
July 2018 – Selection of the candidates
August-October 2018 – Working period 1
September 2018 – Candidates’ colloquium
January 2019 – Jury Meeting – Phase 1
February – April 2019 – Working period 2
June 2019 – Jury meeting – Phase 2
July 2019 – Projects exhibited

AWARDS

Phase 1 — 30 teams will be selected and will be invited to present an initial outline design concept. Based on each entry’s merit, the jury will select a maximum of 10 candidates from phase 1 for participation in phase 2.

Phase 2 — The candidates admitted to phase 2 will be invited to submit a more detailed design concept for the project. The jury will award three prizes for the best design concepts (€ 120 000, € 100 000 and € 80 000). All participating projects will be publicly exhibited in July 2019.