Hasselt Alba

  • 52 apartments
  • 1200 m² offices
  • 94 parking places
  • 5.110 m² project surface

Summary

Stability: AB associates
CLIENT(S): Matexi

TEAM:
Architecture: MaMu architecten
Techniques: Enerdo Lummen
Landscape architecture: CCup / Van Vlierden - Pelt

LOCATION: Boerenkrijgsingel, 3500 Hasselt
TOTAL COSTS (EXCL. VAT): 13.000.000 €
BVO in m²: 6.986 m²

TIMING:
2014 start development
2016 start realisation
2021 expected completion date

With this residence Matexi created added value for the surrounding area, both in terms of architecture and living quality. Hasselt architectural firm MaMu designed a building with a recognisable identity and shape. The building owes its unique character to the white concrete structure featuring black facade cladding. The layout of the individual apartments and offices and even the floors cannot be made out from the outside. The living areas and terraces of the apartments are at the back of the building, with a view of the southern-oriented communal garden.

While the front of the building on the side of the ring road is striking, the rear of the building affords a view of the inner garden and was designed with privacy and optimum light conditions in mind.Residence Alba benefits from a prime location in relation to the centre of Hasselt. Residents can run errands, shop or eat out in the city centre on foot or by bicycle. The major shopping and leisure centres are also easily accessible:Ikea, Kinepolis, Ethias Arena, Plopsa Indoor or swimming pool complex Kapermolen.In short, this location combines the advantages of the city centre and those of the periphery.

Matexi encourages neighbourhoods where we can simultaneously live, shop, work, go to school and relax. So we reduce the use of autos and a neighbourhood remains alive long after school is over and offices have closed. Inner-city core reinforcement with sufficient neighbourhood amenities encourages not only the neighbourhood experience, it also brings the people who live there closer to one another.

We strive for a sustainable future. To succeed in this we work from a long-term vision. We proceed from planet, people, profit: we start out from a duty to care for both the world (planet) and society (people). Profit is a result and a means, never an end in itself - although it is necessary so as to be able to continue practicing our profession.

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