Antwerp Antwerp Tower
2012 - 2023
The redevelopment of a former urban eyesore, the Antwerp Tower office building, is producing a 240-apartment residential tower with great metropolitan flair.
HASSELT QUARTIER BLEU
Quartier Bleu is the redevelopment of an erstwhile industrial site at the canal basin in Hasselt into a new multipurpose neighbourhood. There Matexi is realising a mix of apartments, studios, townhouses, penthouses and retail space. Housing, working, relaxation and easy parking come together to form an appealing overall package thanks to the unique location by the water.
During the groundworks Matexi used inland shipping over the Albert Canal to evacuate surplus soil. Thanks to this sustainable alternative to road transport we were able to avoid 40,000 truck movements. In addition the sand and cement for the mobile concrete plant we installed at the site were also supplied via inland waterways.
Quartier Bleu is a trailblazing project in terms of sustainable heating and cooling through energy from the soil. The more than 400 private homes and the retail spaces are heated without natural gas. An underground heat grid and geothermal heat pumps reduce the structures’ annual CO2 emissions by 70%. An energy service company is responsible for the exploitation of the heat grid, keeping the energy bill for the residents both stable and low.
The buildings were erected using ecological facing bricks, reducing the CO2 emissions of the production process by some 25% compared to classic bricks. The underground car park is equipped with 101 charging stations for residents as well as 20 public charging points.
Several communal roof gardens and a vegetable garden foster urban biodiversity and create a green environment for neighbours to get together.