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Category 1: Buildings
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Alsberghe & Van Oost Residence - Ghent, Belgium
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Owner
Optimabank
Architect
Arch & Teco Architecture and Planning
General Contractor
Besix Vlaanderen
Engineering Office
Arch & Teco Engineering
Construction Period 2009 - 2015
A new residential quarter was designed by Arch & Teco on the site
Alsberghe Van Oost in Ghent. Cluster 1 consists of 4 buildings gathered
around a central garden and founded on a common parking basement.
The apartments are characterized by three substantial cantilevers, with
both the slabs and the walls executed in concrete. Building P was erected
within the contours of an old industrial masonry hall.
Arch & Teco used SCIA Engineer for the calculation of the foundations
and the two-level high cantilevers of cluster 1 as well as the roof of
building P. The footing of the foundation was modelled with a modulus of
sub-grade reaction, and the reactions of the tower cranes were added to
the model during execution. A control of the existing trusses was made for
the roof of building P, as the trusses house an old steam turbine.
During sketch design SCIA Engineer offered the opportunity for a first-
hand view of the characteristics of the cantilevering floors. While the
project developed towards execution, the model could be easily adapted
and detailed. Optimization of the reinforcements in the foundation slab
was achieved simply by changing the modulus of sub-grade.
Contact
Sébastien Cools
Address Coupure Links 55
9000 Ghent, Belgium
Website
Arch & Teco Group is an ISO 9001 certified, multidisciplinary architectural,
design, and engineering company with offices in Ghent and Brussels.
Our architecture services include architectural design, restoration and
urban planning. Our engineering services extend to structural engineering,
MEP engineering, hydraulic engineering, infrastructure, road and
sewerage design, and environmental engineering. Furthermore our
office is active in the field of sustainability (“EPB”, “BREEAM”) and facility
management and for major projects we have developed an integrated
BIM approach.
Arch & Teco Group
