Plant en Houtgoed

ZIN – a layered ecosystem in the middle of the city The ZIN project transforms the former WTC I and II towers in Brussels’ North District into a hybrid complex combining offices, residences, a hotel, retail spaces, and sports facilities. This large-scale repurposing project serves as a model for sustainable and circular urban development, with […]

Adaptive reuse of a farmstead into a social and logistical hub for sustainable food In response to a call from the Brussels Region, a comprehensive proposal was developed and managed for the adaptive reuse of a former farmstead and adjacent residential building. The site is programmed as a mixed-use hub focusing on sustainable agriculture and […]

In early 2018, the City of Vilvoorde acquired the former ASIAT military site, located in an industrial context along the Zenne River. The redevelopment of this 60,000 m² site was entrusted to Plant en Houtgoed in collaboration with 51N4E. In 2023, the DARSE site—a vacant plot on the opposite bank of the Zenne—was added to […]

Plant en Houtgoed developed the outdoor environment of the Permeke Museum into an ecological experimental museum garden. The Permeke Museum contains the family home, painting studio and sculpture studio of modernist artist Constant Permeke. It is surrounded by a vast garden amid what was once a very rural setting. Architect Pierre Vandervoort designed the plan […]

Located on the periphery of Charleroi, Gilly is a former industrial area with a centre marked by a vast parking surrounded by public buildings, with no real connection to the urban area. In collaboration with the architecture office Central, the project proposes an ambitious transformation of the Destrée district, in order to enhance its attractiveness, […]

The reconfiguration of the central square of Tirana, the capital of Albania, deals with a public space laden with symbolism. Initially, the square was installed according to an Italian masterplan in the ‘20s, later it served as the core space for events during the communist regime, and arriving in Tirana we found a space that, […]