Sweco

Sweco plans and designs the communities and cities of the future. The results of our work are sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure and qualitative industry & energy projects. With 14,500 employees in Europe (of which 1.000 in Belgium), we offer our customers the right expertise for every situation. Urban.Habitat brings together various expertise within Sweco Belgium: […]

Waregem, Rainbow Square A New Entrance for the City and Stadium Until recently, this space was merely an asphalt parking area, primarily serving the football stadium. With the arrival of an office building, a hotel, two apartment buildings, and the renovation of the football stadium, the site has undergone a complete transformation from single-use (parking) […]

The Nieuwstraat serves as an urban spine for the largest commercial hub in the Brussels Region and urgently needs revitalization. To address this, the city of Brussels commissioned a masterplan, offering a comprehensive vision of the city center project area, and a full study for the redesign of a commercial and public space. Various ongoing […]

From village to dune The Princess of Seaside Resorts now offers not only its beautiful beaches but also a renovated dune area and a neighborhood park for young and old. Sweco has studied the public space, infrastructure, and climate adaptation and provided an accessible design for all ages. Wenduine has gained a beautiful public space […]

Introduction Wonderwoud is the name of the fourth green-pole of the city of Ghent. It is located on the eastern outskirts of the city, on approximately 7 km of the city center and it will be connected by a future green climate axe. The final green-pole will cover 100 hectares. The first phase includes the […]

Forecourt be-MINE The Limburg Investment Company (LRM) is developing the old be-MINE mine site, which is 32 hectares in size, in Beringen. The site is being repurposed as a tourist-recreational project. Urban functions such as housing, work, shopping, and catering are interwoven in a balanced way. Not only are new functions accommodated on the former […]

The Market as a parking lot 
The former Market of Gavere mainly served as a parking lot. The pavement was diverse and in very poor condition, and there was no space to meet or stay. Pedestrians only had a meager sidewalk along the facades… Transformation In the redesign of the public space, and especially in […]

An old branch of the River Jeker had become derelict and covered in the past. The city of Tongeren had the ambition to make the old historic riverbed visible and tangible again. Our aim for the project was to use the disclosure to reconstruct the former river valley within the city and add new value […]

The Rives Ardentes project is an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming a former industrial site into a model eco-district for sustainability and urban innovation. This project is a result of Liège’s bid to host an international exhibition in 2017, where the site of Coronmeuse was chosen as the location for the expo. Although Liège was […]

The public space of the Kievit neighborhood serves as international oriented entrance area of the well-known Central Station of Antwerp, as an urban work-and living place in this city quarter and as a leisure area for locals. Therefore the design team BUUR-HOSPER takes a strong identity as paramount in the design: as recognizable binding figure […]

Uniform village image The village centre of Roborst (Zwalm), located in the Zwalm valley, is still characterized by the historical coherence of the church square and castle grounds, with nearby motte. The undulating topography makes the location in the landscape very striking. Therefore, it’s also logical that in 1996 and 2001 protections were laid down […]

The historic Voer, a tributary of the Dijle, has been reopened again after more than a century of being covered. The Kapucijnenvoer is now a pleasant, green place to be. The chaotic traffic situation has been tackled and a safe link has been created in the bicycle axis between the city centre, the students’ sports […]

The centre of Kruishoutem, the ‘Markt’ (Market), the Nieuw Plein (New Square) and the surrounding streets are undergoing a thorough redesign of the public space and the construction of a separate sewerage system. The first phase, the Blekerijstraat, Nieuw Plein and Woestijnestraat, was finalized in the spring of 2017. In doing so, the weekly market […]

A former railway yard with workshops along the L28 railway line has been designed as a multipurpose, public green area. For the most part, the park is on the territory of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, with a small bit belonging to the city of Brussels. In addition to a residential and recreational function, it also has an important […]

Israel’s Square – the shifting identities
The location of Israel Square is rich in opportunities and stretches between two worlds: the bustling covered market where thousands of people pass every day and the lush H.C. Ørsteds Park, where the people of Copenhagen enjoy the green space in the middle of the city. Israel’s Square is placed […]