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By Aileen Kwun
concrete
haven
Japanese meets James Bond in this upscale
coworking space in Brussels, housed in a seventies
concrete masterpiece by Italian-born architect
Constantin Brodzki.
Nestled in the Sonian Forest,
the former headquarters for a
cement company-made from
756 prefabricated concrete
windws with amber-tinted
panes-is now home to the
second location for the Belgian
coworking startup Fosbury
and Sons.
The Belgium startup Fosbury and Sons specializes in premium office
settings for the urban and mobile professional-though cofounder
Maarten Van Gool would prefer you not call it a coworking space.
Rather, it's a hybrid lying somewhere "between a refined boutique
hotel, the summum of leisure, and a traditional office space, with all
the practical facilities you need in your everyday job."
On the heels of debuting their first location in Antwerp last year,
F&S recently opened a second locale in Brussels, in a distinctive
concrete office building nestled in the idyllic Sonian Forest at the
city's southeast edge. Designed by the Italian-born architect
Constantin Brodzki in the 70s, and formerly the headquarters for a
cement company called CBR, the structure is a handsome formal
expression of its patron's business: Its showstopping facade
comprises 756 prefabricated concrete panels and curved, ovular
windows with amber-tinted panes, an innovative showcase of the
material-and an architectural gem.
When the property became available on the market, "It
immediately caught our eye, and within seconds of visiting, we just
knew it, felt it [was right]," says fellow F&S cofounder Stijn Geeraets.
"I think we're just a sucker for beautiful architecture. It's a piece of art
on its own."
As with F&S's first Antwerp location, also sited in a defunct
structure of distinct architectural style-a modernist cathedral
designed by Léon Stynen in 1958-the Brodzki building required
extensive restoration and overhaul by the interior architecture firm
Going East.
"The condition was not superb," notes Going East partner Anaïs
Torfs. "The old technical aspects of the building still worked, but we
really had to look through the old beauty to see how we could get it
back to life." Removing the aged carpeting, 80s-style cubicle walls,
and dated office furniture, she and her team stripped the interior
back to its good bones. To open up the the 75,350-square-foot
interior, they also removed walls and corridors to allow for multimodal
shared areas and communal spaces flooded with natural light.
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Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Contract Ready: DWR
Product Briefs Design Is in the Details
Fosbury & Sons Boitsfor Constantin Brodzki and Going East
Stumptown Jessica Helgerson Interior Design and TBD Architecture
E by Equinox Woods Bagot and Joyce Wang
Exterior Detail Bendheim | Custom Glass Facade
ICFF 2019 Wrap-Up
competition ICFF Constellation Awards
Design Impacts Today A roundtable discussion at ICFF discussed the most relevant issues we are facing today.
Matrix: Innovative Materials Material Matters
Matrix: Building Products Building Fundamentals
2019 IIDA Best of Latin America Design Awards
Designers Select: Seating
Backpage Color Journey: Andreu World
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