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Apartment Towers in Antwerp

These two apartment towers revel in the gritty port atmosphere of Westkaai, located north of Antwerp’s centre. Surrounded by dock buildings and harbour basins, they are the first two of a total of six towers projected as part of an urban expansion project. Both are 55 m high, have a 450 m² footprint, as well as a total of 15 levels and 84 apartments. Their urban silhouette contrasts with the adjacent low-slung warehouses. Businesses and shops are situated on the ground level. Eleven different apartment floor plans are combined to arrive at seven different types of levels; the types are repeated up to four times per tower. This stacking principle is clearly legible in the cast-glass and aluminium-sheet building envelope.

Apartment Towers in Antwerp
© Christian Richters

These two apartment towers revel in the gritty port atmosphere of Westkaai, located north of Antwerp’s centre. Surrounded by dock buildings and harbour basins, they are the first two of a total of six towers projected as part of an urban expansion project. Both are 55 m high, have a 450 m² footprint, as well as a total of 15 levels and 84 apartments. Their urban silhouette contrasts with the adjacent low-slung warehouses. Businesses and shops are situated on the ground level. Eleven different apartment floor plans are combined to arrive at seven different types of levels; the types are repeated up to four times per tower. This stacking principle is clearly legible in the cast-glass and aluminium-sheet building envelope.

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Diener & Diener Architekten
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Westkai, 2000 Antwerpen (BE)

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07-08/2010 Facades
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