Contract Tower Striga 1 Antwerp signed

KCAP in cooperation with evr-architecten have completed the residential tower Zuiderzicht in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the new buildings of the Antwerp Nieuw Zuid development, a new residential area along the River Scheldt in the South of Antwerp. The 80 metres tower with integrated hotel stands out for its iconic double façade and dialogue with its surroundings. Developer Triple Living commissioned the Dutch-Belgian team after their design had been awarded first prize in an international competition in 2014. Bureau Bouwtechniek supported the architects with the technical elaboration and site supervision.  Zuiderzicht is one of the eight high-rise volumes positioned at diverse spots within the masterplan by Studio Associates Secchi-Viganò for Antwerp Nieuw Zuid. The project’s position is strategic: while close to the river and within green public spaces designed by Bas Smets, you are only 3 minutes away from Antwerp's center. With its bright colour and open appearance, the Zuiderzicht tower fits with Antwerp's tradition of white, layered, tectonic high-rises such as the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe Cathedral, the art deco style KBC-tower and the Police tower and others. The 21.082 m2 building consists of five layers at its base, including a hotel with 108 rooms, on top a 25-storey tower with 134 dwellings and below parking on two underground levels. Plinth and tower form one coherent building volume. The architectural concept for Zuiderzicht is characterised by a wide variety of housing types for different user groups: young families, seniors, co-housers, singles, and working couples. The apartments are compact and efficiently organised around a central core, designed with flexible floor plan layouts and constructed with a load bearing facade. This flexibility allows for combining units to create larger residences and for adapting to changing needs in the future. 'Our concept interprets the qualities of the typical Belgian house,’ says Han van den Born, architect ...

Zuiderzicht Antwerp celebrates the reaching of the highest point. Zuiderzicht is a new addition to the skyline of Antwerp. As part of the development Antwerp Nieuw Zuid, the residential tower rises with a height of 80 meters in the new residential area along the Schelde in the south of Antwerp. Zuiderzicht is a complex and varied residential tower which also accomodates a hotel that is already operational. KCAP works together with evr-architecten and Bureau Bouwtechniek in commission of developer Triple Living. Zuiderzicht is being built by Interbuild.

Construction of the sustainable housing tower Zuiderzicht in Antwerpen is approaching. The design is a cooperation of KCAP with evr-architecten. Click here for the news article (in Dutch).

The design of the sustainable housing tower De Mastentop in the Antwerp Nieuw Zuid development has been approved by the 'Buildings Aestetics Committee' (welstand) of Antwerp. De Mastentop is a first prize winning scheme by KCAP in cooperation with evr-Architecten of 2014 which has been developed further and positively received by the committee.

On Monday, March 23rd, the contract for the project Tower Striga 1 in Antwerp was officially signed between developer Stadsontwikkeling Antwerpen NV and KCAP. KCAP works together with evr-Architecten and Bureau Bouwtechniek. The same team was chosen as winner for the residential tower last summer.

KCAP is one of a range of Dutch architects published in 'Discover Benelux', a special of the Business Inflight & Members magazine of among others British Airways, Swiss Air and the business lounges of KLM and Air France. Click here for the online version. (KCAP on p. 36)  

KCAP Architects&Planners in cooperation with evr-Architecten win the architects’ selection ‘Tower Striga 1’ in Antwerp, Belgium. The selection commission including the client Triple Living and representatives of the municipal urban planning departments chose the team for the design of one of three residential towers for the project Antwerp Nieuw Zuid. This new residential area will develop along the Schelde in the south of Antwerp, based on a masterplan by Studio Associates Secchi-Viganò. The winning scheme is a diverse residential tower with integrated offices and commercial functions. With its exceptional location at the park, it rises with its 80 meters of height as a new icon of Antwerp Nieuw Zuid. The 15.000 m2 building consists of a four-storey base and a 26-level tower, both forming one ensemble. The concept is characterized by a wide variety of housing typologies for different target groups: young families, seniors, co-housers, singles and working couples. Given the particular location of the tower facing the park a large number of residential units are located at ground level. The facade provides space for individual use and setbacks in the grid are used as collective green gardens for the residents. The plinth houses a double height passage, lobbies for the offices and residences and a ground-based active residential program. ‘The concept interprets the qualities of the typical Belgian house. The apartments are compact, efficiently organized and surrounded by a flexible structure, which is designed as a double height grid. The buyer has the opportunity to choose from a range of individualised features such as balconies, conservatories, small storages or green elements,’ says Han van den Born, partner of KCAP. ‘The constructive structure of the tower with a central core offers maximum flexibility for the distribution of the various typologies, the number of units per floor and allows for future adjustments. With the wide ...