Zegel, Antwerp (B).
Corner makes room.
The building is situated on the corner of Zegelstraat and Turnhoutsebaan, the latter being a major access road to the city of Antwerp. It comprises a mixed programme with offices for district police, residences and the entrance to a metro station. The metro station greatly reduces the possibility of bringing down loads on the corner of the site, a fact which defines the project’s tectonic form.
The plinth – of the same height as the neighboring buildings – comprises a Vierendeel beam which spans the metrostation and distributes the load of the tower volume located on the corner. The facade is a light shell made of aluminium which tempers the support structure’s exuberant character while lending the building a relaxed and almost classical articulation.
The entrances to the metro station, and the district police station are located beneath and in-between the Vierendeel beam, while the residences are situated in the superstructure.
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