Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city

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Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city

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  • Completion year: 2020
  • Gross Built up Area: 6640 sqm
  • Project Location: Essen
  • Country: Belgium
  • Design Team: Christophe Combes, Evert Crols, Mira De Winne, Dirk Engelen, Jenne Gits, Sven Grooten, Inês Lourenço, Steven Stessens, Sietse Van Doorslaer, Brecht Van Duppen
  • Clients: HEEM
  • Photo Credits: Lucid
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Excerpt: Q Ville is an architectural housing project designed by B-Architecten in Belgium. The 1,7 ha domain counts 44 near zero energy housings such as 1 to 4 bedroom dwellings and intergenerational homes.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by architect] The former Quarantine stables, a listed monument in a natural and farmland area in Essen, were transformed into an ecological co-housing project. The original volumes of this historical site were restored, disappeared buildings rebuilt.

Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
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Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
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The 1,7 ha domain counts 44 near zero energy housings such as 1 to 4 bedroom dwellings and intergenerational homes. The common areas hold an indoor swimming pool and a wellness area, a community center with flex job working areas and a roofed terrace with a swimming pond.

Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
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Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
© Lucid
Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
© Lucid

The inhabitants have access to car sharing locations and solar energy charging stations. Several common bicycle sheds underline the traffic-free nature of this site. The commercial part at the front side of the site boasts a pub and B&B’s for tourists. At the entrance, there is an exposition area with information and more explanatory historical details about the site.

Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
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Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
© Lucid
Q Ville | B-architecten, B-bis & B-city
© Lucid

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