Midi Train Station
Commission- Architect Jean Nouvel
- Typologies Station Refurbishment Congress center Infraestructure Commercial / Office
- City Brussels
- Country Belgium
The project to renovate the railway station includes, in its 250,000 square meters of offices, retail spaces and conference center, a V-shaped building over the train tracks and several structures stretching along Fonsny Avenue.
The V-shaped office building – of 120 meters in height – is clad in glass and tilts 52 degrees to become a mirror towards the city. The inner side of the south facade is protected by brise-soleil and the north one, by glass greenhouses... [+]
Obra Work
Midi Train Station
Cliente Client
National Belgium Rail SNCB / Eurostation
Fecha de proyecto Project date
mayo 2009 May 2009
Permiso de construcción Building permit
finales 2012 end 2012
Estado Status
no construido?unbuilt
Socios Partners
Didier Brault, David Fagart
Jefe del proyecto Project Leader
Alain Gvozdenovic
Ingeniería Engineering
Eurostation (estabilidad, climatización, circulaciones verticales stability, HVAC, electrical, vertical circulations)
Consultores Consultant
AEDIS Ingénierie (estructuras, en fase de proyecto structures, concept phase); Belgometal – Kyotec Group, NBK (fachadas facades); Nacelles Platform: Gomyl (plataforma platform); Von Karman Institute (túnel de viento wind tunnel)