
SQUARE BRUSSELS MEETING CENTER
LOCATION
Brussels, Belgium
CLIENT
Palais des Congrès s.a.
AREA
52 000 sqm above ground
16 000 sqm basement
PROGRAM
Meeting rooms, offices, exhibition halls, retail, restaurant, and car parks
PROJECT
2009
STATUS
Built
2009
WAN AWARDS : Shortlisted
2010
LE GRAND PRIX DES RÈGLES D’OR DE L’URBANISME
QUARTIER DES ARTS AWARD
MIPIM AWARDS : Special Jury Award
RICS AWARDS : Shortlisted
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY AWARDS
© Georges De Kinder - Benjamin Struelens
The new convention center features a striking glass cube, offering versatile spaces and a harmonious design that blends history with modernity.
The audacious architectural vision bestows a striking visibility upon the new convention center, crowned by the iconic glass cube that marks its entrance. Its tree-like structure, bathed in transparency and light, draws upon historical inspiration while ushering the Mont des Arts into the realm of modernity. This monumental yet gentle and poetic presence seamlessly blends with the surrounding garden's layout. Within the cube resides an elegant ribbon of suspended staircases and walkways, linking the various access levels of the vast 50,000 m² complex. The design makes the most of the existing spaces, enhancing both its capacity and functionality. It now offers 27 rooms, ranging from 40 to 1,200 seats, totaling 3,538 seats, alongside a modular exhibition space of 3,670 m², which can be divided into two distinct sections, each with a generous height of 6 meters. The project also incorporates a restaurant and a brasserie, with the capacity to welcome up to 420 guests.




