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Aux Entrepôts in Renens by KCAP

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This elongated tract, previously used by the city as a storage area for cargo shipped by trains, has been transformed under the guidance of KCAP into a lively residential and work neighbourhood, rejuvenating a former entrepôts brownfield site.

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DOXS NKLN by GRAFT

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Taking up motives from the shipping industry and the surrounding industrial architecture, the design draws on the special character of the site and its canalside location. A hostel, housed in a smaller building at the western end of the site, rounds off the mixed-use concept.

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Octavia Hill by Studioninedots

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We were commissioned by our client BPD to design a new building for plot K27 in Hyde Park, the large-scale urban development in the city of Hoofddorp. Our challenge was to create a building here that houses as many as 124 quality social housing units in a complex volume and activates the three urban axes around.

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Colectivo C733 tops brick music school with soaring timber roof in Mexico

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Colectivo C733 added a soaring coconut wood roof to the music school The facility is part of the state's urban development program and "provides a space for social gatherings with warm materials and natural ventilation, while musicians benefit from spacious, isolated classrooms with state-of-the-art equipment," C733 told Dezeen.

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Kyklos by UNStudio

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Belval is a redevelopment project that has successfully transformed an old industrial site in Luxembourg into an urban centre that now houses a university and technological centre, residential and office spaces, in addition to hotels and retail. The Kyklos building will be the last building to shape the Central Square district.

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Saclay car park by Coldefy

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Situated at a strategically important site, the new Parking structure will be located at the entrance of the ZAC Corbeville urban development area, signaling the entrance and serving as a transportation hub for the personnel of the Hospital Campus in Paris-Saclay. Source by Coldefy. Image © Coldefy.

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New plans revealed for Humanities Campus Leiden by KCAP

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For the Humanities Faculty, KCAP created an urban redevelopment strategy including the partial renovation of existing buildings, the addition of new buildings and the expansion of educational program. The urban development plan offers a future-proof framework with a strong identity.