Le Toison d'Or by Jaspers Eyers Architects with UNStudio
Channel: A As Architecture
Date: 2019-05-27

Le Toison d’Or is located in the heart of our capital, in one of the most important fashion and entertainment districts of uptown Brussels. Its location in the Guldenvlieslaan, between the Louizapoort and the Naamsepoort, is ideal. The designers of UNStudio and Jaspers-Eyers Architects were given the task to convert the area into an elegant whole with a stylish look, a strong identity and a strongly reduced demand for energy. When designing the building, the architects were inspired by the lines of the existing facades in the district and the Brussels architectural tradition. Victor Horta and the Art Nouveau are never far away.  

The organic contours of the enormous V-shaped portals which extend across the facades constitute an important part of the structure of the building on the one hand, but on the other hand they also function as a visual element linking the lower commercial levels to the residential floors above. The structure of the complex is made up of a combination of concrete (90 percent) and steel (10 percent). The facade is partly covered with natural stone (Portuguese granite) and partly with glass fibre reinforced concrete elements. The straight windows contain triple glazing; the curved windows have double glazing. 

Thanks to the high quality insulation and the rational design of the building, the energy consumption for heating, cooling and electricity could be reduced significantly. Moreover, the transparent façade with performance glazing has been designed so that overheating during the summer is impossible. A CHP system working on the basis of vegetable oil mainly generates the necessary energy – heat, cold and electricity. This covers a large part of the electricity consumption of the complex. The net reduction of the system ensures a negative CO2 emission of all high-tech appliances. Source by Jaspers-Eyers Architects. Info project https://bit.ly/2VRf3wL

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