Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Locatie Open Oproep 2301 © Tim Van de Velde

Luchtfoto © GDI-Vlaanderen

Luchtfoto © GDI-Vlaanderen

Project description

Bruul Boulevard(t)!

A boulevard from the station to the heart of the city that is a visiting card for and gateway to Mechelen. A boulevard on which people live, play, commute, shop and stroll. A boulevard with great greenery, clear blue water, illuminated monuments, outstanding cafés and restaurants and pleasant squares. A low-traffic boulevard where every paving stone gets the same attention.

Not forgetting the Diabolo project by which the Bruul soon will be just 8 minutes from the international airport ...

And also a major strategic project in which a radial access axis is re-laid from the station to the main square, taking in the main pedestrian shopping street and five squares (H. Consciencestraat, Kardinaal Mercierplein, Graaf Van Egmonststraat, Vijfhoek, Bruul and Botermarkt). This project is on the one hand the culmination of a great many revaluation projects: the low-traffic inner city, the 'Mechelen in Movement' project with its new station and station square and public car park under Kardinaal Mercierplein, and a project that on the other hand links up with projects that have recently been completed or are now starting (the main square, the path along the River Dijle, the Clarenhof housing project, the redesign of the Vesten (ramparts) and the opening up of the Vlieten (streams).

In what ways can the architecture of the public space make sure that all the inhabitants of the city and its visitors here feel that they are 'in Mechelen'? How can this axis be given its own character yet still comply with the house style of the city centre?

 How is the barrier effect of the Vesten to be removed at one of the busiest and most important transport nodes in the city? How are traditional streets and squares to fuse with such new public spaces as the station and car park? How is information and participation originating from retailers and residents to be incorporated into the design and its implementation?

Mechelen city council is looking for a design team to give shape to this project and to develop a powerful vision of this public space that takes in the full width of the street (from one façade to the opposite one).

Which team does not want to miss this rendezvous with the history of Mechelen?

Overall basic fee 6% - supplement of 2% for technical studies (sewers, stability, ...)

Mechelen OO2301

All-inclusive assignement for the reorganisation of the public space on the central axis from the station to the main square in Mechelen.

Project status
Selected agencies
  • Maxwan architects + urbanists
  • BRUT, LAND landschapsarchitecten
  • Bureau B+B Stedebouw en landschapsarchitectuur bv
  • BUUR Bureau voor Urbanisme, Latz + Partners Landschaftarchitekten
  • Studio Paola Viganò
Location

Bruul, 2800 Mechelen

Timing project
  • Selection: 2 Mar 2012
  • Toewijzen opdracht aan de ontwerpers: 20 Aug 2012
  • First briefing: 15 Mar 2012
  • Second briefing: 2 Apr 2012
  • Submission: 6 Jun 2012
  • Jury: 25 Jun 2012
  • Award: 14 Dec 2012
  • Toewijzen opdracht aan de uitvoerders: 1 Mar 2013
Client

contact Client

Veerle Costermans

Procedure

prijsvraag voor ontwerpen met gunning via onderhandelingsprocedure zonder bekendmaking.

External jury member

nog niet bekend

Budget

8.245.675 € (excl. VAT) (excl. Fees)

Awards designers

€8,500 excl. VAT, per candidate (4 candidates)