Indépendance
The Indépendance project is located in Molenbeek, just a stone’s throw from the canal and Porte de Ninove. The project consists of the renovation of 2 industrial buildings that were transformed into spacious and brightly-lit dwellings with a series of common spaces.
The Indépendance project is located in a very mixed-use neighbourhood (residental, commercial, and infrastructural areas). A tramline and several buses stop just in front the building, and the metro (and train) stations Gare de l’Ouest and Comte de Flandres are only a 10-minute walk away.
The two buildings are connected by a set of flat, vegetated roofs in the interior of the block. Fifteen apartments (studios with 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms) face Rue de l’Indépendance, while 6 apartments (1 and 2 bedrooms) are accessible via Rue Ransfort.
The residents of the 21 apartments share a series of common areas, such as a communal laundry room, a multi-purpose room and a bicycle parking lot. In addition, each building has a space for storing pushchairs, as well as waste disposal and technical facility rooms.
Rue de l’Indépendance 15-17 et rue du Ransfort 95
1080 Molenbeek
Building Programme:
- 21 apartments split between 2 buildings (studios and apartments with 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms)
- Common space for residents
- 21 parking spaces (sold separately from apartments)
- Commercial space on the ground floor
Client: GILLION Development
Architect: Montois Partners Architectes
Contractor: GILLION Construct
Partners:
Each apartment, with the exception of the two apartments located on the ground floor on Rue de l’Indépendance, has a terrace and/or small garden, as well as storage space outside the apartment (either on the ground floor or on the first floor). There is also the possibility to buy a parking space in the adjacent parking garage.