Zin by 51N4E is a big scale conversion and addition project of two emblematic office towers of the 1970's in Brussels, Belgium. While the buildings were previously only used as working spaces, the conversion of 2024 provided remodelled offices, additional housing, a hote, as well as sport and leisure spaces, shops and lots of vegetation, increasing the usable surface area from previous surface area to new surface area.
This project contributes to the social-ecological transformation by showing how the vast number of different functions and stakeholders that can be housed in a single block. Furthermore, it provides an example for a successful office building conversion into a multifunctional hub and brings the concept of proximity to another level.
Brussels
Belgium
Office
Housing, Mixed-Use
2024