POLO Architects

Startpagina
België
Antwerp
POLO Architects

POLO is a Belgian architecture firm based in Antwerp and Brussels. Interdisciplinarity and co-creation are key to the POLO platform.

POLO is a platform that reflects the evolving role of our office’s design culture, with its main focus on creating a sustainable living environment for people and nature. With POLO as a platform, we stand for an integrated design approach in which our disciplines Urbanism, Architecture, Interior Design and Labs gain more of an individual identity. POLO as a platform aims to create (self-)awareness

around socially relevant actions – from ‘building robust resilience’ to ‘nurturing nature’ and ‘centering humanity’, from ‘reinventing reuse’ to ‘designing porosity and generosity’. They set the tone for temporary partnerships and long-term alliances. We illustrate this with a mutation of the well-known POLO logo and a new website that makes the themes and ambitions that run through our work more visible. It showcases a selection of reﬂections, experiments and concrete realisations, but it is above all a dynamic and colourful portrait of imaginary insights that always arise from intensive dialogues between our talented designers and various actors in the field. With the establishment of POLO as a platform we open the door. Consider it an invitation to join the debate and help us conceive an inhabitable environment for everyone.

24/10/2025

3 Eiken - A vibrant campus in the green periphery.

POLO Urbanism was invited to design a new development framework for the campus - one where readability, spatial comfort and synergies help steer the unpredictable programmatic needs.

In a context where prevailing investment mechanisms diverge from existing development models, we establish a clear sense of purpose and a robust implementation strategy that invites further amplification.

- More information on our website.

In collaboration with Felixx landscape architect and Witteveen+Bos.

For the University of Antwerp.

05/12/2022

paid a visit to our office - full house, happy children and satisfied moms & dads.

Thank you & - we all had a wonderful afternoon.
See you next year!

01/12/2022

We are proud to announce that our project has won the prestigious in the category Spaces! 🎉

In addition, we are also eligible for the .
Help us win and cast your vote until 20 December via the link below :
https://lnkd.in/erdge79H

The reward Flemish design projects that positively impact our society. Out of hundreds of entries, the jury selected 3 winners within 9 categories that are prime examples of innovative and inspiring design.

maakleerplek is one of the laureates in the category . As commissioned by the stad Leuven, the team POLO - VanHout.Pro - Groep Infrabo gave a new, temporary, and circular interpretation to the Orshoven Mills.

Beginning of February, we will know if will receive a bronze, silver or gold award. The winner within each category will be announced during the festive awards ceremony and opening of the at on Tuesday 7 February 2023.

Learn more about the project on our website:
https://lnkd.in/eUiAejnH

Congratulations to all parties involved: Stad Leuven, vanhout.pro, Groep Infrabo, UAntwerpen and SuReal.

Photography: Stijn Bollaert

28/11/2022

Project update | The new headquarters of Van Laere NV is beginning to take shape.

The building is wind and watertight. The steel structure around the technical installation on the roof is being assembled. The curtainwall is placed in order to finish up the façade and the expanded metal panels will be placed in the coming weeks.

Finishings will start soon.

Stay tuned.

22/11/2022

Yesterday, Stad Mechelen opened the Mobility hub in Mechelen!

The city of Mechelen is transforming the Keerdok and Eandis site near Rode-Kruisplein into a brand new city district with 800 homes. POLO , archipelago architects and VOGT Landscape Architects collaborated on the winning tender design for the first development phase; a multifunctional, iconic, green and virtually energy-neutral mobility hub on the Eandis peninsula on the side of Antwerpsepoort. This project is a crucial step in the implementation of sustainable mobility and infrastructure in a liveable Mechelen.

With its striking architecture, the building will become an important landmark for the city.

In the news:
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/11/21/_parkeertoren-van-de-toekomst-opent-in-mechelen/

Stad Mechelen - - - BAM Interbuild bv - BAS - Atelier Ruimtelijk Advies

10/11/2022

👉JOB ALERT! WE'RE HIRING!
We are seeking a - Tender Coordinator - to join our team.

👇Find the full job description via the link below:
https://lnkd.in/exVeqGec

Interested, or know someone who is?
Feel free to share and spread the word. Or tag somebody you know.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our team!⁠
⁠

08/11/2022

The development of our project - located on the former campus of the AZ Sint-Maarten hospital in - is advancing.

A new green and vibrant neighbourhood is being developed on the former site. The site of almost 10,000 m² accommodates a mixed program with hotel, apartments, houses, offices and retail space while providing a car-free collective garden which will become the meeting point of the neighbourhood. The project is taking care of the urban landscape while providing optimized living environment for its community, this is reflected through both volume and materiality, bringing architecture design, culture and nature together into a vivid image of good life in Mechelen.

The hotel and office are in finishing stages. Completion of the whole project is foreseen in 2023.⠀
⠀
POLO
OKRA landschapsarchitecten
Ciril⠀
Democo Bouwbedrijf

27/10/2022

Quadrivium - the new education and training building is an extension of the existing Arenberg Campus in Heverlee. The University of Leuven (KU Leuven) aims to realise a functional building providing a pleasant environment for students to study, relax and work. The jury valued POLO’s design because of its logical plan and its clear and transparent structure.

POLO designed a striking building with an obvious structure leaving space for a flexible interior design. The integration of a ‘backbone’ in combination with occasional widenings in the hallway creates informal meeting spaces. The project includes an auditorium with a capacity of 600 people, seminar rooms, collaboration rooms, practical training rooms, a dean’s office and a cafeteria with meeting facilities.

Learn more about this project on our website.
https://lnkd.in/ebgkyXSQ

Photo credits: Matthias Vanhoutteghem⠀

26/10/2022

The transformation of the former production building 'Polytoren' into Domo Investment Group's new headquarters in Zwijnaarde (Belgium) is moving on to the next phase. The construction of the new floors on the tower itself will start soon.

The building, with a rich history dates from 1955 and served as Domo Chemicals’ production building until 2013. Two new levels and a service building are added, creating room for additional office spaces, a restaurant, fitness room, auditorium and training spaces.

The total project encompasses 19,496 m².

Team:
ALINSO GROUP
Domo Chemicals
BESIX
Macobo-Stabo

24/10/2022

Last Thursday Jascha Rondou - director at POLO - joined the webinar "How do architects communicate/ How to communicate to architects?"organised by Architectura.

Commissioned by Architectura, Expertisecentrum PXL - Innovatief Ondernemen of Hogeschool PXL studied the communication behaviour of architects based on a survey completed by 553 architects. During the webinar, the main results were discussed with architects, manufacturers and independent experts.

Together with Rik Neven, Katrien Nottebaert, Ruben Braeken, peter van Impe, Caroline Christiaens, Kristof De Roeck, Sven Grooten and Kaatje Spapen.

Did you miss the live broadcast? Review the webinar via the link below.
https://lnkd.in/eDg-6_uT

Thank you Architectura for the invite and sharing the insights.

20/10/2022

Early October, POLO attended the action day - Green Deal Circulair Bouwen (GDCB) - organised by Circular Flanders, OVAM, Vlaamse Confederatie Bouw and the Vlaamse overheidwith as central theme the role of the architect.

The afternoon was filled with various workshops and some circular project visits in Leuven, including a visit and tour of the Silo’s & Molens van Van Orshoven. Lieselot Vercampt – project leader POLO Interior Design - gave a guided tour and short presentation and guided tour on this experimental urban project realised in a circular and participative way.

POLO made the Silos & Molens Van Orshoven on the Vaartkom accessible, attractively furnished and fire-safe for temporary use as a makerspace. With the initiative, the city of Leuven is responding to the demand for space to launch projects where education, creativity and innovation meet.

Thank you for having us!

Thank you Jens Verley, Peter Baeck and Arthur Mestdagh from POLO.

More information about this project on our website:
https://lnkd.in/eUiAejnH

Adres

Tavernierkaai 2
Antwerp
2000

Website

http://www.polo-platform.eu/

Meldingen

Wees de eerste die het weet en laat ons u een e-mail sturen wanneer POLO Architects nieuws en promoties plaatst. Uw e-mailadres wordt niet voor andere doeleinden gebruikt en u kunt zich op elk gewenst moment afmelden.

Contact

Stuur een bericht naar POLO Architects:

Snelkoppelingen

Wilt u dat uw bedrijf hét hoogst genoteerde Aannemer in Antwerp wordt?