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THE ENERGY FUTURE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS IN BRUSSELS: BETWEEN PRESERVATION AND PERFORMANCE
Fig. 17 and 18
Original construction of the building and the current site. In this case a level with apartments from façade to façade. These floors were completely dismantled. At the “streets in the sky” levels, the complete finish of the circulation corridors was retained (right: © Willy Van Der Meeren Archives; left: © G. de Kinder).
Fig. 19
Making the prefab elements with the window panes immediately integrated into the elements. During assembly, projecting reinforcements were provided so that, after pouring the concrete floor, they could be placed as a whole (© Origin).
Fig. 20
Assembly of the new terraces in prefab concrete. The exterior of the stairwells was insulated with a system of prefab elements with insulation and brick panels fixed onto large elements of the bearing structure of the original well (© Origin).
Fig. 21
Many samples were taken and tests carried out to ensure the airtightness of the various walls (© Origin).
Fig. 22
The stairs, not yet finished. During the works, it was decided to treat them with a fire retardant paint for fire stability. These stairs turned out to have a thin, wooden stringer (© Origin).
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