Thanks to the ambitions of Antwerp Port Authority, the city has gained an iconic building with the Port House
an iconic building. Besides centralising the administration, the Port of Antwerp also wants to use the Port House to signal the strength of Europe's second largest port.
For the structural engineering and coordination of the only building in Belgium based on its concept, Zaha Hadid Architects joined forces with Bureau Bouwtechniek (BB). A challenge of stature. After all, the lamented star architect may have the gift of designing prestigious buildings, but their execution rarely stands for simplicity.
Zaha Hadid Architects, together with Bureau Bouwtechniek, has won the competition for the Port House, Antwerp's newest landmark which was inaugurated in September 2016.
Engineer-architect Gert Biebauw, Bureau Bouwtechniek's project manager for the Port House, explains the collaboration.