Museum of european History

Bruxelles, Belgium

Blick vom Park auf das Museum

Photo © Christian Richters

Gläsernes Implantat

Lichtfuge mit Freitreppe

Photo © Didier Boy de la Tour

Fassadenanschluss Neu- an Altbau

Photo © Christa Lachenmaierr

Dachrand Glashaus

Photo © Christa Lachenmaierr

Blick vom nächtlichen Park auf das Museum

Photo © Christian Fabris

Museums + Galleries

Architects: JSWD Architekten

Location: 135, Rue Belliard, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium
Year: 2017
Client: EU Parlament, EU Kommission
Team: Chaix & Morel et Associés, TPF engineering

Built in the 1930s, the “George Eastman” building was originally a dental clinic, is located in Leopold Park, at the heart of the European Quarter of Brussels. By creating a House of European History at this location, the park and its history are brought together with the current European condition. The existing building, in need of repairs, will be expanded with a transparent implant. The free exhibition box arrangement inside the glazed volume is purposely placed in contrast to the symmetry of the older building. During the day, the printed glass envelope frames the dynamic interior activities and filters the view; the unsophisticated
form of the overall volume predominates. At night, the envelope dissolves; the light reveals the interplay of the solid and empty volumes, offset against each other.