Jerusalem project is a social housing & medical center located in rue de Jerusalem, Chaussée de Haecht, Schaerbeek, designed by Brussels-based architecture and urbanism office ARJM.
We decided for a project that responds to the vibrancy of its surroundings by a vital architecture
ARJM architecture
+ Architect statement courtesy of ARJM architecture
How to introduce an architectural object in the heart of Schaerbeek, a popular district of Brussels which is known for its enormous percentage of non-western immigration and its informal use of space? For the design of a hybrid program (a medical cabinet for those without papers and 5 housing units) we decided for a project that responds to the vibrancy of its surroundings by a vital architecture: Raw materials, diversity of heights, different apartment sizes for a mixity of inhabitants and a façade that reflects its surroundings by a diversity of materials. The project proposes an alternative to the fashion of a polished pop architecture by using imperfection as a conceptual tool to achieve vitality within its architecture.
Entry level floor plan, courtesy of ARJM architecture
1st & 2nd floor plan, courtesy of ARJM architecture
3rd & 4th floor plan, courtesy of ARJM architecture
Sketch, courtesy of ARJM architecture
Front & side elevation, courtesy of ARJM architecture
+ Project credits / data
Project: Jerusalem Social Housing & Medical Center
Architect: ARJM architecture
Location : rue de Jerusalem, Chaussée de Haecht, Schaerbeek
Area: 770m2
Budget: 628.000 Euros
Collaborators : JZH & partners, Stabilite & Techniques du batiment
+ All images and drawings courtesy of ARJM architecture
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- Entry level floor plan
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- 1st & 2nd floor plan
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- 3rd & 4th floor plan
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July 13th, 2009 @ David K.
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