Eurostation Annual report 2008 UK

Eurostation / Euro Immo Star 2008-2009

Eurostation / Euro Immo Star Annual_Report 2008

Table of contents Activities

Mission and vision Our activities Station environs are ...

Integrated thinking is the future

Eurostation 9 10 12 14

Operation

An ideal position An experienced Board of Directors A powerful management Multidisciplinary and driven team

18 20 20 22

Station environs always require bespoke work Antwerp-Central Bruges Sint-Michiels Brussels Airport Ghent Sint-Pieters Hasselt station environs Kortrijk Moscow Ostend Roeselare Signal boxes

50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70

Achievements Euro Immo Star

Innovative railway lines Economic nodal points Green landscape City

Intensive use of space Brussels-South Mechelen Tongeren

Scheldt Landscape Park Niel / Schelle-Hemiksem / Wetteren

28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46

CONTENT // 5

Activities We handle a station project from a to z

Mission and vision Vision The area surrounding a train station is the motor for revived urban development.

Mission

A station is more than a transfer site. It is a vital part of the city, a dynamic meeting place where a large number of people and activities come together.

We help public administrations at home and abroad to optimally develop these mobility nodes and surroundings.

In so doing, we actively contribute to the economic and social development of a region and bring sustainable mobility into the very heart of society.

In order to successfully translate this commitment into practice, we have two companies which perfectly complement and reinforce each another.

Activities // 9

Feasibility

Urban Design

Project Management

Real Estate

10

Architecture

Engineering

Construction

Our activities 1 Urban Design

5 Construction

Euro Immo Star's strong team of urban designers ensures that an urbanistic plan is created whose main spatial lines make a station's environs a pleasant and strategic place in the city.

Eurostation's experienced project managers follow all of the construction activities. For example, they take charge of obtaining the environmental and building permits, monitor the tender dossiers, assure the technical and financial follow-up of the construction site, handle the site supervision and safety coordination.

2 Feasibility Thanks to Euro Immo Star's multidisciplinary team, the urban development interventions are directly supported with a technical, financial, commercial and legal feasibility study.

3 Architecture The design of impressive (station) buildings combined with pleasant public spaces is an important activity for Eurostation. For this, Eurostation works with both international and in-house architects.

4 Engineering Eurostation has the best experts in the area of stability calculations, HVAC, special technologies, safety and restoration techniques, so that the technical execution of a project is always of the highest quality.

6 Real Estate Euro Immo Star's commercial experts give advice on the ideal mix of retail and commercial spaces in function of the intended market and location. They can then also handle the concessions, the management of buildings and car parks around the station.

7 Project Management Excellent project management and a top execution quality are crucial for the implementation of our city renovation projects.

Our project managers can thus guarantee a proper planning and administration, quality control and progress monitoring.

Moreover, they make sure that all of the stakeholders are and remain on the same page.

Activities // 11

Station environs are ‌ ‌ multimodal Travellers must be able to smoothly transfer from one means of transport to another in a pleasant environment.

... a central meeting place The area around a station is an easily accessible spot and therefore has a high development potential for a wide range of functions. Through a lively mix of living, working, shopping and relaxing, a station environs once again becomes one of the central meeting places in the city.

12

‌ cutting-edge technical accomplishments integrated into innovative architecture A multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers, urban designers, financial and commercial experts are involved from the very start of the project. Their interaction ensures creative solutions which are also technical and financially feasible.

‌ a nodal point for sustainable mobility Stations bring sustainable mobility into the heart of society.

As a result, the renovated station environs actively contribute to the future-oriented economic and social development of a region.

... a connection between two districts Often, a railway line still forms a physical barrier between the districts on either side. Innovative station environs can change that. Through the contemporary and transparent station buildings and opening up of the railway infrastructure, the city can continue growing under the tracks and the districts can merge once more.

Activities // 13

The Antwerp Cent ral Railway Station is a beautif ul example how an el ement of our historical herit age can be given a contem porary function.

Herwig Persoons • Managing Director

Integrated thinking is the future (Rail) infrastructure, economy, sustainability, urban development and social cohesion all go hand in hand.

I put a strong emphasis on multidisciplinarity within my company as well. For example, an interaction between mobility experts, urban designers, (landscape) architects, engineers and other specialists is necessary in order to come up with innovative ideas. Spatial research and the development of an integrated vision are essential for all of the ideas which Euro Immo Star and Eurostation are implementing.

14

“Today we tra vel faster and farther than ev er before, but we are encounterin g increasing diff iculty simply getting fr om home to work .

We communicate ea sily with people on the other side of th e world, but of te n we don't know our neighbours any lo ng er.�

By investing in the area aroun d a station, a city encourages sust a inable and smooth move ments while at the same tim e (re)activating th e social urban fabric. Af ter all, through a lively mix of activities, the re novated station environs become more than ever central meeting places in a city..

ntages Several adva of high-rise construction: ruction 路high_rise constound means less gr is surface area there taken up, so is more space nd for squares a greenery. ruction 路high_rise constlace can give a p ular its own partic character. ruction 路high_rise constto be doesn't have king oppressive. Maoor the ground fl the accessible for an public creates ly open and live atmosphere.

If one project is at a standstill, dare to explore possibilities which haven麓t been tried out yet.

In station environs there is always a greater demand for intensive use of space. An equilibrium between built-up/closed and unbuilt-up/open space is thus very important.

s iron le v n e b ion stainahe t a St g su to t ty. brin ility in socie mob rt of hea ACTIVITIES // 15

Operation Our multidisciplinary approach ensures creative solutions which are also achievable

An ideal position National Belgian Railway Group NMBS-Travellers

NMBS-Holding

EUROSTATION PLC

EURO IMMO STAR PLC

18

Infrabel

Our ties with the NMBS-Holding ensure solidity, while our autonomous structure permits  exibility and speed.

OPERATION// 19

Tony Van den Berghen Deputy Chairman

Herwig Persoons Managing Director

Vincent Bourlard Chairman

Alex Migom Director

Luc Lallemand

Jean-Marie Raviart

Director

Director

Ann Corluy

Director HR, ICT and Administration

20

Marc De Vreese Technical Director

Luc Verhaeren Financial Director

Marleen Verdonck Director

An experienced Board of Directors Herwig Persoons Managing Director Vincent Bourlard Chairman

Jannie Haek

Tony Van den Berghen Deputy Chairman

Director

Jannie Haek Director

AndrĂŠ Bechet Director

Marleen Verdonck Director Luc Lallemand Director Jean-Marie Raviart Director Alex Migom Director AndrĂŠ Bechet Director

Thierry de Limburg Stirum Legal and Commercial Director

Lieve De Cock General Manager Euro Immo Star

A powerful management Herwig Persoons Managing Director Ann Corluy Director HR, ICT and Administration Marc De Vreese Technical Director

Leo Pardon Director Public Affairs

Gwenn Nevelsteen

Luc Verhaeren Financial Director

Communication

Thierry de Limburg Stirum Legal and Commercial Director Lieve De Cock General Manager Euro Immo Star Leo Pardon Director Public Affairs Gwenn Nevelsteen Communication

OPERATION// 21

Multidisciplinary and driven team HVAC Electricity

HR & Administration

Stability

Building sites

Legal

Planning & Logistics

Communication

22

Sales

Project Management

Mobility

Finances

Special techniques

Architecture

ICT

Urban development Operation// 23

Achievements “Dare to dream, it's the only way to achieve the impossible�

Herwig Persoons

Achievements Euro Immo Star Innovative railway lines Economic nodal points Green landscape City

Intensive use of space Brussels-South Mechelen Tongeren

Scheldt Landscape Park Niel / Schelle-Hemiksem / Wetteren

28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46

Innovative railway lines For a long time, rail infrastructure was regarded from a purely functional perspective. The train had to go from point A to point B. No account was taken of the impact of these tracks on the surrounding city or the landscape. As a result, the infrastructure became a decisive and often negative element in the environment. Belgium would like to increase its rail capacity, but a lot of projects aren't getting out of the planning stage. Euro Immo Star is participating in the search for solutions and is therefore studying an alternative for where to locate the tracks for the second port expansion, one that will also immediately give more oxygen to passenger transport around Antwerp. Euro Immo Star is also studying the upgrading of goods and passenger transport via the ‘Iron Rhine’. In these studies, the new infrastructure lines are integrated into the environment in a highquality way, so that the interventions don't become ugly scar tissue around which the city or landscape withers and dies. The strength of Euro Immo Star is that it combines its technical knowledge concerning rail infrastructure and stations with an urban development and landscape approach, so that the limited space available in Belgium can be used in the most efficient and sustainable way.

Š 2009 - Ian Bracegirdle - photography

Economic nodal points Thanks to its central location and its human capital, Belgium is the logistical and economic heart of Europe. To maintain this position, one must resolutely opt for sustainability and innovation by (among other things) giving extra stimulus to goods and passenger transport by rail.

Euro Immo Star thus devotes great attention to efficient transshipment and transfer zones at the most important economic nodal points.

30 // INNOVATIVE RAILWAY LINES

Š 2009 - Ysabel Jongeneelen - photography

Green landscape An increase in rail capacity (for both goods and passengers) often means greater pressure on open space, which is very valuable in Belgium. Euro Immo Star is investigating how these rail capacity increases can be qualitatively integrated into the environment.

For example, it is perfectly possible to combine tracks in trenches with green space. While at other places a tunnel is the most appropriate solution, in vulnerable groundwater areas one will prefer a track on a landscape bridge.

32 // INNOVATIVE RAILWAY LINES

Š 2009 - Dirk Depril - photography

City Due to increasing traffic pressure, the accessibility of our cities is becoming ever more problematic. It is therefore crucial for cities to take full advantage of the areas around their stations.

Available space in a city is often limited. In traffic terms, Euro Immo Star strives for multiple uses of space, thus leaving more space in the station environs for complementary city functions (living, working, shopping and meeting) and allowing the city to experience as little hindrance as possible from the infrastructure.

34 // INNOVATIVE RAILWAY LINES

Š 2009 - Robert Rabinowitz - photography

Š 2009 - Dirk Depril - photography

Intensive use of space Cities and towns have ambition. They want to attract more inhabitants, more jobs and more culture. At the same time, cities want to remain accessible and livable, with lots of greenery and open space. Certainly around a station there is an ever-increasing demand for such intensive use of space. An equilibrium between built-up/closed and unbuilt-up/ open space is the answer here. By becoming denser, the station environs become livelier, since an interesting mix of travelling, living and working is generated. As a result, the offer of public transport can increase, which improves accessibility. Moreover, in such an environment it becomes interesting to invest in dynamic activities such as theatre and conference space. Urban condensation doesn't simply mean built-up space. High-quality public spaces and greenery also play an important interconnecting role in the urban fabric.

Š 2009 - Dirk Depril - photography

Brussels-South Brussels-South is an important stop in the high-speed network.

From Brussels-South one is just 1 stop away from the most important European cities. Obviously, the station district is an interesting location for establishing the European headquarters of international companies.

“Subtle balance between international centre of attraction and local station district�

38 // INTENSIVE USE OF SPACE

1

2

© 2009 - Mireille Roobaert - photography 1. High-rise construction can be integrated into the urban tissue in high-quality way.

2. The arrival of the trendy brasserie ´Midi Station´ once again proves that the station environs are undergoing a genuine revival as a bustling hot spot in the city.

PROJECT COMPLETION: under negotiation - PROJECT VALUE: under negotiation URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Mechelen Mechelen has long been able to benefit from its central location in Flanders and a highly developed network of connecting roads. But, due to the increasing mobility problem, this enormous advantage threatens to negatively impact the city's viability. Euro Immo Star is working out a daring master plan for the station environs. The arrival of the high-speed line through the Mechelen station was seized as an opportunity to lay a tangent under this line, which keeps the through car traffic out of the station environs. This means that the area around the station receives some much-needed breathing room and space is freed up for new developments. Through opening out the track body and a new and transparent station building, the city can grow under the tracks towards these new developments.

40 // INTENSIVE USE OF SPACE

“Station district gets more space by stacking the routes of various transport modes on top of one another (rather than laying them side by side).�

In the urban development plan, great consideration is devoted to the maximum experience of the environment. Thus the presence of water in the project area is optimally utilised.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2018 - PROJECT VALUE: € 255 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Tongeren The Tongeren station environs are being redeveloped with a view to a better opening up, accessibility and experience of the public space in and around the station.

The station will become a single recognisable whole on both sides of the tracks, so that it can actually function as a gateway to the city. Inspired by the rich history of Tongeren, the Roman deity Janus - the god of gates and doorways - stands as the symbol for a new station building that no longer has a front or a back side, but forms a face to the two districts on either side of the train lines.

“The station as a hinge to a new city district.�

42 // INTENSIVE USE OF SPACE

A new Master Plan for the Tongeren Station Area will establish the spatial starting points for sustainable development of this entire quarter.

PROJECT COMPLETION: +/- 2016 - PROJECT VALUE: € -/+ 50 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Scheldt Landscape Park What is the DNA of the Scheldt Valley?

Must economics be given priority over nature, or is it the other way around? Can one combine calm and high-quality living with optimal travelling between home and work? If one approaches spatial development from just a single perspective, choices indeed have to be made. However, Euro Immo Star strives for an integrated and future-oriented area development, such as for the Scheldt Landscape Park as well. The Scheldt Valley requires a comprehensive, long-term orientation. By cross-fertilising the various spatial layers in the Scheldt landscape, each with its own qualities and potentials, the DNA of the Scheldt Valley comes into being. Just as with human DNA, all of these layers play an important role in keeping the valley livable. But there's more: intervening in a well-considered manner at specific points gives the Scheldt Valley a stronger identity and lifts the region to a higher (developmental) level.

Mobility/Living/Commerce/Industry/Heritage/Tourism/Recreation/ Social Services/Offices/Nature/Agriculture

Spearhead projects The Scheldt not only flows through different municipalities, but also through the provinces of Antwerp and East Flanders.

The Scheldt Landscape Park thus traverses a range of political themes and administrative borders. In the Scheldt Landscape Park, these different levels think and work together. After all, every spatial intervention has an impact which reaches further than an administrative border.

46 // SCHELDT LANDSCAPE PARK

Schelle-Hemiksem “Sustainable encounters between the different water features and the landscape in Schelle and Hemiksem.”

Impression

Niel quay “Rediscovery of the Scheldt through development of the quay.”

Wetteren Scheldt Frontage “The Scheldt is an attractive element of the city centre.”

Impression

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2021 - PROJECT VALUE: under negotiation URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Achievements Eurostation Station environs always require bespoke work Antwerp-Central Bruges Sint-Michiels Brussels Airport Ghent Sint-Pieters Hasselt station environs Kortrijk Moscow Ostend Roeselare Signal boxes

50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70

Station environs always require bespoke work Station projects aren't designed on the basis of off-the-shelf plans. Obviously there are programme elements which recur in each case, but every project is and has to be made-tomeasure. Thus one closely examines what the environment is like, what type of station or infrastructure network is involved, but the technical conditions are also crucial. In-depth knowledge of this track-related technicity, stability and other techniques is absolutely necessary. If a good solution for a project is to tunnel beneath a city, then this has to be made technically feasible. If a completely new urban district has to be built on top of the rail lines, this must be feasible.

But even more important is that the interventions around the station must ensure that the area recovers its spirit.

Š 2009 - Antonio Romano Liscia - photography

Antwerp-Central Like mother, like daughter With the second station entrance on Kievit Square, the splendid mother building gains a daughter. This new full-fledged station entrance has its own atrium and forms a contemporary response to the hundred year-old monumental reception hall on Astrid Square. The renovation of the Antwerp-Central Railway Station is a beautiful example of how our historical heritage can and should be restored without turning it into a museum. On the contrary, the works have ensured that the station received a new interconnecting role within the urban fabric.

52 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

“The far-reaching works have prepared the station for the new generation.”

1

© 2009 - Filip Dujardin - photography

2

© 2009 - Filip Dujardin - photography

3

© 2009 - Filip Dujardin - photography

1. The second station entrance reconnects the front and back districts with one another.

2. The platform covering receives even greater allure through the new atrium.

3. The central reception hall has been completely restored.

4. The renovated station has doubled in length.

4

4 PROJECT COMPLETION: may 2009 - PROJECT VALUE: € 430 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Bruges Sint-Michiels What does a station have to offer without a pleasant environment?

The arrival of the ‘comb building’, an office complex whose name was borrowed from its form, is a fine example of the force of attraction between the renovated station and its environment. The area on the other side of the railway line is also being developed in a high-quality way. The mix of working, living and shopping ensures that this neighbourhood is once again receiving its own identity.

“The interventions on the Bruges Sint-Michiels Station are attracting new developments all around it.”

54 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

Not only the station, but also its environs are being renewed.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2010 - PROJECT VALUE: € 85 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

NETHERLANDS ANTWERP MECHELEN

Brussels Airport Important economic nodal point where rail and air transport reinforce one another

Diegem Haren

Via the tunnel under the runway, the station is being connected to the new Mechelen - Brussels rail line which is being laid on the central reservation of the E19.

L 36 SchaarbeekJosafat L 161

56 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

L 25

Buda

Rapid access by rail is crucial for the development potential of Brussels Airport. With the Diabolo project, Eurostation is converting the airport's existing underground terminus station into a through station.

“The showpiece of the Diabolo project is the tunnelling beneath the airport building of Brussels Airport linked to the renovated railway station.�

Vilvoorde

Meiser Schuman

L 26 HALLE NAMUR LUXEMBOURG

Brussels Airport

1 1. The traveller is welcomed in a renovated station.

2. The Diabolo project creates a solution for a ‘missing link’ in the rail network.

2

Zaventem

Nossegem

HASSELT LEUVEN LIÈGE GERMANY

IN PROGRESS COMPLETED

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2012 - PROJECT VALUE: € 300 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Ghent Sint-Pieters Heralding a new era There's life once again beneath the station tower. A mix of sustainable projects is reviving the neighbourhood around the renovated Sint-Pieters Station. For example, a whole new quarter is being developed in the Koningin Fabiolalaan, just a two-minute walk from the station. On this site there will be space for stores, offices and residences. The station itself is also receiving a complete facelift.

“Ghent's most important renovation project of the century.�

58 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

More than 100.000 m2 of new real estate development in the Koningin Fabiolalaan, which opens onto the station square.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2016 - PROJECT VALUE: € 395 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Hasselt station environs A new urban district grows The area around Hasselt's station used to be called a ‘black spot’ in the city. Thanks to a series of sustainable renovation projects, however, this black spot will soon be turning green. Walking paths surrounded by trees, bushes and shrubbery create an oasis of calm only five minutes' walk from the city centre. The construction of the new Court Building, residential complexes and office buildings prove that the neglected ground is fruitful once again.

An entirely new, green and pleasant urban district is growing on this unique spot in the city.

60 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

“To bring the judicial system closer to the citizens, it was decided to build a Court Building in the form of a tree. After all, from time immemorial justice had been administered sitting under an old tree.”

Two striking tower buildings reinforce the renovated station area.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2012 - PROJECT VALUE: € 35 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

“The new station underpass indissolubly links the two city quarters together.”

Kortrijk A matter of attractive force On 27 January 2009, the new entrance of the Kortrijk station was officially inaugurated. It now has a full-fledged second station hall in which transparency and openness are central. The new entrance draws the front and back station districts towards one another like magnets. This successful intervention constitutes a first step towards a genuine revival of the Kortrijk station environs.

62 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

1

© 2009 - crepusculum.be - thomas depaepe photography

1. The use of a great deal of glass highlights the openness of the station and the new entrance.

2. The station has not one, but two full-fl edged entrances.

2 PROJECT COMPLETION: end of 2008 - PROJECT VALUE: € 3 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Moscow What we can learn from spiders?

A spider web is one of the most flexible structures to be found in nature. The structural threads which run from the outside to the centre of the web ensure high stability. This stability is also necessary if a bearing platform has to be built over a wide area (for example, a track body). How else do you build a complete new urban district on top of and around tracks? For an answer to this question, project developer Mirax called on Eurostation.

What kind of structure is necessary to bear the especially high loads of this urban quarter? What safety measures must be taken so that this structure can resist derailed trains, fire and explosion? How can the vibrations and sound be limited to a minimum? Here, too, Eurostation accompanied project developer Mirax in the design phase of its project.

“Eurostation is being solicited increasingly often for foreign projects, thanks to its proven experience in station projects with a high degree of technical complexity.”

64 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

A completely new urban district is being built over the tracks.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2008 - PROJECT VALUE: € 2 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Ostend An optimal range Station: The station of Ostend is currently undergoing a thorough transformation. Port and beach: A multipurpose space between the station hall and the port ensures an optimal link between train and boat. Via the Visserskaai, the station of Ostend is directly connected with the beach. New office developments: The area around a station is an ideal place for offices. Park: An urban square next to the station will ensure a seamless connection to the green Koningin Maria-Henrikapark.

City centre: The monumental station building functions as a gateway to the city's commercial centre. Back districts: The redevelopment of the station gives the districts behind the station new growth possibilities.

For example, a pedestrian bridge over the tracks and a widening of the street ensure direct access to the area.

Bicycle and commuter parking structure: In the brand-new underground bicycle park, bicyclists can comfortably and securely leave their bicycles behind. Solar panels are installed on the roof of the new parking garage which will provide energy to the adjoining office buildings.

Bus and tram station: Via the adjacent bus station travellers can smoothly transfer from train to bus and tram.

66 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

“The station extends its tentacles to all parts of the city.�

The area around the station is a transparent and legible whole.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2014 - PROJECT VALUE: € 35 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Roeselare No life without a heart The renovated station of Roeselare is the beating heart of the station neighbourhood. Where the station earlier was an island unto itself, in the future it will form an integral part of the city centre and pump new life into the neighbourhood. The station will function as the centre of the two parts of the city and will optimise the relationship between the two station quarters.

“As the beating heart of the city, the renovated station is pumping new life into the surrounding districts.�

68 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

The station no longer has a front or a back side.

PROJECT COMPLETION: 2012 - PROJECT VALUE: € 35 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

Signal boxes Signal boxes are the nerve centres of the railway network The main function of a signal box is to control and supervise the movements of the trains in a region. In order to further optimise this train traffic, Infrabel is regrouping and upgrading its signal boxes. Infrabel called on Eurostation to construct several of these ultramodern signal boxes.

“The signal boxes have high-tech equipment that allows them to remain operational under even the most extreme conditions.�

70 // STATION ENVIRONS ALWAYS REQUIRE BESPOKE WORK

Under commission from Infrabel, Eurostation is also building several new signal boxes.

PROJECT COMPLETION: Ghent Zeehaven, Dendermonde, Schaarbeek: 2009; Hasselt: 2010; Kortrijk: 2011 - PROJECT VALUE: € 31,5 million URBAN DESIGN

FEASIBILITY

MISSION FOCUS 2008 EUROSTATION

EURO IMMO STAR

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARCHITECTURE

ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION

REAL ESTATE

plc Euro Immo Star Rue Brogniez 54 1070 Brussels tel: +32 2 529 97 58 fax: +32 2 529 97 21

plc Euro Immo Star Mechelen Hendrik Consciencestraat 1/B 2800 Mechelen tel: +32 15 28 62 10 fax: +32 15 28 62 44

plc Eurostation Rue Brogniez 54 1070 Brussels tel: +32 2 529 09 11 fax: +32 2 520 99 61

plc Eurostation Gent Koningin Fabiolalaan 20 9000 Ghent tel: +32 9 241 89 40 fax: +32 9 241 89 49

plc Euro Immo Star Gent Koningin Fabiolalaan 20 9000 Ghent tel: +32 9 241 89 40 fax: +32 9 241 89 49

www.euroimmostar.be euroimmostar@euroimmostar.be

plc Eurostation Antwerpen Museumstraat 11 2000 Antwerp tel: +32 3 241 00 00 fax: +32 3 248 18 61

plc Eurostation Gent Koningin Fabiolalaan 38 9000 Ghent tel: +32 9 243 89 10 fax: +32 9 248 04 69

plc Euro Immo Star Gent Koningin Fabiolalaan 38 9000 Ghent tel: +32 9 243 89 10 fax: +32 9 248 04 69

plc Eurostation Gent Raketstraat 1/A 9000 Ghent tel: +32 9 321 73 60 fax: +32 9 321 73 61

plc Eurostation Mechelen Hendrik Consciencestraat 1/B 2800 Mechelen tel: +32 15 28 62 10 fax: +32 15 28 62 44 www.eurostation.be eurostation@eurostation.be

Colofon Photography: Eurostation, Euro Immo Star, NMBS-Holding, Infrabel, LUON, Ian Bracegirdle, Thomas Depaepe, Dirk Depril, Filip Dujardin, Ysabel Jongeneelen, Robert Rabinowitz, Antonio Romano Liscia, Mireille Roobaert, Mario Sohie, Katrijn Van Giel Design and Lay-out: LUON / Printing: DV3