Heldentower

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Together with a five-storey residential tower and a hospitality pavilion, the 70-metre-high Heldentoren is one of the largest towers on the Belgian coast. The tower consists of three parts and has twenty floors in total.

Challenge

Creating a tower for the local population that fits within the urban development plan and attracts new investments.

Solution

Taking into account the intense coastal climate, specific wind tunnel analyses made it possible to develop a solid façade structure for the tower, which contributes to the overall stability.

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Client(s)

dvlp. en Salt

Architect(s)

Neutelings & Riedijk

Location

Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Timeline

2017

2023

Expertise Team(s)

Structural Engineering
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Design Solution(en)

Feasibility Study
Building physics
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Cneutelingsriedijk visual knokke heldentoren web night

Specific wind tunnel analyses made it possible to develop a solid façade structure for the iconic tower.

Maarten Vervaet

principal structural engineering, VK architects+engineers

The former Grand Hotel-Casino Kursaal was Knokke-Heist's main attraction and has now been converted into the residential tower, Heldentower. It is a unique architectural icon designed by architectural firm Neutelings & Riedijk.

VK architects+engineers took care of the structural engineering of this project, including the production of the BIM model structural engineering.

The two residential towers are respectively 20 and 6 storeys high. Both have shops on the ground floor. At 67 metres, the Heldentoren is one of the highest towers on the Belgian coast.

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