Construction Begins on Belgium 25-Story Tower

Shigeru Ban has just launched the office’s most recent project in Nieuw Zuid in Antwerp, Belgium, Arch Daily reports. Named Ban, after its creator, the complex puts in place a 25-story residential tower and a separate building, creating a total of 295 residential units. Inspired by the Japanese courtyard garden, the housing project takes on a natural and green area of no less than 6,000 m designed by landscape architect Bas Smets. Featuring Shigeru Ban’s “signature lines in the wood facades,” the project is a hybrid construction of wood, concrete and steel, which is more ecological than a traditional pure concrete structure. Set to be completed by December 2025, construction on the tower has begun, and the final sales phase is now underway.