Herman Teirlinck name for Flemish government’s new campus
The staff that will work in the new combined administrative offices of the government of Flanders have voted to name the complex after one of the region’s greatest authors
Ready in 2017
The construction of the new building was officially launched on 1 July, with the burial of a model of the building in the foundations, carried out by Liesbeth Homans, Flemish minister for administrative affairs. “I'm very happy that the new name makes a connection between Brussels and Antwerp,” Homans, who comes from Antwerp, said.
The building is due to be completed in late 2017, when it will house 2,600 civil servants from 13 administrations, most of whom currently work in the Phoenix and Boudewijn buildings in the vicinity of North Station.
The new edifice covers 46,000 square metres and includes four inner atrium gardens with heights of up to 60m, all open to the public. The annual rent is €8.8 million – €4 million less than the rent paid now, Homans said. Housing the various administrations under one roof will also deliver efficiency economies, she said.
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