Construction of the «European Egg»

7 September 2010 - New contracts - Belgium

On 11 June, the Régie des Bâtiments, the body managing the federal Belgian state’s property assets, appointed the joint venture formed by Interbuild and Cegelec Belgique (Energy business line) to build the new headquarters building for the Council of the European Union and the European Council, in Brussels.
Designed by architects Philippe Samyn & Partners, this is a construction/refurbishment project, involving a surface area of more than 60,000 sq. metres (45,000 sq. metres of office space, and 15,000 sq. metres below ground, including a train and a metro station): Cegelec Belgique will be responsible for all the electrical infrastructure and climate engineering.
Worth a total of €180m, of which €47m for Cegelec, the works are scheduled for completion in late 2013.