Metaform

We are excited to announce that we have won a 1st prize in housing competition in Belval, Luxembourg, organized by AGORA. 

The project consists of retail area in the ground floor, office spaces in the 1st floor and housing on the upper floors. 

Metaform and The Space Factory win the competition to design the Luxembourg pavilion for Expo Dubai 2020. More information about the project coming soon. 

We are very honored to have our housing project in Dommeldange nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2017! 

More information about the award can be found at www.miesarch.com

As previously announced, our housing project in Dommeldange is soon coming to an end, and we are very excited to see the final outcome! This photo by Sreve Troes resembles rather a surreal 3D image, but it's always interesting to play with the building-surroundings relation, and for that matter show the reality of Luxembourgish weather.  

Our soon-to-be finished residence building in Dommeldage, Luxembourg is now without scaffolding. The end of the construction is forseen for the end of 2016, and we are looking forward to see the final outcome! So far so good. 

Square mile is our biggest project thus far, situated in Belval, south of Luxembourg. It is a mixed-use building, containing retail, offices and housing. We are proud to see its progress and what has been accomplished over the last 2 years!

For the last couple of years we have been working on three single family houses in Hostert. This is a quick preview of one of them.

Hint: it's not a painting. 

The construction of one of our most recent projects is coming to an end! The new residential building in Dommeldange consists of several offset volumes, with specific triangular geometry that follows the orientation and sun exposure. 

Soon there will be more information and more photos, so keep track with our projects section! 

After only a few months of hard work, tight deadlines and cold weather, our project in Bridel, Luxembourg has finally seen the light of the day! We are very happy with the final outcome, it was a real challenge, but it was worth it! Another mission accomplished.

Check out our projects section for more information about the project. 

Earlier this year, we had a great honor to present one of our housing projects on ARTE, as a part of their 'Ma ville' series. It was our pleasure to work with BuiltBy.TV and ARTE team, and we look forward to the future collaborations! 

Our house project in Goeblange, Luxembourg seems like a perfect setting for a fashion shoot. Architecture and beyond. 

Our project, the Centre for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance in Praia, Capo Verde has finally seen the light of the day! Here are some photos from the inauguration ceremony, in presence of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Jorge Carlos Fonseca, the president of Capo Verde. Thank you our partners NLA for collaboration and execution!

Location: Dudelange, Luxembourg
Year: 2014
Typology: Residential
Size: 600 sqm
Status: Completed

We are excited to announce the completion of works on our latest student housing project. More images of interior coming soon! 

Location: Kirchberg, Luxembourg
Year: Construction scheduled 2014-2015
Typology: Concert Hall
Size: 3500 people
Status: In progress

Structural engineers: Schroeder & Associés

Location: Dommeldange, Luxembourg
Year: Construction scheduled for spring 2014
Typology: Residential
Size: +++
Status: In progress

Structural engineers: Simon & Christiansen
Technical engineers: Sit-Lux

Location: Belval, Luxembourg
Year: 2012-
Typology: Mixed-use containing housing, retail and offices
Size: 16,000 sqm
Status: In progress

Metaform took part at the exhibition Houses of the world 2013 at Kongresni Trg in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The exhibition showcases our housing project in Cessange, Luxembourg.   

For this competition we thought of a different interpretation of the standard water tower program. We chose to play with typologies while incorporating the vibrating surroundings in the design itself. Unfortunately, the jury did not share our enthusiasm.

Location: Kirchberg, Luxembourg
Year: February 2011 – July 2012
Typology: Residential
Size: 1,200 sqm
Status: Completed
Client: ASARS Constructions
Photographer: Steve Troes Fotodesign

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Our pedestrian bridge in Esch is going to be printed on a stamp!
Credit for the design goes to the artist Christian Frantzen.

Congratulations to our clients! They have been awarded by the OAI Luxembourg for Bauhärepräis 2012. We would like to thank them for the support and trust.

For more information please visit: www.oai.lu/fr/376/oai/bauhaerepraeis-2012

Location: Belval, Luxembourg
Year: 2012-
Typology: Residential
Size: +++
Status: In progress

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Our housing project in Cessange was chosen as the 'Building of the Year 2011' in the category "Housing" among hundreds of international projects. This is a second time that our projects has been selected, since last year our pedestrian bridge in Esch-sur-Alzette was rewarded with this prize in the category "Public Facilities". This competition is organized by Archdaily on yearly bases.

Thanks everyone for your continued support and encouragement!  

For more information please visit: www.archdaily.com/building-of-the-year/2011

The publication is the first in a new series created by Metaform, with the aim to showcase the most significant current and future projects in our office. 'metaform01' is focused on the housing project in Cessange, Luxembourg. The goal is to promote continuous communication and mutual trust between the client and the architect.

At a time when architecture is becoming increasingly divided into various specializations, mastering architecture as a whole has become rare…and even rarer are the architects who accept a project from the concept phase on through to the integration of a multidisciplinary team (engineering consultants, artists..).

Architecture can please or displease. Regardless one’s personal opinion, we believe it should become the object of an open broader debate with the purpose of enriching our building culture.

ISBN 978-2-9599728-5-0

Order here: www.maisonmoderne.lu/eshop/metaform01

Location: Cessange, Luxembourg
Year: September 2010 – November 2011
Typology: Residential
Size: 370 sqm
Status: Completed
Static Engineer: INCA s.à.r.l.
Client: Immo Due, Area Immo
Photographer: Steve Troes Fotodesign

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Thanks to everyone who despite the cold weather shared this special moment with us!

Location: Niederkorn, Luxembourg
Year: 2010 - 2011
Typology: Public space
Size: 3,600 sqm
Status: Completed

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Metaform has won an honorable mention in the international competition for the Olympic Games pavilion in London (organized by AC-CA Architectural Competition).
For more information please visit: www.ac-ca.org/en/london01mentions

Pedestrian bridge in Esch has been nominated for the Steel Design Award 2011.
For more information please visit: www.infosteel.be

Graffiti | Just before its demolition, an old house in Gosseldange got a new and the last breath on June 13. Sumo and his colleagues, Stick and Spike, dressed the derelict house from the inside to the outside. A unique artistic interpretation based on the brutality of a demolition (mundane to our eyes). The transformation of spaces inhabited for decades into a singular and ephemeral object was quite challenging.

Thanks Steve!

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Our pedestrian bridge in Esch is the winner of Archdaily's "Building of the year 2010" which recognizes the best buildings featured on their website during 2010.
Thanks to everyone who voted to make METAFORM the winner!

More information can be found at: www.archdaily.com

A super coverage apropos our pedestrian bridge in Esch. Thank you Fabrizio, and your magic wand!
fabriziomaltese.com

It has been announced that Metaform together with NLA are the winners of the international competition for a new bioclimatic and energy efficient training center in Cape-Verde, Praia. The project is focused on renewable energies and industrial maintenance (ERMI PSC). The competition was organized by Lux-Development.

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The project is a result of collaboration between Metaform and Pierre Blondel architects.

Thanks to:
Energy-efficiency consulting: Niederkorn, Luxembourg
Rendering: Kostohryz & Schrapnell

Location: Weimershof, Luxembourg
Year: +++
Typology: Residential
Size: +++
Status: Completed

This is what happens when you let a photographer work alone... :)

Some of the new urbanization programs imply replacement of churches with the new shopping malls. Today, commercial zoning policy is one of the government’s major concerns, given that the trade is still one of the essential requirements when it comes to the development of cities. As each city has its own specific history and morphology, the new pattern of urbanization must consider various factors that are included in the process in order to maintain a balanced development.

Download this document (pdf file FR)

This document is available free of charge at the Foundation for Architecture and Engineering. 
www.fondarch.lu

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Thank you Paulo Mira from Esch for this amazing photo we have just discovered!

Thank you Fabienne for the great work!
www.fabiennedelafraye.com

Metaform has been announced as a winner of the housing competition in the district of Grünewald, Lot 19. The competition was organized by 'Fonds d'urbanisation et d'aménagement du Plateau de Kirchberg'.

Location: Grünewald, Luxembourg
Year: 2009
Typology: Residential
Size: 4,500 sqm
Status: Competition
Client: ASARS Constructions
External Collaborators: Boshua & Shrapnel 

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