VRT has selected a partner for the construction of the new VRT building. The contract is awarded to the construction team consisting of OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Bureau Bas Smets, Tractebel, CES, iDeal Acoustics, Willemen Construct, Jan De Nul Group, and EEG.
The new 65,000 m² VRT building will remain on the current site at Reyerslaan. It will be a compact and versatile building of two stacked volumes. The base is an octagonal volume including a spacious lobby, an event space, and three large television studios. On top of this will be the second volume with a total of three floors. Each floor consists of a large workspace of 87m x 87m, including 5 radio studios and a news studio. “We have chosen a horizontal building that promotes a new way of working,” says VRT CEO Frederik Delaplace. “Our people will literally work together on large work platforms that can flexibly adapt to how media will evolve in the coming decades. The building will be a place where creation and interaction are central.”
The construction team aims to get started as soon as possible. In the coming months, VRT employees will be closely involved in determining how the brands and departments will be spatially arranged in relation to each other. In the meantime, the file is being prepared for the building permit application. Once this permit is issued, the exact start date of the works will be determined. The goal is for VRT to be able to move in from the summer of 2026.
The future VRT building in numbers