Seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union
Construction started
1922 (1922)
Completed
1927 (1927)
Renovated
November 2007–December 2016
Renovation cost
€321 million
Technical details
Floor area
70,646 m2 (760,430 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Michel Polak
Renovating team
Architect(s)
Philippe Samyn and Partners (architects & engineers, Lead and Design Partner) Studio Valle Progettazioni Buro Happold
Renovating firm
Jan De Nul Group (contractor, Lead and Construction Partner)
Other designers
Georges Meurant
The Europa building is the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union, located on the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium.[1] Its defining feature is the multi-storey "lantern-shaped" construct holding the main meeting rooms; a representation of which has been adopted by both the European Council and Council of the EU as their official emblems.[2]
The Europa building is situated on the former site of the partially demolished and renovated Bloc A of the Résidence Palace, a complex of luxurious apartment blocks. Its exterior combines the listed Art Deco façade of the original 1920s building with the contemporary design of the architect Philippe Samyn. The building is linked via two skyways and a service tunnel to the adjacent Justus Lipsius building, which provides for additional office space, meeting rooms and press facilities.
^"EUROPA : Home of the European Council and the Council of the EU - Consilium". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^"Visual identity - Consilium". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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