B2Ai

Architects: B2Ai

Description: B2Ai is a multidisciplinary team of 140 architects, engineers, interior designers and urban planners in Brussels, Ghent, Roeselare and Antwerp working together to build a sustainable society with a particular focus on people and the environment.

Under the motto ‘You challenge, we rethink, together we create’, the team is committed to creating added value for people, society, nature and climate. In every project, whatever the scale, the strengths and limitations of the context and the programme are thoroughly researched and translated into powerful concepts. This is done in a spirit of collaboration, inspired by a shared passion and in an open dialogue with authorities, experts, manufacturers and researchers. In participation with users and local residents.

B2Ai has expertise and references in centres for (health)care, sports and culture, schools, offices, commercial, residential, mixed-use, and urban planning projects across Belgium and abroad.
Creation: 2011
Associates: Pieterjan Vermoortel
Awards: 2014 ARCHDAILY – BUILDING OF THE YEAR 2014
After-school child care Gistel – nomination ‘Educational architecture’

2014 BENELUX ALUMINIUM AWARD, Rotterdam
Kenniscentrum Roeselare
LAURATE

2013 ARC13 ARCHITECTURE AWARD, Rotterdam
Nekkerpool Mechelen
NOMINATION

2013 2020CHALLENGE, Brussels
Social housing neighbourhood ‘Eco-Life’ Venning
PRICE OF THE JURY

2013 WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS 2013, Singapore
Gemeenschapsinstelling De Zande Beernem
NOMINATION CATEGORIE ‘CIVIC AND COMMUNITY’

2013 ARCHITECTUURPRIJS KOKSIJDE 2013, Community of Koksijde
Summer house V at K
HONORARY MENTION CATEGORY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES

2013 ROESELARE AWARDS 2012, City Council of Roeselare
Office building B7 Accent Business Park, Roeselare
LAUREATE CATEGORY NEWLY BUILT

2012 PRECAST CONCRETE AWARDS 2012, Concrete Federation
Office building Kantoorgebouw B7 Accent Business Park, Roeselare
LAUREATE CATEGORY ‘PRECAST IN CONCRETE’

2012 JOINERY AWARDS 2012
Kenniscentrum Bib+, Roeselare
LAUREATE CATEGORY ALUMINIUM

2012 BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2012
(re)visiting – (re)inventing BURO II, SUN Architecture (November 2011)
NOMINATION CATEGORY ARCHITECTURE MONOGRAPHS

2012 MOST INSPIRING ARCHITECTURE BOOK 2012, ARCHITECTURA
(re)visiting – (re)inventing BURO II, SUN Architecture (November 2011)
NOMINATION

2012 SHOPPING AWARDS 2012
Grand Bazar Antwerp
NOMINATION CATEGORY ‘RETAIL PARKS’ [BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE RAAD VOOR WINKELCENTRA]

2012 PRIJS BOUWMEESTER 2012 - CATEGORY ‘CARE’, ORGANIZED BY THE ‘VLAAMS BOUWMEESTER’
Community institution for special youth care ‘De Zande’ in Beernem
(in collaboration with Cenergie and Denis Dujardin)
Agentschap Jongerenwelzijn, Vlaamse Overheid.
LAUREATE
Triamant Haspengouw:innovative care campus.
Care for life vzw
NOMINATION

2011 BENELUX ALUMINIUM AWARD 2011
Modelwijk Laken, Brussels
LAUREATE CATEGORY HOUSING PROJECTS – SOCIAL HOUSING

2011 FIDIAS AWARDS 2011 - AINB
Valcke Prefab Beton Vlamertinge
LAUREATE

2011 FIREFORUM AWARDS 2011
Kenniscentrum Bib+, Roeselare
NOMINATION

2011 AWARDS OF BELGIAN ARCHITECTURE 2011
Sports hall Community institution for special youth care ‘De Zande’ in Beernem
(in collaboration with Cenergie)
LAUREATE INSULATION AWARD

2010 SHOPPING AWARDS 2010
Retailpark B-park in Brugge
LAUREATE CATEGORY ‘RETAIL PARKS’ [BELGISCH-
LUXEMBURGSE RAAD VOOR WINKELCENTRA]

2010 VLAAMSE MONUMENTENPRIJS 2010
‘Duiveschieting’ as part of the Wellington
hippodrome in Oostende
LAUREATE PROVINCE OF WEST-FLANDERS

2010 ARCHITECTUURPRIJS KOKSIJDE 2010 – CATEGORY
COMMERCIAL (RE)USE
Office Immo Broker with upstairs
appartement Oostduinkerke
LAUREATE

2010 ARCHDAILY – BUILDING OF THE YEAR 2009
Office Vanhaerents – nominated ‘offices’
Office with upstairs appartement
Oostduinkerke – nominated ‘housing’
Stonecompany Zulte – nominated ‘interior’

2009 FIDIAS AWARDS 2009 - AINB
Stone company Van den Weghe Zulte
Municipal office and library Veurne
NOMINATION

2009 WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS 2009 -
Barcelona
Mero Beach Resort - Dominica
LAUREATE CATEGORY FUTURE PROJECTS -
RESIDENTIAL

2009 PRIJS BOUWHEER 2009 - CATEGORY
RECONVERSION, ORGANIZED BY THE ‘VLAAMS
BOUWMEESTER‘
PPS Picanol - Ieper
Reconversion of the former Picanol-site
into a mixed project with public cultural
functions, residential functions, retail
and new public space
LAUREATE

2009 IWT INNOVATION AWARDS [INNOVATION BY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY]
Care for Life – Triamant Haspengouw
Reconversion of the site ‘Castle of Peten’
[garden of the castle, park, historic
castle, old school buildings] into a care
hotel, serviceflats and housing with care
facilities, with common services.
NOMINATION

2009 THE PROVINCE OF WEST FLANDERS – QUALITY
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN WEST FLANDERS –
PUBLICATION
The building of offices for the
construction company Vanhaerents in Torhout
SELECTION FOR PUBLCIATION

2008 WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS 2008
Barcelona
Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention
Centre in Guangzhou (China)
LAUREATE CATEGORY CIVIC BUILDING

2008 ARCHIZINC TROPHY 2008
Residence 'Kaaizicht' (Bayview) - Newport:
construction of a tea-room, warehouse and
commercial spaces with apartments.
Immo Kaai bvba
SPECIAL AWARD COLLECTIVE HOUSING

2008 STAALBOUWWEDSTRIJD 2008
Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention
Centre in Guangzhou (China)
NOMINATION CATEGORIE E : International
projects

2007 CLIENT AWARD 2007
Construction of a music school, library,
rehearsal space and after school childcare
centre.
Ruiselede Local Council
NOMINATION

2007 IPB CHALLENGE 2007 (Easy Fairs Industrie-
en Projectbouw)
Demolition of existing offices and building
of new offices for sorting, storage and
distribution space
NOMINATION AS ONE OF FIVE FINAL CANDIDATES

2007 AWARDS OF BELGIAN ARCHITECTURE – ENERGY
AWARDS
Community institution for special youth
care ‘De Zande’ in Beernem
(in collaboration with Cenergie)
LAUREATE ENERGY AWARD

2007 CITY COUNCIL OF ROESELARE – ROESELARE
AWARDS
New office building for social security
agency in Roeselare, Krekelbergh R. nv
LAUREATE CATEGORY NEWLY BUILT

2006 PROVINCE WEST-FLANDERS – QUALITATIVE OFFICE
BUILDINGS IN WEST-FLANDERS - PUBLICATION
Building the headquarters of a company for
temporary employment: Accent Jobs for
People in Roeselare
Building of storage areas, office building
and mail sorting centre: Castelein in Veurne
SELECTION FOR PUBLCIATION

2006 FLEMISH AWARD FOR URBAN PLANNING 2006
Building of the ‘Market House’, meeting
place for several organisations, and the
layout of the market square of Houthulst
(in collaboration with consultancy and
engineering company Grontmij)
SELECTED FOR THE SECOND ROUND

2006 BELGIAN BUILDING AWARDS 2006
Renovation and newly built offices of Group
Huyzentruyt in Beveren-Leie
SELECTION CATEGORY NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

2006 CITY COUNCIL OF ROESELARE – ROESELARE
AWARDS
Building the headquarters of “Accent
Interim” in Roeselare
Accent Interim nv
LAUREATE CATEGORY NEWLY BUILT

2006 CITY COUNCIL OF ROESELARE – ROESELARE
AWARDS
Design of sandwich bar “La Grande Place” in
Roeselare
Complete design by BURO Interior bvba
La Grande Place bvba
LAUREATE CATEGORY RENOVATION

2006 BENTLEY AWARDS BALTIMORE USA
Renovation apartments for 1000 living units
Modeldistrict Laken
NOMINATION