Until 1998, it was a large postal sorting center in Brussels. Tri Postal, located next to the Gare du Midi in Saint-Gilles, has been empty since that date. Reconstruction to the new headquarters is planned for 2023. Meanwhile, 1340 m² of unused area is occupied by temporary functional fillings.
City | Saint-Gilles (Belgium) |
No. of inhabitants | 17,7 T |
Location | S |
Title | Le Tri Postal |
Building | La Poste |
Address | Avenue Fonsny 48, 1060 |
Date of origin | 1950s |
Monument | not mentioned |
Original function | postal sorting center |
Owner | SNCB (National Railway Company of Belgium) |
Usable space | buildings |
Kind of contract | lease |
Tenant | Communa |
Date of launch | 2019 |
Temporary function | cultural and community centre |
Pattern | stand-in |
Architecture | revitalisaton |
Construction | recycling |
Urbanism | activation |
Future | new headuarters (SNCB) |