Projects

Frame, Brussels

In the heart of the Brussels Media Community creative district, Frame is an innovative platform dedicated to media and audio-visual disciplines, the first Belgian public/private/academic building. Brussels Architecture Prize 2025 (Major Intervention).

Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesFrame, a dedicated building to media and audio-visual sectors in the heart of Brussels's creative district here with its modular spaces split on three floor levels (television channel, radio studios, television studios and open-plan offices). Photo © Maxime Delvaux
Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesFrame, a dedicated building to media and audio-visual sectors in the heart of Brussels's creative district here with its modular spaces split on three floor levels (television channel, radio studios, television studios and open-plan offices). Photo © Maxime Delvaux
Information Sheet

New Build Frame.

Location   Brussels, Belgium.

Project Cost   17.1 million €.

Time Frame   Competition: 2017. Design: 2018-2019. Construction: 2020-2024. Opening: September 2025.

Owner   Brussels-Capital Region and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Architect(s)   Baukunst, Belgium   www.bau-kunst.eu  •  Bruther, France.

Seat Count   This innovation platform includes one auditorium used as a theatre and as a screening room, a co-working space, a business centre dedicated to the media and audio-visual disciplines and broadcasting studios. It will house BX1 regional TV, Brussels Video Centre, IHECS Academy and screen Brussels. Total area: 8 500 m².

Uses   Modular spaces for interdisciplinary exchanges in the media and audio-visual sectors.

Services   Comprehensive acoustic consulting services for the entire project from competition to commissioning, including room acoustics, building acoustics along with noise and vibrations control.

Team   Thomas Wulfrank, Vincent Berrier, Kahle Acoustics.

01/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesFrame, a dedicated building to media and audio-visual sectors in the heart of Brussels's creative district here with its modular spaces split on three floor levels (television channel, radio studios, television studios and open-plan offices). Photo © Maxime Delvaux
02/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesFrame, a dedicated building to media and audio-visual sectors in the heart of Brussels's creative district here with its modular spaces split on three floor levels (television channel, radio studios, television studios and open-plan offices). Photo © Maxime Delvaux
03/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesOne of many modular open spaces at Frame. Photo © Maxime Delvaux
04/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesOne of many modular open spaces at Frame. Photo © Maxime Delvaux
05/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesOne of many modular open spaces at Frame. Photo © Maxime Delvaux
06/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesDetail of acoustic treatment between a meeting room and a modular open space. Photo © Kahle Acoustics
07/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesOne of many modular open spaces at Frame. Photo © Kahle Acoustics
08/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesBuilding acoustic isolation between the open spaces of Frame building and its busy boulevard at peak hours. Photo © Kahle Acoustics
09/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesMeeting room with open acoustic curtains, fixed-wall absorption on the upper part behind an open metallic grid, carpet on the floor for sound absorption and impact noise reduction between the building levels. Photo © Kahle Acoustics
10/10Frame, Maison des médias, BruxellesFixed-wall absorption on the upper part behind an open metallic grid, carpet on the floor for sound absorption and impact noise reduction between the building levels and laterally deployed acoustic curtains. Photo © Maxime Delvaux