Foster & Partners has finished an 18,800sq m office development on the site of a former steelworks in south-west Luxembourg.

The project, named ICÔNE, was designed in conjunction with local practice BFF architectes and is arranged as two wings enclosing a central atrium, wrapped by an orthogonal façade and a roof that emphasises the building’s structural grid and industrial setting.

Located at Belval, a stone’s throw from the French border, ICÔNE sits in the shadow of a preserved former blast furnace that stands as a monument to the site’s former use. The area is being redeveloped as a centre for research, education, leisure and commerce.

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