The plinth floor of a residential tower in Brussels is in need of renovation. The opportunity is taken to immediately rethink the surrounding public space.

A covered gallery along the smoothed façade materialises the circular walkway and mediates between city and interior. A continuous perforated metal sheet is wrapped around the canopy, as a frieze and nodal point for graphic interventions.

The forecourt, previously hard capped by a blind retaining wall, is opened up to the street. A green embankment with loose steps forms an informal transition.

Intensive vegetation in the peripheral strips around the square enhances the public character of the place.