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38 BELGIUM 2016 TOURNAI Designing a new nursing home for 130 residents faced two major challenges: the need for compliance with passive/zero-energy standards, and connecting living areas with public spaces. These twin desires were addressed with a simple, compact form surrounded by a continuous ring of bedrooms on the two upper floors. CERTIFICATION Objective: Passive certification COST 14 750 000 EUR CONCEIVED BY ASSAR ARCHITECTS SARL pca@assar.com www.assar.com T. +352 44 13 67 1 3E energy efficiency & renewable energy consultants MK ENGINEERING consulting building technologies engineers www.mkengineering.be NEY & PARTNERS consulting structural engineers www.ney.be JNC INTERNATIONAL S.A. landscape architect / landscape engineers www.jnc.be CLIENT CPAS TOURNAI