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Wetenschapspark Arenberg Masterplan
Heverlee Development: Science Park in Leuven, Belgium ? design by KCAP
30 Mar 2018
Wetenschapspark Arenberg Masterplan
Design: KCAP
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Wetenschapspark Arenberg Masterplan
KCAP updates masterplan Science Park Arenberg in Leuven, Belgium
Rotterdam, 29th of March 2018 – The masterplan for ?Wetenschapspark Arenberg? in Heverlee has been updated. The science park is an important link in the further development of the Leuven knowledge region.

At this location, the university KU Leuven offers space for companies in biotechnology, the ICT sector and mechatronics. The update of the original masterplan developed in 2000, also designed by KCAP, was necessary because parts of the area became impossible to being developed due to conditions set up for the protection of a water collection area. The update of the masterplan has been conducted by KCAP in close consultation with local key actors.
The actualisation is based on the masterplan that was developed in a design competition commissioned by KU Leuven. With the original masterplan, it was decided to develop an area of 13 hectares in clusters with green landscapes in between. The updated masterplan adopts a number of these elements, such as the layout in clusters divided by green areas, but translates them into a much more compact set-up.

This ensures more proximity, synergy and e...