Project Kortrijk, Belgium

K in Kortrijk

Foundations for a shopping center at the heart of the city

Sector: Buildings

10 months and 7 machines .. huge project in Kortrijk/Courtrai for the foundations of this 34 000 m² shopping mall.

Technical specifications

Rotary cased bored piles with enlarged base

10 000 m³
Ø 1500 mm / Ø enlarged base 2700 mm
more than 40 m long

Barrettes

9000 m²
more than 40 m deep

Diaphragm wall - shopping center

16 165 m²
1000 mm thick
25 m deep

+ 14 382 m² diaphragm wall for the entrance tunnels

Shopping in the heart of the city

This modern and urban shopping mall, open since 2010, offers 85 shops and brands of mode, living style, restaurants and much more. Situated in the middle of the city, close to the pedestrian area, it also provides more than 1500 parking spots for cars and bikes as well as 80 housings.

In order to shortened the construction time, one the solution was to build higher and deeper at the same time. Which was made possible thanks to our realization of barrettes.