Mixed-use building Saint-Vith
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Project management · 2024

Mixed-use building Saint-Vith

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Mixed use in central Saint-Vith. 18 apartments and three commercial units on a corner plot with a complex inner-city situation, delivered on schedule and budget.

Location
Saint-Vith · BE
Year
2024
Type
Mixed-use building
Role
Project management & owner's representative
Scale
18 apartments · 3 commercial units
Status
Key handover summer 2024

Task

On a corner plot in the historical centre of Saint-Vith, a four-storey mixed-use building was to be built. The owner cooperative sought a project manager to act as their independent representative on site, without daily presence themselves. The complexity lay less in the building structure than in the urban setting and the owners' demand for schedule and cost reliability.

Approach

MSX accompanied the project from permit planning through to key handover. Step one was consolidating the concept with the architecture office and clearing building-law questions with the municipality. Then trades were tendered individually, compared and awarded, with particular attention to firms whose logistics could function in the tight inner-city situation. During construction, weekly on-site coordination, monthly reports to the owners.

Outcome

The building was handed over on schedule in summer 2024. All 18 apartments were leased at handover, the three commercial units secured by pre-leases. The owner cooperative kept the fee budget across a 24-month construction time, without notable change orders.

Challenges

  • Inner-city logistics

    Narrow access, limited storage, active business operation on the adjacent plot. Trade logistics were critical, and re-tuned weekly in site meetings.

  • Energy target

    Owners' requirement: energy class A. Reached through consistent reduction of component complexity, a high-quality envelope detail and a heat-recovery ventilation system.

  • Multi-party owner

    18 owner parties with diverse expectations. Structured communication, written decisions and a monthly report were decisive for trust during construction.

Key figures

  • 2,400

    m² gross floor area

  • 21

    total units

  • 24

    months on site

  • 18

    trades coordinated

Parties

Owner
Owner cooperative (18 parties)
Architecture
Architecture office Saint-Vith
Structures
External engineering office
Project management
MSX
Owner's representative
MSX