Wijnegem, Marktplein

In the Antwerp suburb of Wijnegem, next to the historic town hall, we find the centrally located “Marktplein”. There has been a need for a central meeting place for some time, but before the redesign took place the central square only had a parking function. Following a design by LAND Landschapsarchitecten, the square was split into two zones during the redevelop. A parking zone on the south side and an open meeting place on the north side. Between these two zones is a small pavilion on a raised sitting platform. This pavilion offers facilities for the weekly market and is also well suited for temporary uses such as a pop-up store. In the sitting platform is, space has been created for trees, in which tree grate model Samber from ANAE is applied. Further on in the square the same cast-iron tree grates have been applied in a larger size.

Leuven, Park Belle-Vue

Construction works on the public space around Leuven train station have been going since 2008. The final phase was to finish off the “Kop van Kessel-Lo”, the area directly behind the train station where the Kessel-Lo district starts. The “Martelarenlaan” was completely redeveloped and integrated into the new “Belle-Vue” park. The 750 meter long and 50 meter wide strip that separates the buildings of Kessel-Lo from the railroad trench behind the station, is equipped with lots of greenery, trees and a playful height difference. Also, there are two bastions in the park which serve as a meeting and relaxation place for local residents. The trees on these bastions which provide some shade in the summer, are equipped with ANAE tree grates in the model Dendre. The tree grates are executed with a watering lid and finished off with a grey tinted powder coat.

Roermond, Munsterplein

At the base of the 13th-century Minster in Roermond, we find the Munsterplein. It was decided in 2019 that the square would be renewed. And today, even a month earlier than planned, the renewed Munsterplein was officially opened. At first glance, little seems to have changed and that’s because the historical character of the square has been preserved. Despite the reuse of the old cobblestones, the walkability of the square has drastically improved. Also, the recognizable kiosk is still adorning the square. The new tree bench, on the other hand, stands out immediately. ANAE designed and made this special bench. Starting point of the design with the deep seat, was to create the illusion that the bench floats above the ground.

Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Dumonplein

Place Dumon in the Brussels town of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, was laid out at the beginning of the last century on the former estate of the Belgian politician August-Joseph Dumon. Initially the square served as the end point for a number of tram lines, but in addition there has been trade on and around Place Dumon since it’s construction. When the first buildings around the square appeared in the 1930s, the three-weekly market was also organized for the first time. A market that till now is still held triweekly. From the 1980s, the square was used as a parking lot, but in 2017 it was decided that the square would be redesigned, it would lose its parking function and it would be turned into a lovely open square. This redesign uses ANAE tree grates, the Vire model in three different sizes and the Vesder model in the elongated version.