Restoration of the Brussels Conservatory has begun

Restoration and extension work has begun on the Brussels Conservatory on Rue de la Régence. This work will restore a piece of Belgian architectural heritage and provide our conservatories with modern infrastructure worthy of these internationally renowned schools. 
The historic buildings designed by architect Cluysenaar, including the concert hall and classrooms, and the townhouses on Rue de la Toison will be carefully restored. The library building, which was added in later years, will be demolished to make way for a new building with high-performance classrooms, a rehearsal room and a chamber music hall. 

This part of the work is expected to be completed in the autumn of 2029. The following work will be commissioned at a later stage, once additional funding has been made available. This mainly concerns the restoration of the Director's Residence and the Secretariat Residence on Kleine Zavel, the completion of the houses on Wolstraat and the landscaping of the courtyard gardens. 

Work in the first 6 months

• Setting up the construction site: fencing, access roads, scaffolding, erecting tower crane no. 1 on the forecourt
• Protecting elements that remain in place and dismantling
• Studies, tests and inventories (stratigraphy, inspection of existing sewerage system)
• Demolition, in particular of the library in the interior of the block
• Foundation work (micropiles under the existing buildings and shored excavation work in the interior of the block)

Global planning

• Preparation: January - spring 2026
• Demolition: February - summer 2026
• Structural work: spring 2026 - autumn 2028
• Finishing work: autumn 2027 - autumn 2029