The B3 is a cultural and educational center located in Outremeuse, Liège, inaugurated on June 24, 2023. Built on the site of the former Bavière Hospital, it replaces the Chiroux library and now houses the Province of Liège’s Resource and Creativity Center, a digital tools hub, and a business incubator. Construction began in 2020 and was completed in 2023.
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Architecture
The B3 building, designed by the Liège-based firm 51N4E, is a contemporary glass-and-steel structure shaped like an L.
Its façades feature curtain walls partially covered with inclined zinc-and-glass sunshades, creating a double-skin design.
Spread over five floors and covering 17,500 m², it is heated through geothermal energy and equipped with 1,000 m² of solar panels.
