Beekkant Square

Beekkant Square is the main square of this part of Molenbeek. It owes its actual form with the garden and two bordering social housing towers as the main buildings to a large extent to the design of the social housing complex Cité Edmond Machtens.

The square faces the entrance to the underground Beekkant metro station with access to the pedestrian bridge and on its right side the undeveloped and fenced-off West Station site and on the left, the Dubois-Thornstreet giving access to both the Infrabel academy campus site and Delhaize Hall buildings. It has stations for buses, and bike and car sharing.

In addition to its green and recreation area, the square also offers an agora space with benches. A monumental sculpture emphasizes a no longer operative railway line to the Delhaize Site in the back.

According to the plans for west station, the square will become even more important as esplanade connecting the underground metro station and the pedestrian bridge with the future park. Besides its function as esplanade integrating different traffic flows, the square also operates as a neighborhood square, where people of different generations pass by, relax, play, and perform.

Recording (2016)