The 18,800m2 offices will be constructed opposite the former blast furnace Foster+Partners

The 18,800m2 offices will be constructed opposite the former blast furnace Foster+Partners

Designed by Foster+Partners and Beiler François Fritsch Architects for developers Besix Red, the 18,800m2 offices will be constructed opposite the former blast furnace.

Of the site, some 3,000m2 will be used for co-working areas for cross-border workers who, it has been suggested, can work there for a few hours until the bulk of traffic subsides and then travel onto their company offices elsewhere.

The site will have open workspaces, shared meeting rooms as well as space for a single company and startup incubator, Archiduc writes.  

The project comes as Luxembourg seeks alternatives to ease the congestion on its roads, driven in large part by the 190,000 cross-border workers who commute to Luxembourg daily. Among the measures being encouraged are teleworking initiatives in both the public and private sector.

Last year, prime minister Xavier Bettel announced the creation of a coworking hub in Esch-Belval as a satellite office for French commuters. It would appear this project is now concrete.

Image: Foster+Partners. Artists' impression shows interior of new coworking hub in Belval

Cross-border commuters must physically work a certain amount of time each year within the grand duchy or face changes to their taxation and social security contributions in their country of residence.