Residence Georges Simenon
The Résidence Georges Simenon is a residential skyscraper in Liege ( Liège ), Belgium , which by the architects Henri Bonhomme and Jean Poskin was built 1,963th It is named after the writer Georges Simenon , who was born and raised in Liège .
At 80 meters (24 floors), the building is one of the tallest in the city. It is located on Dérivation -arm the Maas , at the transition from the Quai de l'Ourthe to the Quai de la Boverie.
The peculiarity of the building lies in the division into two parts with three lower floors, which are separated from the upper 20 floors by a stilt floor without walls. Below is a multi-storey public and business area (former gas station, offices, etc.). The living area with many identical floors is separated from it. Both building volumes can be clearly distinguished from one another, their functions are recognizable from the outside.
The building was built in a modern, functional style typical of the city's economic heyday in the 1950s and 1960s and, at its location, forms an element that is very distinctive in terms of urban planning, but which many perceive as repulsive and is a prime example of the special, very Carefree style of Liège architecture and town planning.
The floors are only minimally high for residential use, and the only (escape) stairwell and the elevator system as well as the corridors and the spartan foyer are extremely narrow and low ceiling height, which is rather unusual for newer high-rise buildings.
A view from the building, one of the highest in the city, is only possible from the apartments and nowhere else, corridors and access areas are windowless.
A tour of the building is difficult, although it is a technically significant example of earlier urban development concepts, as no public transport is planned.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ N , 5 ° 34 ′ 48 ″ E