Ebergiste de Deynestraat 15, 9000 Ghent

• Delivered in 2020
• 311 student rooms
• A 62 meter high tower
• Study Café with panoramic view on the 18th floor
• Great facilities: gameroom (developed in co-creation with students), fitness, chillroom
• 35 communal kitchens
• Garden with volleyball field, basketball area, Upkot chickens, terraces with BBQ's, ...
• Built with sustainable building techniques and smart energy saving applications, which resulted in a saving of 139 tonnes of CO² during construction
• Great management by an Upkot coach 
• Own rental and management service
• In cooperation with Archipl Architecten en Studio Basta

Sustainable project

Our guiding principle in the construction of Bro Upkot was a sustainable approach with smart energy applications. The building is completely gas-free and is heated via 2 heat pumps. Rainwater recovery is combined with recovery of "grey" water: the waste water from the showers is purified and reused to flush the toilets.

A trendy interior

The general theme in Bro Upkot is about evolution and the future. The interior was created and made by our Look & Feel team. Combinations of rough materials and colours create a unique and cool urban atmosphere. All signage in the building is made of wood from site waste. In the 35 communal kitchens, the theme of evolution comes to life: through Upcycling, we visualised the evolution of a particular object. For example, you can see the Barbie doll, the Monopoly game or a keyboard evolving over the years.