Port Authority Building (Antwerp)

Port Authority Building
Havenhuis
Image of the exterior
Alternative names	Port House
General information
Status	Completed
Architectural style	Neo-futurist
Address	Zaha Hadidplein 1, 2030 Antwerp, Belgium
Town or city	Antwerp
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	51°14′28″N 4°24′26″E / 51.24112°N 4.4073495°E / 51.24112; 4.4073495
Construction started	2012
Completed	2016
Opened	September 2016
Owner	Port of Antwerp
Height	46 m (151 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	5 (additional)
Floor area	12,800 m (41,994.75 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Zaha Hadid
Architecture firm	Zaha Hadid Architects
Other information
Seating capacity	90
Parking	190 (bicycle) 25 (electric car)
References
www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/port-house/

The Port Authority Building (Dutch: Havenhuis), or the Port House, is a government building located in Antwerp, Belgium, built between 2009 and 2016. It is located in the area of Eilandje, in the Port of Antwerp, and acts as the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority, housing various departments.^[1] Designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, the building opened in 2016, the year of her death. It is the sole government building designed by Hadid. The design of the building incorporates the use of a fire station, integrating it into the building.^[2] Attached above and connected to the fire station is a contemporary diamond-shaped structure marked by straight edges, with an additional column providing support from the floor.^[1]

The building houses approximately 500 employees, and acts as a meeting place for international contacts of the Antwerp port community. According to the Antwerp Port Authority, the building is meant to "symbolise the dynamic, reliable, ambitious and innovative nature" of the Port of Antwerp.