The redesign by Artgineering and H+N+S of the area between the Place Dumon and the Stokkel metro station was completed in 2018. After a long process and much resistance, the square that previously served only as a car park was finally transformed into a meeting place for residents. A truly shared space, open to pedestrians, cyclists, trams, buses and cars.

The reconstruction of Place Dumon did not go without a hitch. And that is an understatement. In 2013 the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre launched an architectural competition. The aim was to bring a new dynamic to the area and to make the square more appealing. Pascal Smet, the Brussels minister for mobility and public works, wholeheartedly supported the plans and made them even more ambitious. In order to improve the quality of city life, he wanted to divide the public space in a radically different manner: cars would no longer have absolute priority, and more space would be given to public transport, cyclists and pedestrians.