Usquare

Welcome to UR Square, the new transitional occupation taking shape on the Usquare site (*), transforming the former "Ixelles barracks" into a creative, sustainable, and innovative hub in the heart of Brussels.
UR Square is a collective project that places the community at the core of its operations. Driven by the energy of its members, this unique space fosters the sharing of resources, skills, and human energy. In doing so, it creates an environment conducive to inspiration and creativity. UR Square regularly organizes activities open to the public, providing meeting opportunities for residents, visitors, and the academic community, thereby contributing to the social and cultural vitality of the neighborhood.
UR Square is not just a temporary occupation but a genuine crossroads of ideas and encounters, where everyone can get involved and rethink common uses in a responsible and supportive approach. Each building becomes a place of expression and residence for sustainable, circular, innovative, social, educational, cultural, and creative initiatives.
The initiative is managed by the non-profit organization WonderMei, thus reinforcing community involvement in the project’s management. UR Square is, above all, your space, our space—a place open to all, where projects and communities thrive together.
Come discover the richness and diversity of our programming in the agenda and resident sections or on our Facebook and Instagram accounts.

(*) Located at the intersection of Boulevard Général Jacques and Avenue de la Couronne, the Usquare project, managed by SAU, aims to convert the former Ixelles Gendarmerie School into a new, dynamic, urban, and welcoming neighborhood, open to the city.

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Le nouveau quartier Usquare à Ixelles s’apprête à vivre au rythme d’une seconde occupation temporaire, axée sur la culture, le social, la formation, l ’alimentation durable et locale et l’économie circulaire, sans oublier le bien-être. Durant les trois prochaines années, UR Square, du nom de cette...
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The Éclosion festival, organized by XL’j Maison de Jeunes, returned for its third edition on October 18th and 19th, 2024, at UR Square, offering a full immersion into the creative world of young artists. It was a vibrant event where art and music came together to celebrate passion and creativity. On...
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Le projet de construction de 460 chambres d’étudiants au sein du nouveau quartier Usquare à Ixelles - anciennement la Caserne de l’Ecole Royale de la Gendarmerie- vient de franchir une nouvelle étape. Responsable de la reconversion de l’ensemble du site, la SAU (Société d’Aménagement Urbain) vient...
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