BO–RD is a 14,000m² industrial site on the edge of Brussels, dedicated to reuse, making and experimentation – initiated and operated by RotorDC. It brings together a heterogeneous mix of spaces, activities and users, somewhere between a salvage yard, workshops and storage spaces, offices, meeting, event spaces and a wild garden.
Programme
(1) Open studios
(2) A collective exhibition curated by BO-RD residents
(3) Guided tours of the site and architectural project with La Générale – assemblée d’architectes
(4) A public debate moderated by BMA Bouwmeester Maitre Architecte
(5) Bar by Articule Café + DJ-sets

(1) Open studios
*26.09 // 10AM-7PM
For the launch of BO–RD, several residents will open the doors to their studios, offering a glimpse into their current practices and working spaces. Come by, meet the residents, and discover what’s happening behind the studio doors.


(2) A collective exhibition curated by BO-RD residents
*26.09 > 03.10.2026 // Tue - Fri : 10AM-1PM / 2PM-6PM, Sat : 10AM-6PM
For the launch of BO–RD, its residents - artists, designers, painters, sculptors, and more - come together for the first time to exhibit their works in a group exhibition. The show unfolds in collaboration with RotorDC, whose materials and context will frame the exhibition.


(3) Guided tours of the site and architectural project with La Générale – assemblée d’architectes
*26.09 // 11AM-1PM
The project was shaped through workshops, discussions with Rotor and the people already active on site, and a regular presence at BORD to better understand its daily rhythms, dynamics and needs. It is based on a series of targeted interventions that improve the site’s current functioning by working with existing structures rather than adding new buildings. Three principles have guided the project from the start: BEFORE, valuing what is already there; SYSTEM, developing spatial and constructive principles that can adapt over time; and LEAVE, allowing room for appropriation, changing uses and the unexpected. This guided visit explores BORD’s renovation and transformation through a walk across the site and its buildings.


(4) A public debate moderated by BMA Bouwmeester Maitre Architecte
*26.09 // 3PM-5PM
Moderated by the BMA, this public debate will explore what a productive site like BO–RD can bring to Brussels. As and becomes increasingly scarce and expensive, how can productive activities, small businesses, makers and circular practices continue to find a place in the city? What strategies can help maintain these activities in Brussels, and what could the industrial zoning of the future look like? The discussion will bring together policymakers, public administrations, urban practitioners, cooperators, entrepreneurs and the Rotor teams to question the role of productive sites in the city, and the conditions needed for them to thrive. Join us at the Door Pavilion, specially reconfigured for the occasion.


(5) Bar by Articule Café + DJ-sets
*26.09 // 12AM-9PM
Articule is a small coffee roastery based in Brussels. Started in my parents’ garage in 2023 by selecting and roasting coffee with care. Today I roast from my own atelier at BO–RD. I select coffees by digging into their story, the terroir and the people who work for it. Most of these coffees arrive by sail and are grown by farmers who commit to regenerative practices.
Groove Me (if you can) is a solar underground house music collective. Based in Brussels, five resident DJs tour bars and other venues of the city. Always friends surrounding, we welcome more and more curious dancers to mend in our close-knit gatherings. Expect beats that groove, harmonies that smile and the impromptu deeper-dive into an electronic music abyss.