Port Authority Building, Antwerp (Havenhuis)
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Zaha Hadid building
contemporary architecture
government building
landmark
office building
port authority building
postmodern architecture
The Port Authority Building (Havenhuis) in Antwerp is a striking contemporary landmark that fuses a historic fire station with a faceted glass extension, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as the headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Authority Building, Antwerp (Havenhuis) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7269174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port Authority Building, Antwerp (Havenhuis) Context triple: [Zaha Hadid, notableWork, Port Authority Building, Antwerp (Havenhuis)]
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Antwerp City Hall
Antwerp City Hall is a 16th-century Renaissance-style town hall on the city’s main square, renowned as one of Belgium’s most important historic civic buildings and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Leuven Town Hall
Leuven Town Hall is a renowned 15th-century Gothic civic building in Leuven, Belgium, celebrated for its ornate façade adorned with statues and intricate stonework.
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C.
Ghent City Hall
Ghent City Hall is a historic civic building in Ghent, Belgium, renowned for its blend of Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles and its role as the seat of the city’s municipal government.
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D.
Brussels Town Hall
Brussels Town Hall is a Gothic-style civic building and landmark in Brussels, renowned for its ornate façade and towering spire dominating the Grand Place.
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E.
Bruges City Hall
Bruges City Hall is a historic Gothic-style municipal building in Bruges, Belgium, renowned as one of the oldest city halls in the Low Countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port Authority Building, Antwerp (Havenhuis) Target entity description: The Port Authority Building (Havenhuis) in Antwerp is a striking contemporary landmark that fuses a historic fire station with a faceted glass extension, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as the headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority.
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A.
Antwerp City Hall
Antwerp City Hall is a 16th-century Renaissance-style town hall on the city’s main square, renowned as one of Belgium’s most important historic civic buildings and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Leuven Town Hall
Leuven Town Hall is a renowned 15th-century Gothic civic building in Leuven, Belgium, celebrated for its ornate façade adorned with statues and intricate stonework.
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C.
Ghent City Hall
Ghent City Hall is a historic civic building in Ghent, Belgium, renowned for its blend of Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles and its role as the seat of the city’s municipal government.
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D.
Brussels Town Hall
Brussels Town Hall is a Gothic-style civic building and landmark in Brussels, renowned for its ornate façade and towering spire dominating the Grand Place.
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E.
Bruges City Hall
Bruges City Hall is a historic Gothic-style municipal building in Bruges, Belgium, renowned as one of the oldest city halls in the Low Countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zaha Hadid building
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contemporary architecture ⓘ government building ⓘ landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ port authority building ⓘ postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Havenhuis
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Port House ⓘ |
| architect |
Zaha Hadid
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Zaha Hadid Architects ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary
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deconstructivism ⓘ |
| awarded | multiple architecture awards ⓘ |
| city | Antwerp ⓘ |
| client |
Antwerp Port Authority
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linked to:
Port of Antwerp
|
| competition | won by Zaha Hadid Architects in 2009 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2012 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.236°N 4.410°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| designFeature |
diamond-like glass façade
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faceted glass extension above historic base ⓘ ship-shaped superstructure ⓘ |
| floorsAboveGround | 5 ⓘ |
| function | headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 46 metres ⓘ |
| heritageComponent | historic fire station building ⓘ |
| incorporates | former fire station ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Port of Antwerp ⓘ |
| location |
Antwerp
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Belgium ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of historic and contemporary architecture
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iconic silhouette on Antwerp’s docklands skyline ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployeesHosted | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| owner |
Antwerp Port Authority
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linked to:
Port of Antwerp
|
| purpose | to centralize Antwerp Port Authority services ⓘ |
| region | Flanders ⓘ |
| roofShape | faceted glass volume ⓘ |
| symbolism |
facets referencing cut diamonds
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form referencing a ship’s bow ⓘ reference to Antwerp’s diamond industry ⓘ reference to Antwerp’s maritime heritage ⓘ |
| uses |
meeting rooms
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office space ⓘ reception areas ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 2016 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port Authority Building, Antwerp (Havenhuis) Description of subject: The Port Authority Building (Havenhuis) in Antwerp is a striking contemporary landmark that fuses a historic fire station with a faceted glass extension, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as the headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority.
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