Department store adjacent to the Kremlin and Bolshoi Theater

Tsum Moscow: Architectural concrete for Europe –
Design and construction of a trend-setting façade

With Belgium being the guest country of the 59th BetonTage congress, it is the ideal moment to report on an internationally renowned project, being realized by a Belgium company. The Decomo company located in Mouscron is not only operating in Belgium as specialist in architectural concrete, but also in all neighboring countries (France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany), in the United Kingdom and in Switzerland.

Decomo is offering the entire product range, which means all kinds of surface treatment, such as acid-treated, sand-blasted, washed or polished, but also using inlays of brick...

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