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Client(s)Kolmont Woonprojecten nv, DCA nv
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Construction siteBerchem
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Project architectThomas Cornelis
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Architect teamLaure Denis
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Main contractorDCA nv
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Year2017-
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StatusDesign
Reconversion of a former factory building into an apartment building with 74 flats, 3 office spaces, a large commercial space and an underground car park over 2 floors. The project consists of a renovation section, a vertical elevation (new construction) and partial demolition and reconstruction (new construction). Features include the non-original joinery in the existing factory facade, which will be replaced with new joinery with the same subdivision as the original joinery. Behind this original facade, lockable winter gardens are created as outdoor spaces for the flats. Wherever possible, the original on-site concrete ceilings will be made visible again. The addition builds on the facade architecture of the existing factory building. The addition has two storeys at the height of Coveliersstraat and one storey with setback at the height of Belpairestraat. A pyramid-shaped addition from the 1980s is demolished and a new linking volume is added in its place. This linking volume, with its white brickwork and brownish-red concrete facings, matches the brownish-red brickwork and grey concrete facings of the factory building. The existing parking basement will be deepened by one level in order to realise a larger parking supply.
