Espace des Associations Gerpinnes

Cultural center for a rural town in a park

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extrait de l’atlas Ferraris (1770-1778) de la zone concernée

Espace des Associations Gerpinnes

Cultural center for a rural town in a park

Year: 2017

Status: Competition

Program: Socio-cultural equipment

Location: Namur, Belgium

Budget: 2500000 exc. VAT

Surface: 1200 m²

Stability: JZH & Partners

HVAC: JZH & Partners

Energy: JZH & Partners

Landscape: Landinzicht

Acoustics: Kahle Acoustics

Theatre techniques: Artsceno

A proposal for a new cultural and associative building, to be build on a plot located nowadays just besides a public park and aiming to become part of the extended park afterwards, in Gerpinnes, south of Belgium. Our project, in colored concrete, opens views and relations with the city center, the park and the surroundings. Special care on materialities, space organization and versatility.

 

status: competition | second prize

 

* Hand drawings used in collages are from Chloé Perarnau’s book « L’orchestre »