Studentencentrum, 2022 - 2025

In a previous phase, the new extension on the public domain as well as the renovation of the existing restaurant and the mansion with offices were executed. Phase two entails the refurbishment and extension of two more mansions along the Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat.

site plan

The new volume completes the new streetscape, appearing simultaneously unique and subtle enough. It creates a public passage, which stretches out from the street, towards the terrace and garden of the restaurant inside the building block.
ground floor plan

Two mansions - on numbers 47 and 49 - transform into quality offices. Their in- and exteriors get restored with great attention for their heritage value, making the architecture regain its existing allure. By optimizing the original floor plans, the inner circulation is now detangled. Readability and integral accessibility prevail.
first floor plan
Program: Renovation and extension of existing offices 
Location: Ghent
Procedure: Competition 
Client: Ghent University
Surface: 2040 m² (renovation 1.250m² / extension 790m²)
Surface Garden: 567m²

Landscape design: Lieve Van De Ginste 
Structural engineer: Sileghem & Partners
Technical engineer: Boydens Engineering

Photography: Filip Dujardin