Computer Shop

Computer Shop
© Bas Princen

COMPUTER SHOP

Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen

ARCHITECTS
Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen

AREA
450.0 m²

LOCATION
Tielt, Belgium

CATGORY
Store

YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bas Princen

Text description provided by architect.

The party walls of a lot in Tielt are raised to their maximum height. On the side toward the street the elevated wall forms a wide entrance.

Computer Shop
© Bas Princen
Computer Shop
© Bas Princen

Within this frame stand two identical buildings, mirror images opposite one another, thus defining an inner courtyard.

The block on the street side contains a store and reception area; the block at the back of the lot contains the less public section, the logistics spaces.

Computer Shop
© Bas Princen
Computer Shop
© Bas Princen

The twin buildings are constructed as matter-of- factly as possible out of the typical range of industrial techniques and materials.

The structure consists of thin steel columns and beams, and steel deck floors. Both are clad with a pronounced curtain façade, partly filled in by glass.

Computer Shop
© Bas Princen
Computer Shop
© Bas Princen

Partly by polycarbonate panels. The courtyard defined by the two volumes functions as a parking and entrance zone..

The remaining space between the footprint of the buildings and the lot lines becomes a whimsical garden, as a complement to their regularity.


Computer Shop
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Computer Shop
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