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Pakhuis Clemmen

Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange

PAKHUIS CLEMMEN

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ARCHITECTS
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CATEGORY
Other Public Administration Buildings

PHOTOGRAPHS
Thierry Lagrange

LOCATION
Ghent, Belgium

COOPERATION CONSTRUCTION
Studiebureau Riessauw Bvba

YEAR
2012

COOPERATION TECHNICS
De klerck engineering

CONTRACTOR
Monument Vandekerckhove nv

Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange
Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange

Text description provided by architect.

The decision by the city of Ghent to establish its department of culture in an old warehouse on the river Leie was intended as a bold statement.

Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange
Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange

By situating it at this particular site, a new axis is created, that runs perpendicular to the main commercial axis in the city centre.

In order to ensure that the architecture communicates directly with the city, an explicit language of forms was used.

Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange
Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange

he new bay windows on the roof level facing different directions, and the transparency of the ground floor layout are intended to stimulate this communication.

It was our explicit choice to open the courtyard to the public and reshape it into a place for people to take a break and rest. 

Inside the building, a box office was set up on the ground floor. The first and second floors accommodate offices and the third floor is a multifunctional space.

Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange
Pakhuis Clemmen
© Thierry Lagrange

What remained of the old warehouse has been restored and put in contrast with the new office interiors and library.


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Pakhuis Clemmen
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