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Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces 

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USER
Municipality Of Machelen

CLIENTS
Haviland Intercommunale Igsv

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Chaos Group, Arcelor Mittal, Robert Mcneel & Associates

PHOTOGRAPHS
Johnny Umans

AREA
1570 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Machelen, Belgium

CATEGORY
Institutional Buildings

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans

Text description provided by architect.

The municipality of Machelen needs new workshop and office spaces, replacing different buildings spread over the outskirts of the city.

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans

The building should include dressing rooms, a cafeteria and an outpost for the Red Cross.

The construction of the building finalizes the administrative reorganization of the municipality, merging and professionalizing all municipal departments.

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans

The compact building sets itself at the center of the site. This allows for a circulation loop that connects both the building and the surrounding car park in the most efficient way.

The plinth is topped with a sloping roof, thereby optimizing the view on the site from the offices on the first floor.

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans

Two terraces on the first floor create a double-height in the warehouses below, optimizing the handling of bigger goods. As the building gets a predominantly industrial function, it is conceived as a steel skeleton structure with load-bearing panels lining both facade.

And sloping roof, resulting in a sculptural ensemble of steel panels, creating a different coloring and shading according to the time of day.

Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans


Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans


Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans
Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
© Johnny Umans


Machelen Workshop & Office Spaces
Section A
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Section B
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Section C
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Section D
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Section E
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Section F


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Level 1 Plan
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Level 0 Plan
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Implantation Plan


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South Elevation
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West Elevation
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East Elevation
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Northwest Elevation
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Northeast Elevation


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Scheme E
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Scheme D
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Scheme C
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Scheme B
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Scheme A

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