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Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces

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CLIENTS
Municipality Of Zemst

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nicolas Da Silva Lucas

AREA
3286 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Zemst, Belgium

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

The municipality of Zemst needs new workshop and office spaces, replacing the old buildings spread over the site.

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

The building should include dressing rooms, a cafeteria, and plenty of workspaces.

Part of the existing buildings on the site will be demolished in the first phase to make way for the new building (STEP 1).

The program of demands, consisting of approximately 3.500m2, is organized along the perimeter of the site (STEP 2).

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

The front of the volume is bent in order to mark the main entrance to the building.

In addition, this ensures optimum visibility from the offices on the loading dock (STEP 3).

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

The rear of the building is also folded to make room for the fleet (STEP 4).

The building envelope is optimized to the requested program of demands and the available space on the site (STEP 5).

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas

The building roof is fan-shaped to guarantee optimal daylight entering the building (STEP 6).

The result is a sculptural building that can be read in multiple ways, aiming for flexible and easy use.

Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas


Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
Zemst Workshop And Office Spaces
© Nicolas da Silva Lucas


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Ground floor plan
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Floor plan


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Floor plan
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Floor plan
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Roof plan
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Elevations


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