Sint-Lievenspoort, Ghent
On the Sint-Lievenspoort care site in Ghent, a former convent building has been renovated, restored, and refurbished as a new school for the BuBaO (intended for children with auditory and/or speech or autism spectrum disorders). The imposing neo-Gothic complex became part of a new circulation plan throughout the site. The former gloomy building was cleaned up and refreshed, an abundance of light and air was brought back into the building.
In the cleared former courtyard, a new multipurpose hall was implanted, the roof of which was used as a relaxation area. Most of the architectural interventions provided the right scale, orientation and identity for both schools (nursery and primary). The surroundings were brightly greened and differentiated.
The historic cloisters were reused and optimized. Functional, flexible, and clear classrooms were designed. One corridor was, as it were, placed outside the building in a double facade. This strongly reinforces the visual and physical relationship between building and courtyard. The former chapel has been converted into a sports hall. Although a renovation has its limitations in terms of energy saving, maximum effort was made to minimize consumption and maximize comfort.
PUBLICATIONS
- Detail Edition. Architecture of transformation in Flanders, 2024
- Lannoo, Belgian Architects Today, 2024
- Architectuurboek Vlaanderen N°13. Dit is een mosterdfabriek. Kleuter- en basisschool Sint-Lievenspoort, Gent, 2018
- Detail Magazine. Minimum interventions: Special School in Ghent, 2018
- Archdaily. BuBaO Sint-Lievenspoort/evr-Architecten + Callebaut Architecten, 2018
- Scholen van Morgen. Arch School Awards deze 3 scholen van Morgen, 2018
- Bouwen aan Vlaanderen. Klooster van Sint-Lievenspoort in futuristisch kleedje, Jaargang 17, nr.5 — okt-nov, 2016
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