Rijksarchief
Robbrecht en Daem architecten
Gent
A MONOLITH WITH A BLIND FAÇADE in white, enamelled brick. The new State Archives stand out in the otherwise anonymous street. The building fits carefully into the fabric of the historic city centre. On the rear side a new little square has been created. The ground floor of the closed building consists almost exclusively of glass in an effort to emphasise accessibility. The reading room exudes calm, functionality and comfort. The skylights not only ensure optimal lighting: inside they dampen the noise, while outside they have been fitted with solar panels.
This text has been published in the Architecture Review Flanders N°12. Tailored Architecture.
This project is part of the exhibition Composite Presence in the Belgian pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Robbrecht en Daem architecten: "We are participating with two projects in the exhibition Composite Presence. The first one is a building for the State Archives, with (of course) archive storage and reading rooms and such, located in Ghent. The second one is a Media Building with broadcasting studios, workspaces, auditoria, etc. in Brussels. Both are the result of a collaboration with another architect studio.
For the State Archives we worked with Arch & Teco. The Media Building was the result of a very much appreciated collaboration with Dierendonckblancke architecten."
public building, culture, offices-company
Bagattenstraat 43
9000 Gent
België
01-09-2014
