360 Architecten, Nieuw Hoogzaal and Entrance Sint-Michielskerk Leuven, Leuven © Jan Mannaerts
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360 ARCHITECTEN - LEUVEN

Nieuw Hoogzaal en Entree Sint-Michielskerk Leuven

A new chancel creates space for a replica of a baroque Contius organ in the unique baroque interior of Sint-Michielskerk (St Michael’s Church) in Leuven. The integration of the organ is an architectural reflection of the interior as a whole. According to 360 Architecten, each intervention is intended to help build a perfect space. The realisation that individual interventions can never take precedence over the coherence of the whole lies at the heart of the design. In addition to the spatial and functional integration of the organ, the architects worked out a new strategy for the entrance portal and chancel screen. They studied the entrance sequences of the public when the church was used for different purposes. The new access facilitates multiple uses, from ceremonies and celebrations to concerts and tourism. A series of 3 rooms is separated from the church space. A new public reception area and connecting space to the chancel and lodges borders a central vestibule with ceremonial doors.

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Project details

ARCHITECT:
TYPE OF BUILDING:

Religious

LOCATION:

Naamsestraat 57a

3000 Leuven

Belgium

DATE COMPLETED:

October 2018

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