Opnamedienst Psychiatrie Lumen

In Zelzate, the architect Patrick Lefebure created a new building for the regional admissions department for the psychiatric hospitals run by the Brothers of Charity. Its design is characterised by the clearly delineated volume on the drive next to the impressive 250-metre-long complex (dating from the nineteenth century) parallel to the canal. The Lumen Admissions Department houses several sections that are ingeniously arranged around a number of patios which are to a greater or lesser extent closed off from the outside world, depending on the nature of the section.