Preservation of Meaning
"The Theater at Domain De Hoge Rielen is a renovation project that has evolved in a very natural and coherent way, without denying its origins. The time layers of the site, the military use during the Cold War as well as the meeting place for youth groups, can still be read. The actual qualities – the building technology, the brick and the metal frames – are celebrated inside and out, so that the place retains its original character. To accommodate the current multi-functional use as part of a theater, the architects expanded the existing building - but what was added, a kitchen, storage and a small stage, is just about as big as needed. Again, these additions are done in brick: no new material was used, the building was continued in the genius loci of the site."
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