De Roosenberg Oud-Heverlee, Belgium 2023–

The centre for the municipality of Oud-Heverlee will accommodate a new library, council chamber, cafe, multipurpose hall to seat 560 and foyer.

A collaboration with WV Architecten, the project was won in competition through the Vlaams Bouwmeester Open Call programme in 2023/24.

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    The centre has been imagined as a “palace for the people”
  • 9_2312_V1_landscape-FINAL
    Together with the renewed landscape, De Roosenberg is established as a welcoming public destination
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    Loggia, council chamber, reading rooms and studios overlooking the lake
  • 9_2312_HH_Mode-Library
    Public library – a “living room” for the community
  • 9_2312_HH_Mode-Hall
    Multipurpose hall opens on to the foyer with a view of the lake beyond
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    A central hall and stair links the spaces and binds activities together
  • 9_2312_HH_Mode-Entrance-02
    The daylit central hall and stair seen from the upper levels
  • 9_2312_HH_Mode-Brasserie
    The cafe terrace overlooks the lake and the new park

Technical

  • Appointment: 2024
  • Client: Gemeentebestuur Oud-Heverlee
  • Architect: Henley Halebrown
  • Architect: WV Architecten
  • Landscape Architect: Ateliers Damien Derouaux
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