IEA was selected by the Antwerp bouwmeester to implement the reorganization of the historic boys and girls school in the Jozef Balstraat and the complete renovation the outer shell.

Over a number of decades, the existing school underwent a series of  transformations and closures. Because of these adjustments, the school became highly fragmented and lost its  spatial quality.

Through the strategy of 'de-pitting', the relocation of a number of programs and the introduction of clear use of color, IEA introduces a new cohesion and organization for the school. This strategy is spatially translated through the method of a consistent repetition of architectural elements such as: absolute plinth, consistent use of color, consistent ceilings and new spatial relations.