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Sint-Lievenspoort
Stijn Bollaert

BuBaO Sint-Lievenspoort

Callebaut architecten as Architects

On the site for care and education Sint-Lievenspoort in Ghent a neo-gothic cloister becomes refurbished, restaured and expanded as a new school for children with conditions concerning hearing, speech and autism. The monumental complex becomes an element in a new clear pattern of circulation throughout the site.

photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert

 

The existing building that has lost a lot of its attractiveness throughout the years gets a fresh overhaul in which the spatial qualities get restored. There’s once again an abundance of light and air. A non-qualitative addition in the inner courtyard is being removed to make place for a green meeting room and a multifunctional space with a roofterrace on top for the children. The new additions serve to realise human scale, orientation and identity for the school. The area becomes more natural and green.

photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert

The historical hallways get renovated. Around these hallways are functional, flexible and spacious classrooms. In addition a new passage on the first and second level gets added as a double skin outside the building. This passage reinforces the visual and physical relationship between the interiors and the courtyard. The historical chapel gets reclaimed as a gym with changing rooms, an office for the gymteachers and a room for relaxation in the choir of the church.

photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert

The renovation is also unique in the sense of sustainability. The floors, windows, roofs get insulated. There’s also mechanical ventilation with a heat exchange to minimize heat losses. In terms of material-efficiency, as much of the existing materials as possible got reused in the project. Most of the sanitary water comes by way of rainwater-recuperation.

photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
photo_credit Stijn Bollaert
Stijn Bollaert
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