BuBaO Sint-Lievenspoort / evr-Architecten + Callebaut Architecten

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Text description provided by the 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Address:Sint-Lievenspoortstraat, Ghent, Belgium

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Cite: "BuBaO Sint-Lievenspoort / evr-Architecten + Callebaut Architecten" 21 Jun 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/873759/bubao-sint-lievenspoort-evr-architecten> ISSN 0719-8884

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从哥特风格的修道院,到灵活多变的儿童学校 / evr-Architecten + Callebaut Architecten

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