Kanaalzone

The Silos of the old malthouse are converted into homes by Stéphane Beel. The reform of the Silo building is a delicate task. On the one hand, the massive silos must be preserved as beacon in the environment. On the other hand, the new interventions must meet today's requirements for light and visibility, comfort and safety. It removes part of the two central cylinders over a height of 31 and 28 metres. He replaces it with a new transparent, square volume. The other six silos are fully preserved and have small openings that follow a structural logic and frame specific panoramas. This intervention creates housing units, each with three circular enclosed spaces and one square open space. This openness makes the square space, centrally located in the house, suitable as a living space and/or kitchen.