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Belgium. An old orphanage converted into a contemporary office

Featuring a cantilivered extension, the latest project by WAW architecten in Halle, Belgium, is an open and innovative office space.

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  • 10 April 2018
  • Halle
  • WAW architecten
  • office
  • 2016

Belgian studio WAW architecten has completed a “Social Welfare Office” in Halle. An old orphanage has been transformed into a contemporary office and civic center. The new public access is situated under a cantilevered volume. From the new central entrance, a new circulation is conceived. Voids emphasize openness and promotes visibility and working environment.

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Open plan offices and meeting rooms are situated in different levels. The second floor features a restored chapel, a foyer and a new multipurpose conference room. Structure, glazing and acoustic walls of this conference room refers to the stained-glass windows of the chapel. The attic has been converted into an archive.

Read also: Belgian studio Trans architecture has completed a factory extension that blends into its urban context, taking inspiration from the terraced house typology.
WAW architecten, Social Welfare Office, Halle, Belgium, 2016
  • Social Welfare Office
  • civic center
  • Halle, Belgium
  • WAW architecten
  • Paridaens ingenieurs bvba
  • Studiebureel SB Heedfeld nv
  • 2016
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