Dewaco wants to realize 19 new housing units on the site of former knitwear factory Henri Verhulst.
Traces of the industrial past can be found almost everywhere in the Flemish villages around Brussels and Aalst. Lots of unused factory buildings were demolished without a second thought. ‘Housing Factory Hogeweg’ redevelops this example of cultural heritage into a contemporary project where old and new strengthen each other. 19 new housing units are realized within the footprint of the former factory, leaving space for a new public neighborhood garden in the center of the building block.
Housing Factory Hogeweg
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19 houses in former textile factory
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Status: Finished 2016, 1st place competition 2010
Team: Johan De Wachter, Elina Jakovele, Marieke van Hensbergen, Andrius Kalinauskas, Rik de Vooght, Maria Cànoves
Client: SHM Dewaco Werkerswelzijn
Photography: Tim van de Velde
Location: Erembodegem, BE
Team: Johan De Wachter, Elina Jakovele, Marieke van Hensbergen, Andrius Kalinauskas, Rik de Vooght, Maria Cànoves
Client: SHM Dewaco Werkerswelzijn
Photography: Tim van de Velde
Location: Erembodegem, BE
Housing Factory Hogeweg
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Maria Cànoves i Garcia
Maria always liked arts and crafts but was also interested in the physical aspect of things. Therefore, she decided to study architecture, which was a good combination of both her interests. Although she studied in Valencia, her professional experience was mainly in Belgium. In 2010 she started working in Antwerp as an intern for Open Architecten through the Leonardo Da Vinci European program. There she met Rik De Vooght and together they started Rik De Vooght Architecten. Maria has not only been an architect for RDVA but also an office manager, making what the office of Antwerp is nowadays. In her free time she is busy with her son, with ceramics and with plants.
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