Atelier Silo
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Year
2024
Status
Completed
Typology
Adaptive reuse
Client
Fondation Lemaire
Area
3 150 m²
Services
Adaptive Reuse, Studies & Strategy
A former grain silo converted into artists’ studios and exhibition spaces.
Atelier Silo brings a disused canal-side grain silo back into use. The concrete cylinders and brick sheds provide rooms of different sizes and heights for making and exhibiting work.
Keeping the structure in use
A timber stair, mezzanine and gallery wall provide the main additions. They are distinct from the existing construction, making it clear what has been retained and what has been added.
The former hopper hall becomes an exhibition space, with artists’ studios arranged in the adjoining spaces. Keeping the main structure allows its scale and character to remain part of everyday use.
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