From goods handling to “knowledge transfer”

Only small openings were made in the façade at the front of the building, so that the old private appearance has been preserved. From the entrance, an increasingly spacious loft opens up towards the rear façade. This loft, which leads to a huge window with a view of the Entrepothaven, includes office spaces, the study room, the restaurant and the conference room. On the top two floors, where the warehouse is located, the original warehouse has remained largely untouched.

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Optimal reuse of the existing building

Because the ground floor of the warehouse was seven meters high, an intermediate floor could be installed. This is where the solid construction of the building offered a solution; the extra floor could easily be attached to the existing columns. In addition, the former loading dock on the port side supports a cantilever for the library on the first floor; where goods used to be transferred, knowledge is now transferred in the reading room.

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