203_Ginder Ale Brewery
The competition was organized to refurbish the former brewery building of Ginder-Ale as a multifunctional complex situated in the center of the village of Merchtem.
competition winner
The existing monumental building will be stripped down to it’s impressive concrete structure and will host commercial activities, car parking, a public function and in the top levels housing units of varying size and typology.
The presence of the built volume in the surroundings will change from a completely introverted and closed block towards an open structure containing different programs.By removing the closed brick facade and inserting a public accessible balcony the building will establish a new relationship with the center of Merchtem.