Huis van de Abdis

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 20 — © Lucid

LUCID JUXTA kunstenbibliotheek 01 — © Lucid

LUCID JUXTA kunstenbibliotheek 14 — © Lucid

LUCID JUXTA kunstenbibliotheek 15 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 04 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 18 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 05 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 06 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 07 — © Lucid

LUCID JUXTA kunstenbibliotheek 06 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 13 — © Lucid

LUCID JUXTA kunstenbibliotheek 08 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 14 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 15 — © Lucid

Lucid Met Zicht Op Zee KASK 16 — © Lucid

Public heritage , Religious buildings

Restoration and retrofit of the 'Abbess House' on the Bijloke site into an arts library that brings together the collections of KASK, SMAK, Design museum, STAM, HISK and the Ghent Guides under one roof.

Competition

1st prize

Status

completed - 2018

Location

Ghent

Surface

1.769 m²

Client

Hogeschool Gent

Furniture design

in collaboration with Met Zicht Op Zee architecten

Operator

KASK (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten), S.M.A.K. (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst)

Team

Gert Brulmans, Mieke Goegebuer, Karin Hupperts, Liesbeth Van Royen

The Arts Library is a specialised library in the visual arts with a focus on contemporary art, design, the city of Ghent and urbanism. Within the restored building we designed a contemporary self-study centre with easy access to new technologies, where the user's interaction with the collection is stimulated. Design choices from open shelves and circulation, flexible and modular plans, and links to the outdoors give this intimate and open library an atmosphere that stimulates research and reflection on art.