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Demilitarised zone. AJ 08.2025
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Sergison Bates Architects, in collaboration with 360 Architecten and B2Ai, has led the transformation of the Leopold Barracks in Ghent into a vibrant mixed-use civic quarter. Centred around the newly completed Provinciehuis Oost-Vlaanderen, the 2-hectare site includes regional government offices, homes, a creche, hotel, art school, adult education centre and public gardens. Through a strategy of ‘repair, cut and fill, extend’, the team respected the Neo-Renaissance heritage while enhancing permeability, energy performance, and civic amenity. Achieving BREEAM Excellent, the project demonstrates a sensitive retrofit approach across extensive historic fabric and new additions. Includes: Project data, Architect’s view, Engineer’s view, Client’s view, Sustainability data, Working detail. Architects: Sergison Bates, 360 Architecten, B2Ai.
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