2021
BOEKENTOREN — UNIVERSITY LIBRARY GHENT
Documenting the iconic modernist tower and library, designed by Henri van de Velde, after restoration by Robbrecht en Daem architecten
2021
The Central Library of Ghent University, designed by Henry van de Velde in the 1930s, is being restored and geared to the current requirements of library use and conservation. To this end, an entrance will be built next to the HIKO, which is part of the original complex, that will generate a new sequence of spaces around the inner garden. This includes among other things a café/reading room, a canopied terrace (which Van de Velde had actually designed) and workspaces for handling digital data individually or in groups. Together with the necessary technical modifications, and making the observation room at the top of the tower fully accessible, this clear-up will restore the building's dignity as a place for study and reading.
Robbrecht en Daem architecten
