HET GoudEn AnkEr - LLOX Architecten

HET Gouden Anker
Design
LLOX architecten
Adress
Binnenvaartstraat 50
Stability Study
2000 Antwerp (Eilandje)
De Smet - Verlinden
Surface area
Techniques
ca. 7.687 m²
Botec
Execution
Principal
2000 - 2006
V.z.w. Het Gouden Anker
St. Antoniusstraat 21, 2000 Antwerp
Directeur : Dhr. D. Van Hoecke
Completed: February 2005
Commissioned: 15th of December 2005
Tel. 03/224.02.50
Costs (excl. fees and VAT)
Project
VIPA procedure
New development of a rest and care home
(90 beds) with a service centre and service
flats (23).
7.500.000 euros
As from 2000
2nd Prize VTDV Building Awards 2007
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HISTORY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The v.z.w. Het Gouden Anker wants to dedi-
‘Het eilandje’ is a development site aimed
cate special attention to elderly skippers.
at expanding the Antwerp city centre. The
Therefore, they set up a housing project
town council appointed a ‘Project Group Ei-
that consists of service flats and a rest and
landje’ that had to develop a master plan for
care home with a service centre. The link
the area. Our project was developed in close
with the familiar environment, i.e., water, is
consultation with the ‘Eilandje’. As one of the
established at the ‘Kempisch Dock’, in the
first realizations it will set the standard for all
so-called ‘Eilandje’ district. The address, Bin-
following projects and was praised as such
nenvaartstraat, can be translated as ‘inland
by the Antwerp Master Architect.
navigation street’.
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ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT
The building blocks that are typical for this
site formed the grid for the concept. The
design is a compact volume that is built on
a surface of 50 by 50 metres with 5 building
layers. It has a modular structure with regular
rooms as well as assisted living flats. Thanks
to cuts in the volume, both light and air are
brought into the inside spaces, creating a
sense of transparency. The boundaries between inside and outside become unclear
and the relation between the two is often
surprising. The modular volumes also allow
every building layer to be split up into two independent parts.
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SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
1) Concept:
- Focus on usability
- Suited and adaptable for senior citizens
who are able to live independently as well
as for elderly people in need of professional
care.
– Efficient in use for both residents and nursing personnel.
- Inviting environment for visitors and for social contacts.
- Integrated in the city’s structure.
- Efficient energy management plan
2) Low maintenance:
The materials that were used are very low
maintenance. The materials inside have
been chosen in function of the specific use
and optimized in function of maintenance.
3) Energy friendly technologies
- Natural cooling is sufficient thanks to the orientation, awning and construction concept.
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The three floors above it have assisted living
flats and rest home rooms. The luxury flats
are situated on the fourth floor around a roof
garden. The large terraces, the proximity of
water and the panoramic view on the city
give the residents a strong sense of security
and homeliness.
HOMELINESS VERSUS FUNCIONALITY
A high covered patio, meeting place or
STABILITY
‘grand café’ is situated on the ground floor.
The stability concept was strongly influenced
The use of the large multifunctional space on
by the budget that was available. The de-
the ground floor constantly changes. Next
signers opted for a concrete skeleton in com-
to the aforementioned functions, this space
bination with a traditional façade. The parti-
can also be used as a prayer room, a func-
tion walls between the rooms were executed
tion room, for group therapy, etc.
as preslab walls.
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PLANNEN GVL EN 4DE VERDIEPING
GEVELS
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PLAN 1STE VERDIEPING
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SNEDES