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Antwerp, Openbare Bibliotheek Permeke 37
20. Renovation
b) Aims of the new building
21. Development of a new type of Public Library, open to all kinds of
public and exploitation as a ‘center of knowledge and information’.
Development of a public library as a social ‘catalyser’ in an urban
neighbourhood
Development of a Public Library with social accommodation (e.g.
auditorium, meeting rooms, café-restaurant, exhibition-zone,...)
c) Special Features
22. Transformation of an old and abandoned garage-building in the citycenter
of Antwerp. This Library is part of a “Site” created to improve
(also in social context) the axe city – centre / North Zone of the city
of Antwerp.
23. Transformation of an old industrial Garage-building :
• Ground level : rectangular plan (ca. 60 x 30 m) + annexes
• First Floor : rectangular plan (ca. 60 x 30 m) with industrial
glass roof (daylight) + reading and study zone
• Basement level with new auditorium 100 persons
• disabled accesses in all public zones
• industrial materials:
* Ground level + Basement : renovation of old concrete
structure
* First Floor : renovation of old steel structure + glass-roof
* Facades : new steel cladding
C Technical information about the new building
a) Floor area (in m 2 )
24. “Permeke Site” all kinds of areas included = 6 186 m 2
25. 5 828 m 2
26. none
27. “Cyber-space” 500 m 2
28. none
29. “Auditorium” = 144 m 2 (is part of the public library zone !!) + on the
Permeke Site different “meeting” rooms eventually used as Seminar
Rooms = +/- 250 m 2 . During closing hours of the Library: first floor