A porous landmark: Antwerp’s city hall is modernized for greater public use
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Grote Markt 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Architecture, Design
Client
City of Antwerp
Partners
Origin, Bureau Bouwtechniek, Daidalos Peutz, RCR, BAS, FPC, Germaine Kruip
Floor Area
10,300 sq-m
The institution – a Neo-Renaissance building with 16th-century origins – has seen a renovation that maximizes the functionality of its existing architecture.
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