Daily Dose 1920

Barozzi Veiga - II

Daily Dose Monographic Images 1920 | Barozzi Veiga - Abby Kortrijk "The proposal reveals the beautiful spatiality of the original structure of the abbey chapel and dormitories, restores the former courtyard and adds a state-of-the-art subterranean exhibition space. Each of these ‘rooms’ has a different atmosphere, creating space for art and shared activities in their own specific ways. While the exhibition area is located below the complex, the distinctive presence of the new park pavilion establishes a dialogue with the historic structures, both through its form, which evokes the verticality of their sloping roofs, and through the logic of its orthogonal arrangement. The new building comes as a clearly recognizable element in dialogue with the existing architecture; one more pavilion that continues the history of the urban composition. Its facades, covered in dark-coloured brick, give it the character of an independent element within the historical complex. >From an urban design perspective, the project removes elements that were not part of the original abbey layout and introduce a new pavilion, positioned orthogonally to the existing composition and peeking out towards the Begijnhof Park. This intervention redefines the original cloister and creates a passage from the Groeningestraat to the public garden." Photography by Simone Marcolin.