Everything under the same roof. Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten
27/04/2022.
[Gooik] Belgium
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metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
Architecture firm Jo Taillieu Architecten was commissioned to transform a former fruit farm in the Belgian village of Gooik into the Paddenbroek Education Centre, an educational centre featuring refurbished agricultural buildings enclosed within a steel-glass structure.
The facility's target is both educational and ecological, established in the countryside of Gooik municipality to educate visitors about the farm culture, tourism, recreation and regional identity of the surrounding Pajottenland region.
The facility's target is both educational and ecological, established in the countryside of Gooik municipality to educate visitors about the farm culture, tourism, recreation and regional identity of the surrounding Pajottenland region.
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Sketch. Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten.
Site plan. Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten.
Ground floor plan. Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten.
First floor plan. Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten.
Section. Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten.
Jo Taillieu Architecten designed the renovation by preserving some of the farm buildings to maintain a connection with the site's past, with its vernacular memories. Some parts were also salvaged and reused in the new spaces, to create a series of multifunctional spaces that can be used for recreational activities.
"The old farmhouse underwent a metamorphosis whereby the farmhouse was dismantled and a volume of glass and steel was constructed all-around to maximise the flexibility and shared use of space"
Jo Taillieu Architecten.
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin.
Paddenbroek Education Centre by jo taillieu architecten. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Project description by jo taillieu architecten
The countryside education centre Paddenbroek close to Lombergveld/Kesterheide (next to the old tram bed) focuses on the relationship between nature, agriculture, tourism and regional identity in an all-around education centre.
The old farmhouse underwent a metamorphosis whereby the farmhouse was dismantled and a volume of glass and steel was constructed all-around to maximise the flexibility and shared use of space.
Guarding the balance of the centre with the surroundings was one of the challenges of the design. The goal was to design a generous building that could provide every user with the necessary comfort in all weather conditions.
The greenhouse serves as an unheated “in-between” space. The charm of the building is the layering of the old and new structures and communication with its surroundings by making a design in which every façade has its own perspective on de surroundings and vice versa.
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Client
Gooik municipality.
Area
550 m².
Dates
2020.
Location
Gooik, Belgium.
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Jo Taillieu. jo taillieu architecten
jo taillieu architecten. Architecture firm established by Jo Taillieu (1971). He is professor at EPFL (CH), director and manager of his own office, Jo Taillieu plays many parts yet he is first and foremost an architect. After working with different international architecture firms, Jo Taillieu founded his eponymous office in 2004, which he has been leading since. The practice evolved in 2009 to a collaboration with Jan De Vylder and Inge Vinck, with whom he lead the office architecten de vylder vinck taillieu (advvt) for a decade. In 2018 advvt won the Silver Lion for Promising Young Participant at the 16th Biennale of Venice and was one of the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2019.
Next to the joint projects at architecten de vylder vinck taillieu, in 2019 the focus shifted back to its initial commitment, jo taillieu architecten (jta).
Knowledge of the practice, from conception to execution, is one of the strengths of the office. The genuine effort to execute a design and its realisation remains the fundamental concern. In this respect, jo taillieu architecten always strive to the ‘logic of construction’.
Next to the joint projects at architecten de vylder vinck taillieu, in 2019 the focus shifted back to its initial commitment, jo taillieu architecten (jta).
Knowledge of the practice, from conception to execution, is one of the strengths of the office. The genuine effort to execute a design and its realisation remains the fundamental concern. In this respect, jo taillieu architecten always strive to the ‘logic of construction’.
2004 – … jo taillieu architecten
2010 – 2019 architecten de vylder vinck taillieu
2008 – 2009 partner at Crepain Binst Architecture
2007 – 2008 project collaborator at Project²
2001 – 2007 project manager at Stéphane Beel - Xaveer De Geyter architecten
1997 – 2001 project manager at Stéphane Beel architecten
1995 – 1996 collaborator at Maxwan architecten (NL)
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