Article source: AST 77 Architecten

Starting from the intent to upgrade the existing backside of an existing building and the desire to cluster all youth activities in the municipal community of Kortenberg, the choice was made to build a new youth center above the existing storage spaces of the cultural center Columba. This location was also much better situated than the current location of the youth center.

Image Courtesy © Steven Massart

• Architects: AST 77 Architecten
• Project: Youthclub ‘t Excuus
• Location: Kortenberg, Belgian
• Photography: Steven Massart
• Name client: Municipality Kortenberg
• Construction Year: 2010 – 2012
• Built area: 120 m²
• Living surface: 160 m²
• Building cost: € 350.000,00
• Phase: Built
• Software used: The project is drawn in Vectorworks & Google Sketchup
• Materials: Timber frame construction
  Walls outside: fiber cement boards-Eternit
  Windows: Aluminum – Schüco wooden frames 1,0 W/m²K
  Floors: Oriented Strand Board
  Ceiling: Oriented Strand Board
  Walls inside: Oriented Strand Board
• Data Construction Team:
  Name architect: arch.- ing. Peter Van Impe
  Name engineer: IWS – Ignaz Wuestenbergs
  Name safety coordinator: Interleuven
  Name energy consultant: 2B-Safe
  Name contractors: Buyse nv, Van Bilsen bvba