Article source: OMEGEVING Architecture

The rehabilitation of the site ‘Pleintje’ in Zoersel, where the new library was built, made part of a broader public competition with the aim of revitalizing the entire central area of the town. Standing as a symbol of the town’s ambitions for the entire development, the first step was to construct the public library, located at the town’s square.

Image Courtesy © Yannick Milpas

• Architects: OMEGEVING Architecture
• Project: Bibliotheek Zoersel
• Location: Dorp 50, 2980 Zoersel, Belgium
• Photography: Yannick Milpas
• Client: De Linde Vastgoed nv under the commission of the Municipality of Zoersel
• Interior & furniture design: OMGEVING Architecture
• Architectural project team: Evy Depauw, Karol Grygolec, Kaat Balcaen, Tristan Verleyen, Otsoe Verdonckt
• Landscape project team: Luc Wallays, Peter Seynaeve, Koen Moelants, Steven Petit
• Civil Engineers: Arcadis
• Contractor: Van Roey nv
• Construction period: August 2013 – November 2014

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