2024-12-22T03:14:50-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150044598/this-belgian-concrete-factory-shows-how-industrial-buildings-can-be-functional-and-beautiful Alexander Walter 2018-01-11T20:02:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/g7/g7hlkynhm3tsqurr.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Belgian maker of architectural prefabricated concrete elements, Enjoy Concrete, show us how the <em>product</em> can be the <em>architecture </em>in its most beautiful sense: when the company was in need of a new industrial facility in the small town of Veurne, they partnered with <a href="https://archinect.com/GovaertVanhoutte" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Govaert &amp; Vanhoutte Architects</a> to design a headquarters that's constructed entirely from Enjoy Concrete's own prefabricated concrete elements.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/j5/j5fe47l7fobfbggs.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/j5/j5fe47l7fobfbggs.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; Tim van de Velde</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wi/wiax6g048bqsdpcb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wi/wiax6g048bqsdpcb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; Tim van de Velde</figcaption></figure><p>The facade follows a strict 6x3-meter grid that applies the same proportions to the concrete panels as well as the windows. <br></p> <p>While the building is mainly a big industrial hall for production and storage, it also contains a variety of office spaces spread over four stories. Its most striking feature is a cantilevered, glass-encased board room protruding dramatically from the top corner of the otherwise compact building volume.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/of/ofscuxulurys2222.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/of/ofscuxulurys2222.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; Tim van de Velde</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7d/7dmyr7yyetqeo0q6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7d/7dmyr7yyetqeo0q6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; Tim van de Velde</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/os/osjqm2bub28ks35l.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/os/osjqm2bub28ks35l.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; Tim van de Velde</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/16tr6ot15p5vhlnc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/16tr6ot15p5vhlnc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; Tim van de Velde</figcaption></figure><p>Since the building is situated near a green canal la...</p>