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Buda Art Centre . Artists' ateliers . Kortrijk

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The last remaining textile factory on the Buda Island -an area predestined to become the cultural heart of the city- is being transformed into studios and exhibition spaces for artists in residence. The large volume, situated in the middle of a city block, is restructured by two main interventions.
The first action is to hollow out a big void in the center of the building, allowing daylight to penetrate deeply into the vast floors. This pentagonal void houses a public staircase, spiraling up to connect the different floors and mezzanines to a roof terrace.