New Mills: Sticking to the Past

Archipl Architecten, Energy and sustainability, FULL, Middle Density, Project, Territory and mobility

Adaptive reuse, Apartment, Belgium, City views, Concrete, Energetic Approach, Factory, Future Urban Legacy Lab, Ghent, Housing, Industrial, Industrial context, Low-energy building, Project, Regenerated industrial facility, Renewal, Territorial Approach, Urban Legacy

In the late 19th century countless European cities re-urbanized. In Flanders, redevelopment, adaptive reuse and urban infill – with further compaction – proved to be an appropriate strategy to turn back the historical congestion. Within the context of the urban renewal strategy of Ghent’s 19th century ring, an architecture competition focuses on the New Mills of the Rabot quarter.