Award-winning Knowledge Centre combines
sustainability with striking design
This striking building, which was opened this year in the centre
of the Flemish city of Roeselare and features several bespoke
Reynaers’ systems, has already won a host of awards.
the façade with clear and green glass
and a third white glass panel positioned
approximately 12cm further forward.
This gives a sense of greater depth to
the curtain wall, which covers an area of
2,700m2.
Designed by architects BURO ll & ARCH+l,
the building makes extensive use of
Reynaers’ CW 50 curtain wall system,
in both its standard form and with
complex bespoke solutions, in order to
accommodate the extensive use of glass
on the project. The façade incorporates
hundreds of diagonal sections as a stylish
feature of the building’s design.
Head of Marketing at Reynaers Hugh Moss
said: “The Knowledge Centre has won a
number of awards, including the Benelux
Aluminium Award, for its exceptionally
sustainable renovation, and the Joinery
Award, thanks to excellent execution and
exceptional technical challenges.
A key part of the city’s regeneration,
the building is based on an old bank,
but only retains the original concrete
structure. As part of the dynamic concept,
three different types of glass make up
“We’re very proud that both our products
and technical team have helped to
contribute to this award-winning building.”
The façade’s complexity meant that the
fabricators on the project – De Witte
Aluminiumconstructies NV – worked
As the façade featured several complex
junctions, critical for effectively draining
water, the fabricators produced a mock-up
of part of the curtain wall on the building,
in which all of the diagonal details and
glass types were included.
Reynaers high insulation doors and
windows CS 86-HI and CS 86-HI/HV
were also included on the project, to
complement the building’s external
envelope, along with sliding systems CP
155. The main contractor on the project
was Stabag Belgium NV, Region West.
Further details are available from:
Reynaers Limited, Tel: 0121 421 1999,
or email: [email protected],
website: www.reynaers.co.uk.
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The Knowledge Centre Arhus – meaning
‘open house’ – is a public information
forum and meeting place. It houses
the city’s library and archive, as well as
teaching facilities and meeting rooms,
offices and social spaces.
in collaboration with Reynaers on the
development of bespoke solutions to
achieve the desired effect. These included
T-shaped face caps for the enamelled
white glass, special mounting brackets and
flat face caps for the CW 50 transoms.