Location
Antwerp, Belgium
Year
2025
Type
Cultural
Size
2,100 m²
Status
Opened 2025
Client
Kunsthuis Antwerp
Project
The annex adds two galleries and a foyer to a nineteenth-century museum. It does not imitate the brick of the old building. It is a quiet monolith of pale limestone, cut into slots where the new meets the old.
Inside, the galleries are top lit. The floor is the same stone as the facade, honed until it reflects the sky without glare.
Fig. 1
Gallery 1, top light at noon
Level 1 plan
Scale
1:250
Fig. 3
Honed limestone, shell inclusions, 30 mm joints
Materials
Honed limestone
Bronze
Oak
Skylight glass
Credits
Architecture
Monolith Office
Heritage
Erfgoed Studio
Lighting
Atelier Lumière
Client
Kunsthuis Antwerp
