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SAIL HYBRID (KNOKKE-HEIST)

Knokke-Heist, Belgium 2005

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PROGRAM: 3 architectures: Sail-Like Planar (hotel and apartment tower)Volumetric (restored, reprogrammed casino)Porous (congress hall)
CLIENT: Knokke-Heist
    SIZE: 232,880 sq ft
STATUS: competition

The Belgian seaside resort town of Knokke-Heist required a renovation and transformation of their existing casino. The enhanced program intends to provide an iconic landmark and bolster the town’s stature and urban spaces. The Sail Hybrid design was inspired by the René Magritte mural, The Ship Which Tells the Story to the Mermaid, commissioned for the casino in 1953. The mural inspired a hybrid transformation of the casino into three architectures: an early-modern restored volumetric architecture (white restored, reprogrammed casino), a porous-bridge Hybrid Architecture (perforated congress hall), and a sail-like Planar Architecture (glass planes – hotel and apartment tower) to create a synergy of new functions. The new three-part hybrid transformation rebuilds one of Belgium’s great architect’s fine works, becoming a glowing new beacon on the Atlantic wall and interconnecting the ensemble of city buildings in Knokke-Heist.

ECOLOGICAL INNOVATION +


Locally produced concrete
Geothermal energy plan under parking garage
High performance curtain wall to provide insulation and control solar gain
Restoration and re-use of the original Stynen Casino eliminates waste, minimizes demolition, manufacture and energy consumption

Credits+

  • architect
    • – Steven Holl Architects
    • Steven Holl ( design architect )
    • Chris McVoy ( partner in charge )
    • Olaf Schmidt ( project architect )
    • Nick Gelpi ( project architect competition )
    • Noah Yaffe ( assistant project architect )
    • Dominik Sigg, Young Jang, Richard Liu, Edward Lalonde, Maki Matsubayashi, Alessandro Orsini (project team)
  • local architect
    • – Buro II
  • structural engineer
    • – Robert Silman Associates
    • Nat Oppenheimer

Awards+


  • 2006 NY AIA CITATION

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