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Timelab

A flexible workplace for an urban micro-ecosystem

Timelab in Ghent is a micro-ecosystem of learning and making activities embedded in a residential neighbourhood. Composed of a co-working space, prototyping lab, auditorium, bar and communal garden as well as several studios, a new system of local production and consumption is being tested. In their design, the architects restored the outdated supporting structure of the former factory building. In doing so, they used what they themselves describe as ‘architectural acupuncture’. At the front, they cut away part of the building to break the introverted character of the factory and give the whole a more accessible and inviting appearance. In the inner area, they cleared the garden and perforated the façade in strategic places. The almost surgical interventions remain radically visible as scars.

partners and actors
Timelab, a2o architecten
theme
learning, production, making industry
innovative aspects
organisational form
scale
building
website
a2o.be