Hof van Busleyden Mechelen

Project Data:

Architect: DMVA + Hans Le Compte
Client: STAD MECHELEN
Budget:15 925 965,- euro (excl. BTW)
Fase I:
Budget: 6 144 215,- euro (excl. BTW)
Build surface: 1 450 m²
Realisation: 2011 -2015
Fase II:
Budget: 5 551 500,- euro (excl. BTW)
Build surface: 3 000 m²
Realisation: 2015 - 2018
Fase III:
Budget: 4 230 250,- euro (excl. BTW)
Realisation: 2018

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Hof van Busleyden

Project description:

To extend the museum Hof Van Busleyden located in a neighborhood of important cultural monuments, a visible augmentation and invisible architectural interface was created. The classified Renaissance palace made of brick and sandstone wraps around three outdoor spaces that were once completely sealed off from the public. The challenge in expanding the museum was to improve accessibility and flexibility while adding capacity, with as little interference as possible on the environment. As a result, the new museum halls nestle unseen nine meters under the outdoor gardens and the carillon museum. This technical feat of underground construction created one small and one large exhibition space for which a “certificaat museumklasse A conditionering A” was awarded - unique in Belgium. The impressive 750m² large exhibition hall, with a free span of 30 m and a height of 6.5 m, has the infrastructure to display international masterpieces.