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Old Posted Feb 22, 2008, 5:09 AM
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SAIL HYBRID
STEVEN HOLL

Knokke-Heist, Belgium, 2005--

PROGRAM: 3 architectures:

Sail-Like Planar (hotel and apartment tower)
Volumetric (restored, reprogrammed casino)
Porous (congress hall)

CLIENT: Knokke-Heist
SIZE: 232,880 sf
STATUS: design phase

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.










*www.stevenholl.com

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