FRONT

A vibrant sports park along the Dender river

Instead of demolishing the original sports hall, OYO and Oskar chose to reuse and reinvent it. The existing structure will serve as a covered space and form the heart of the Denderdal site, reconnecting the neighbourhood with the banks of the Dender river.

  • Client: City of Aalst
  • Location: Aalst, Belgium
  • Category: Community, Livelihoods, Experience landscapes
  • Program: Multipurpose sports hall, kindergarten, academy, library
  • Status: Competition win - design phase
  • Building area: 4.950m²
  • Collaborators: oskar architecten, ORO
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Charmed by the green atmosphere that already exists on the Denderdal site today, we soften the boundaries between the building and its surroundings.

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STREET

We believe in designing for the community: the concept naturally facilitates shared use of the sports hall, library, and gymnasium by various associations beyond regular school hours.

ENTRANCE

More than building a building

The most sustainable building is one that reinvents itself and continues to provide a relevant solution to the ever-changing needs of its (new and future) users. We deliberately design the building as a rational, robust and modular structure that will be able to adapt to the unknown future in both the long and short term.

SPORTSHALL

The structure of the upper level is made of demountable laminated timber beams and columns. This approach allows us to create one large, column-free space within the floor plan—maximizing flexibility and openness. In the future, should the sports hall relocate, a mezzanine level could even be added.

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