Project Description

A project of 2 housing units and one commercial unit on the corner of Langestraat and Petrus de Meyerstraat in Ledeberg Gent (B). The commercial unit will become a permanent bar with expositions and events hosted by the building owners. Ledeberg is a sub municipality of Ghent that has been gentrifying the last 5 years.

JFASTUDIO - Cornerbuilding
JFASTUDIO - Cornerbuilding

The city of Ghent has made several investments in Ledeberg such as Keizerpark with a cyclists and pedestrians bridge connecting it to Gent and the renewal of the Brusselsesteenweg who aspires to become a shopping street.

JFASTUDIO - Cornerbuilding

Young urban professionals are settling into this bustling neighborhood with a mixed young population of artists and young professionals that want to invest in their community. Notable new workshop, exhibiton, and event space in Ledeberg is ‘in de ruimte’.

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JFASTUDIO - Cornerbuilding
JFASTUDIO - Cornerbuilding
Design: JFA - Joshua Florquin Architecture
Program: 1 commercial unit, 2 housing units and 1 roof terras
Budget: 300 K €
Mission: Complete
Team: Haciëna stabiliteit
Construction firm: HoutenHuis
Client: Private
Location: Ledeberg (Gent), Belgium
Surface: 360sqm
Status: Phase 1 completed in 2019
Partners: -
Photos by: JFA

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