The edifice of the Machine-à-Eau enjoys a key position in the civilian, architectural and urbanism history of the city of Mons. The listed building remains at the heart of an ambitious, complex project, since both contemporary extensions complete the historic building on both sides, encompassing it is a whole bearing the sense of its new function.

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Architects: Atelier d'architecture Pierre Hebbelinck - Pierre de Wit

Location: Mons, Belgium

Area: 2800.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Spiret&Prévert

Engineering: GREISCH

Special Technics: BE Pierre Berger

Scenography: Spiret&Prévert
Signaletic: Spiret&Prévert

Multimedia: Christian Barani

Historian: José Gotovitch, Emmanuel Debruyne

Programmation: Aubry&Guiguet Programmation

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From the architect. The edifice of the Machine-à-Eau enjoys a key position in the civilian, architectural and urbanism history of the city of Mons. The listed building remains at the heart of an ambitious, complex project, since both contemporary extensions complete the historic building on both sides, encompassing it is a whole bearing the sense of its new function.

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The project responds to two urbanism ...