Namahn Studios
used to house Maison Goemaere, printers to the Belgian Court and publishers,
from 1835 to 1995. Since we bought the building, we’ve conducted two major
renovations that were realised in close collaboration with Wim Cuyvers, an
award-winning Belgian architect.
The extensive library links the front offices to the “open space” and the purpose-built design studio. This open area receives natural light from the roof. Part of it is a sprung wooden floor perfect for dancing, there’s a cooking and eating counter, and the rest is all-purpose space. More offices have been created by refurbishing the original space, retaining the characteristic glass and wood partitions.
Usage
It would
be selfish to keep all this space to ourselves! We are happy to share both the
Open Space and Design Studio with artists in residence, both long-term tenants
and regular visitors. Potential uses:
Meetings for professional organisations
Retreats
Exploring an open collaboration with Namahn
Photo or film shoots
Creativity/brainstorming workshops
Project work
Book presentations, student exhibitions, jury meetings, art and architecture shows, dance rehearsals, etc
The Design Studio is a large, 92m² room intended for co-creation, knowledge sharing, design explorations and walkthroughs.
A multi-layered grid can be manipulated to enhance collaboration among disciplines, visualisation of concepts and competition between strong ideas.
Technical details
There are 58 reversible, interchangeable, multi-functional door panels: you can write on them like whiteboards or apply magnets to them, use them as table-tops, or let them block the view from the central space. Four enormous skylights and full-height glass doors to the central, open space bring in lots of light. Heating comes from the floor.
All panels can be turned into tables on trestles with two possible heights: normal desk and standing desk (for real work …).
Unfortunately this space is not bookable by outside parties
75m² built and fitted out during the first phase of renovation, the Library goes beyond its daily occupation of housing our book and magazine collection to offer a space for all sorts of meetings and events. The large tables and subtly sculpted skylights create a very calm atmosphere for browsing.
Constraints
The Open Space is not soundproof (play only quiet music, particularly after 10 PM), is not insulated (only schedule seated activities when temperatures outside are above 15°C – the stove only offers local, radiating heat) and cannot be obscured (only use projection when dark outside).
Since the building has only one exit, events are restricted to 70 attendees and the only escape route (= the main entrance) must remain wide open (for example, no tables or other furniture can obstruct the exit).
During the working day, the Namahn space is mainly used to conduct business. You can only make use of the spaces outside regular working hours.
Buildig security and fire safety rules are to be understood and strictly respected.
For normal use of the spaces, we charge €75 + 21% VAT (one-time use) or €250 + 21% VAT (full year) for insurance purposes.
Procedure
Interested? Send an email to space@namahn.com explaining briefly what you have in mind.
Before using the building, please download the user’s agreement and internal regulations and have them signed by a legal representative of your organisation, then sent via email.
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