Eperon d?Or, National Museum for Shoes & Brooms / Compagnie O Architects + Sabine Okkerse + Geert Pauwels
In the industrialized port area of the small town of Izegem lies a somewhat odd monument with an art-deco front office and adjacent factory buildings. During the interbellum, for over a decade the "Eperon d'Or? factory received international attention for its luxurious shoe design and production.
© Tim Van De Velde
Architects: Compagnie O Architects, Geert Pauwels, Sabine Okkerse
Location: Prins Albertlaan 5, 8870 Izegem, Belgium
Lead Architects: Geert Pauwels, Sabine Okkerse, Joke Vermeulen, Francis Catteeuw
Area: 2443.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Tim Van De Velde
Study Stability: Ingenieursbureau Norbert Provoost
Study Techniques: HP engineers
Contractor: phase 1: Himpe NV, phase 2: Detrac NV
Client: City of Izegem
© Tim Van De Velde
Text description provided by the architects. In the industrialized port area of the small town of Izegem lies a somewhat odd monument with an art-deco front office and adjacent factory buildings. During the interbellum, for over a decade the "Eperon d'Or? factory received international attention for its luxurious shoe design and production.
© Tim Van De Velde
After years of neglect, local authorities decide to revitalize the complex by refurbishing it to the national shoe and broom museum. This art deco pearl stands solely amidst the non-attractive industrialized heavy-duty context. Thi...
© Tim Van De Velde
Architects: Compagnie O Architects, Geert Pauwels, Sabine Okkerse
Location: Prins Albertlaan 5, 8870 Izegem, Belgium
Lead Architects: Geert Pauwels, Sabine Okkerse, Joke Vermeulen, Francis Catteeuw
Area: 2443.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Tim Van De Velde
Study Stability: Ingenieursbureau Norbert Provoost
Study Techniques: HP engineers
Contractor: phase 1: Himpe NV, phase 2: Detrac NV
Client: City of Izegem
© Tim Van De Velde
Text description provided by the architects. In the industrialized port area of the small town of Izegem lies a somewhat odd monument with an art-deco front office and adjacent factory buildings. During the interbellum, for over a decade the "Eperon d'Or? factory received international attention for its luxurious shoe design and production.
© Tim Van De Velde
After years of neglect, local authorities decide to revitalize the complex by refurbishing it to the national shoe and broom museum. This art deco pearl stands solely amidst the non-attractive industrialized heavy-duty context. Thi...
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