OostCampus: Carlos Arroyo Adds Clouds to an Old Coke Factory for a Municipal Complex in Belgium

In search of central digs for its recently amalgamated municipalities, Oostkamp bought <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artisans-transform-recycled-coca-cola-bottles-into-modern-dishware/">an old coke factory</a> - complete with an 11,000 square meter industrial shed - in Belgium. Madrid-based <a href="http://www.carlosarroyo.net/eng/proyectos.html#">Carlos Arroyo</a> won an international competition to transform the place into a sustainable office complex that leaves the existing building almost entirely intact. Completed in June this year, the rehabilitated space now features an interior shell of "clouds" made with GRG that is only 7mm thick, along with a series of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tetra-shed-a-modern-modular-office-for-your-garden/">modular office</a> clusters that serve different functions.

OostCampus is the very definition of radical reuse

Carlos Arroyo added a network of GRG clouds to an existing 11,000 square meter industrial shed

Even the windows reflect the inspiring cloud design

Controlled daylight enters the interior

A bicycle parking lot was added under a tree-like canopy

This canopy was specifically renovated to reflect the municipality's commitment to sustainability