Reg.Nr. HA-2002/BE/01

De Cellekens, Mechelen

The restoration of an old courtyard building (1850) in the very centre of Mechelen. The building used to be a hospice, sheltering poor, single women. The owner also submitted the preliminary studies for the restoration as Cat.2, and herself as Cat.3.
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Project details

Title:De Cellekens, Mechelen
Entr. year: 2002
Result:Diploma
Country: Belgium
Town: Mechelen
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Courtyard building, hospice
Actual use:Apartment house, not open to visitors
Built: 19th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Walter Schaerlaken, Architekt (BE)
The Jury's citation: "For the private initiative leading to the careful and sensitive restoration of a courtyard complex, and the creation of its central garden"
GPS:51°1'44.9"N 4°28'35.9"E
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Description:
The restoration of an old courtyard building (1850) in the very centre of Mechelen. The building used to be a hospice, sheltering poor, single women. The owner also submitted the preliminary studies for the restoration as Cat.2, and herself as Cat.3.