Name: Julia Wintersteller
Track: Architecture
Studio: Urban Architecture
Year: 2025 / MSc3/4
Type: Graduation Project
Tutor: Sam Stalker, Eireen Schreurs, Anet Meijer
Description:
Werkplaats is a graduation project situated in the partially abandoned industrial site in Hoboken, Antwerp. Through the adaptive reuse of two warehouses, and the addition of a new structure, the project aims to form a coherent environment. The complex is designed around a dual program: a university of applied arts and an extension to the Hoboken Academy. These complementary functions enable it to operate as a hybrid system where the intensity of the space fluctuates throughout the day. By balancing the industrial character with new interventions, Werkplaats explores how education and culture can activate heritage and catalyse urban regeneration.