Location
Venray, the Netherlands
Size
11,480 m²
Completion
2012
The project transformed a former monastery building into a modern city hall, including an Employee Insurance Agency work square. The renovation established workspaces for regional public functions that were relocated to the municipal offices.
Location
Venray, the Netherlands
Size
11,480 m²
Completion
2012
Historic Context, Modern Lighting
Sustainability and preservation of the listed building were two focal points on this job, ensuring that the former monastery’s walls remained intact, while still surpassing current energy efficiency standards for new constructions. To effectively meet functional and building conservation needs, the design included an innovative lighting plan. With the implementation of new office concepts, workplace availability increased by approximately 30%.
Deerns Solutions
Incorporating modern lighting into the heritage-listed structure at Venray posed an exciting challenge for Deerns. This was successfully achieved through a combination of newly designed luminaires conceived to complement the heritage building; refurbishment of existing heritage chandeliers; and meticulously integrated, statutory electrical systems. The monastery’s historic chapel was converted into a main hall conceived to host a variety of events. This transformation was achieved through a meticulously crafted lighting plan, devised to optimise the entire space, providing access to color LED lighting and creating the requisite lighting scenes.
Scope of Deerns
MEP Engineering Systems
Deerns designs mechanical and electrical installations for buildings that are healthy, sustainable and safe.
Vertical Transportation & Mobility in Buildings
Vertical Transportation and Mobility in Buildings
Lighting Design
The presence of light is essential to human beings.
Building Physics & Acoustics
As building physics consultants we put people and their well-being at the centre of design.
