Molenbossenflats Blerick
The Molenbossen apartment buildings, with its 608 social housing units are a defining feature in the skyline of Blerick. The complex consists of four impressive buildings, beautifully situated on the river Maas. The houses are spacious, have fantastic views and offer great living quality at a low rent. These qualities mean that the apartments are very popular with residents and house hunters. On the other hand the appearance of the complex is large-scaled, anonymous and the technique outdated. In demand for a thorough renovation so that the complex also remains popular and appreciated in the coming decades. A thorough renovation was therefore needed to insure that the complex would be popular and in demand in the decades to come
The main wish of the residents was a balcony extension, so it would fit a table and chairs. The balcony extension is realized in high-quality prefab concrete, as a continuation of the original mass-fabricated concrete structure from 1966, but above all a simple affordable structure. The balconies have more space, shelter and privacy, while the daylight and a view from the living room is preserved. The addition of the balcony facade creates a new vertical structure and makes the eight-meter-wide houses individually recognizable from the ouside. The overall appearance of the complex will change considerably. Some people are already talking about the 'Riviera on the Maas'.
The other upgrades include increasing the energy efficiency from D-label to B-label, improving the overall accessibility by adding additional elevator stops at every floor and an upgrade of the entrance hall. To promote interaction and social control a residents room is realized and canopies are installed at the entrances to provide a dry area (especially for the elderly).
The four buildings will be renovated one by one in the period from 2015 to 2019 in occupied state. The Zuidenwind and Regenboog are completed already. The contractor is the family business Knaapen Group of Son.
Learn more about our approach to residential renovations in the book “Nieuwe kansen voor de galerijflat”.
Program |
Renovation and upgrading of four apartment buildings |
Function | Residential |
Status | Realized |
Client |
Woningcorporatie Antares |
Location |
Blerick |
Project team |
Jasper Druyven, Richard Gouverneur, Dick de Gunst, Arjen Honig, Yoran van Dalen, Victor Spijkers en Boaz van der Wal |
Start |
2015 |
Completed |
2019 |
Number of dwellings |
608 |
Downloads
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molenbossen-brochure.pdf |