The reconstruction of Gebouw 8 corresponds with the redeveloped site of Plangebied 5, which will become the cultural heart of the Hembrugterrein. The building accommodates creative businesses, leisure activities, and dwelling. This programming is a response to the growing demand for meeting places in the city, residences, and flexible work locations where the focus lays on interaction, such as multi-company buildings, cafes and workplaces at home. At the same time, the building preserves its free-standing position, architectural elements and symmetrical façades. Altogether, this ensures that the existing relationship between building and context is not only maintained but also strengthened. Thus the reconstruction gives new life to the status quo of the building but simultaneously the question arises as to how long this new life will last. Through the circularity and flexibility of its usage and (material) flows; the integral exchange of energy and food flows, the use of sustainable building materials, a demountable construction and a box-in-box system, the building will ensure that the monument is adaptable for the future.
