Work on the former police station

Front façade

The former police station will become the new entrance to the town hall. The entrance will be at the same level as the Grote Markt. That is why we are removing the external staircase on the front façade.

Side and back façades

The three side façades were demolished. The natural stone was carefully removed so that we can reuse it later when building the new façades.

Interior

Inside, we remove all lighting, heating devices, partition walls and floor coverings.

Future reception area

The future reception area will be one large open space with a new, spacious staircase at its centre.

Cellar

We are deepening the cellar of the former police station and the d’Ecycke house.

Stability

We are carrying out stabilisation work because the new entrance building is to have two additional storeys. First, we will carry out an archaeological survey and reinforce the foundations.

Works on the city hall

Basement

In the basements of the Voorhuis, we prepare the construction of a new lift shaft.

Central staircase

We removed the large staircase in the town hall. We will use the blue stone later for the paths in the courtyard garden.

New lift shaft

We are clearing the stairwell completely right up to the loft. A new lift will be installed here.

Interior

We carefully remove the marble wall coverings and reuse the marble in other rooms.

Repairs

In several places, we remove parts of the floors. We repair walls and floors in brick and concrete.

Heating

We remove the heating devices.

Load‑bearing structures

We study the wooden load‑bearing structures and restore them where needed.

Ceiling

We are dismantling the ceiling in the Council Chamber and inspecting the concrete floor beneath it.

Floor

We are dismantling the floor of the Council Chamber and protecting the hatches and doors.

Achterhuis

New reception rooms

On the first floor, we are removing a few partition walls. This used to be where the aldermen’s offices were located. A new reception room will be created here.

Lift

The new lift will be situated between the front building and the rear building.

15th-century roof truss

In the attic of the Secret Annex, we are removing the plasterboard. We now have a clear view of the 15th-century roof truss.

Conserverije

During the archaeological excavations at the Canning Works, we found a ceramic pot.