The monumental Mariënburg monastery complex, located in the centre of 's Hertogenbosch, consists of many building parts. The university, homes and businesses are already housed there. Now the last buildings - the originally medieval Walpoort and the nineteenth-century Van Lanschot - have also been renovated and taken into use as office spaces.
BiermanHenket is responsible for the transformation of all components. The complex serves as a new place in the city for international meetings, studies and developments in the fields of data science and sustainability development. Originally built as a chapel in 1488, Walpoort is the oldest part of the monumental monastery complex. This listed chapel was added to the Mariënburg monastery as a postulate in the 1920s. The building has been used as an office since the 1970s. New windows and a high-quality entrance provide a connection at street level. The new foyer space features characteristically arched, monumental windows. Steel sashes placed behind the windows follow the shapes of these special windows. New installations, carefully integrated into the roof, have been linked to the central heat and cold storage system of the complex and ensure that the building is now completely gas-free. A major step towards sustainability has also been made in the monumental Van Lanschot building. The building is fully insulated and fitted with steel skylights. The interior has been completely renovated, including the restoration of Carrara marble floors and detailed wooden staircases. Both parts house office spaces and are now optimally connected to the main building, where the university is located.