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This building is intended to contribute to the revitalisation of the city centre by combining housing and retail spaces. Vandenhove, whose reputation in the Netherlands is well established, was awarded the contract for the building, which the property developer describes in a few key words: robust, high-quality and timeless. The building must also blend into its immediate surroundings whilst providing a link between the church and the Heuvelgalerie. Although the initial design was revised, Vandenhove proposed a building extending the length of the site over four storeys. The ground floor and first floor are reserved for retail and hospitality spaces, whilst the three upper storeys are intended to house 54 flats. The design proposed <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">here <\/span>by Vandenhove is based simply on a subtle interplay of volumes. A large rectangular block extends along Catharinaplein, whilst at the rear, two silos indicate the presence of the fire escapes and the lift shaft. These two volumes, discreet yet clearly identifiable, are reminiscent of a similar design feature in the Li\u00e8ge blood transfusion centre, built forty years earlier. Vandenhove also plays on the quality of the spaces and circulation routes. The building is preceded by a covered gallery providing a pedestrian walkway sheltered from the elements, whilst on the first floor a long glazed loggia offers visitors to the gallery a view of the public square. Adorned with red concrete elements, the fa\u00e7ade stands out in the urban landscape and is distinguished by its balustrades, featuring a design by Jean-Pierre Pincemin etched into the glass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1169,"template":"","collection_type":[31],"class_list":["post-8662","collection","type-collection","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","collection_type-archives-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Catharinahuis - Fondation Jeanne Charles Vandenhove<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationvandenhove.be\/en\/collection\/catharinahuis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Catharinahuis - Fondation Jeanne Charles Vandenhove\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Catharinahuis project forms part of a wide-ranging regeneration scheme for Eindhoven city centre, the masterplan for which was designed by Maastricht-based architect Jo Coenen. 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