OFFICE 320

The bicycle pavilion is positioned alongside the main road to Leuven, at the entrance to the IMEC research centre for nanotechnology and nanoelectronics. With an ambition to serve as more than just a bike shed, the project is conceived as a walled garden. The perforated concrete wall curves to create separate entrances for pedestrians and bicycles, but also to define a square in front of the main campus building. The bicycle parking spots are integrated within the garden, next to scattered tables and chairs, and covered by a light roof structure of folded metal sheets. Together, the wall, roof and interior landscape make a pavilion that is both a part of the cycling infrastructure and a meeting place and shelter, next to a busy highway on a campus otherwise lacking in outdoor facilities.