Nest
The space developed 13 independently operating functions which are nicknamed 13 NEST typologies. Each typology has chosen its own way of working and together they develop a shared space on their own. It forms a city within a city, accessible and open to everyone.
foto "FB Nest"
Project description
| City | Ghent |
| Number of inhabitants | 262,2 T |
| Location | centre |
| Title | Nest |
| Building | city library |
| Address | 9000, Graaf van Vlaanderenplein 40 |
| Date of origin | 1920 |
| Monument | not mentioned |
| Original function | city library |
| Owner | city of Ghent |
| Usable space | building and surrounding |
| Kind of contract | lease (energy costs) |
| Tenant | NEST (association) |
| Date of launch | 2012 |
| Temporary function | multifunctional (culture, co-work, offices) |
| Pattern | stand-in |
| Architecture | NEST typologies |
| Construction | recycling |
| Urbanism | community involvement |
| Future | entire reconstruction |