C-mine (english)

The mine closures: an immense challenge for the city

7000 miners and their young successors

had to find a new job

Two mining seats that formed part of the urban fabric had to be redesigned and be converted into a new forward-

looking feature for the city

City motive:

Turning problem situations into opportunities

A diverse conversion process

Strong and impressive industrial heritage

Extensive complex of monumental buildings - buildings and interior/equipment are classified - conversion is no simple task

Development based on own potential resources - no ‘foreign’ large-scale project development

Give the site, with respect to the past, a new and significant function within the city

Give the site a powerful role in the Genk city label: innovation, creativity and sustainability

A site that attracts and inspires the citizens and at the same time offers opportunities for professional creatives and entrepreneurs

Four development pillars: creativity as carrier

Education: Media & Design AcademyFaculty of Arts1

Four development pillars: creativity as carrier

2 Stimulating creative economyprojects - business center - companies - business events

Four development pillars: creativity as carrier

3 Artistic creation and presentationstage rooms, exhibitions, meetings, products and projects

Four development pillars: creativity as carrier

4 Creative recreational offeringsTourism, slag heap, cultural heritage

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