[3] The original neoclassical townhouse[4] at the front of the property dates from the 1840s, and was the home to Maison Goemaere, printers and publishers to the Belgian Court, until the early 1990s.

After Namahn acquired the building, award winning Belgian architect Wim Cuyvers[5] was in charge of two phases of renovation works that respect the integrity of the original structure while showing architecture's ability for freedom, inspiration and playfulness.

[6] A central hangar[7] with a huge brick stove and 90m2 wooden dance floor functions like a village square, with the other spaces clustered around it.

These include a design studio, a small walled garden and a row of half glazed, wood-panelled cubicles that were originally the printers' offices.

Performance artists (dance groups, for example) use the space for rehearsals and presentations, and professional organisations arrange lectures there.