03
THE GREEN HEART
RoeselareGreen campus for housing and care
A mixed-use project is being developed on the Heilig Hart site in Roeselare that combines care, housing, and hospitality. The project includes a residential care center, assisted living apartments, and additional amenities to meet the needs of residents and the neighborhood. The project is positioned as a new landmark in the city center.
The development is part of a broader green master plan for the area, which will also reopen the Mandel and integrate it into the urban fabric.
Project information
| The Project |
The Project
A former hospital site is being transformed into a green campus for living and care |
|---|---|
| Location |
Location
Westlaan - Meensesteenweg, 8800 Roeselare |
| Contractor |
Contractor
PPS ION - Cousséé Bouw & Project in collaboration with Zorggroep H.Hart |
| Architect |
Architect
Markland (member of Link Lab)
|
| Construction Team |
Construction Team Ion Coussee Christiaens |
| Interior |
Interior
Stay Studio (Link Lab member)
|
| Program |
Program Residential care center, assisted living, and residential apartments |
| Gross floor area (Phase 1) |
Gross floor area (Phase 1)
21,136 m² (excluding basements) |
| Site |
Site
41,105 m² |
| Green space |
Green space
approximately 2 ha |
| Status |
Status
Approved, building permit application in preparation |
The Site
This site has been dedicated to healthcare since 1924. The redevelopment of the dilapidated hospital will give the site a new future in which life and care take center stage once again.
By replacing the hospital’s imposing structure with separate buildings of varying heights and scales, space is created for a public park of approximately 2 hectares. This park will form the central landscape feature of the new neighborhood.
Seventy-two percent of the site will be landscaped. This will create a distinctly green environment where cyclists and pedestrians have priority. A traffic-free corridor follows the course of the Collievijver and connects Meensesteenweg with Westlaan.
Development
The first phase of the project consists of three adjacent building blocks of varying heights: four, eight, and sixteen stories. At the heart of the project is a high-rise building with rounded corners that combines various housing types.
Sixty apartments will be built in the three fossil-fuel-free buildings, along with neighborhood-enhancing amenities such as a local service center and a residential hotel. The residential hotel combines 110 care studios and 27 apartments for assisted living. The ground floor will feature a takeout bistro overlooking the new park.
Although the functions are intertwined, the apartments, the residential hotel, and the senior living facilities each retain their own identity and access from the park.
Two underground parking levels are planned, with a total of 180 parking spaces, connected directly to the building by an elevator.
The Concept
The project is part of a sustainable redevelopment that brings together care, residential, and community functions within a single structure. The combination of varying building heights, rounded corners, and large glass surfaces creates a modern, timeless whole that makes a light and airy impression.
The new park serves as a link between the various volumes and forms the heart of the neighborhood.
