STUK - arts centre
The STUK arts centre is clearly advertised by means of large metal letters along the Naamsestraat. As a former university hall it is located in the midst of various university buildings.
The building (architects Neutelings Riedijk, Antwerp-Rotterdam) is erected around a public patio onto which various 'rooms' give out: a cinema, a grand café, an auditorium, rooms, offices, an art factory etc.
On the patio artists, visitors and passers-by meet and a different universe can be found behind each door.
Many older parts of the former building have been renovated, whereas the new sections stand assertively shrouded in red bricks.
A striking silver shed roof overhangs the complex thus enhancing the skyline of Leuven. Just as for the actual city an intriguing accumulation of various universes is obtained.
This building is the pinnacle of the urban planning vision adopted by both the city and university for the inner city. Tens of passageways offer walkers unexpected views and along
the centuries old and contemporary buildings they discover new parts of this city that is literally intertwined with the university
