LocHal Tilburg

Between 1868 and 2011, it was an NS workshop (known to generations of Tilburgers as “d’n Ateljee”) where locomotives and trains were tinkered with. Now the huge industrial building is the centerpiece of a major redevelopment project in the so-called railroad zone: the LocHal. The LocHal is a new world-class urban living room for Tilburg in an iconic former locomotive shed of the Dutch Railways. The building now houses the Central Brabant Library, arts organization Kunstloc, meeting and co-working venue Seats2Meet and restaurants, among others. With space for business, living, learning, inspiring and meeting, the LocHal is once again in use as a workplace in the 21st century. The industrial character of the building was preserved in the redevelopment of the shell.

We supported concept development, drafted the program of requirements and were responsible for design management, contract management and quality assurance during implementation. The project was tendered in the form of a design & build contract. The renovation began in May 2017. Completion was in November 2018 and the LocHal was open to the public in January 2019.