Press
On announcement of our ambitious plans the project was described and discussed extensively across a variety of national and international media. Articles in relation to ‘The Grand’ have appeared in the influential architecture and design magazine Dezeen, the British Architect’s Journal and the American and Mexican editions of Archdaily. Read these sensational press releases below.
Dezeen magazine (UK)David Chipperfield Architects set “to restore the grandeur” of Nieuwpoort’s Grand Hotel.
UK architecture studio David Chipperfield Architects has revealed its plans to revamp and extend the Grand Hotel apartment block in the Belgium seaside resort of Nieuwpoort…
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Global Design News (USA)David Chipperfield and Bureau Bouwtechniek to restore Belgium architect Apollon Lagache’s Grand Hotel back to its original 1 920s cosmopolitan grandeur
Led by David Chipperfield Architects together with Bureau Bouwtechniek, the former Grand Hotel in Nieuwpoort-Bad built in 1924 is about to undergo extensive restoration after suffering substantial World War II damage …
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ArchDaily magazine (USA)David Chipperfield to convert ‘grand’ 1920s hotel on Belgian seafront
David Chipperfield Architects has unveiled his restoration plans for the Grand Hotel in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. Started in 2019, the project converts the structure into a residential building, while seeking to reinstate its landmark status…
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Arquitectura Viva magazine (ESP)The Grand Residential Building, Nieuwpoort
Aside from restoring the entrance and the original facade features, the project seeks to bring back the building’s grandeur and status as landmark on the beachfront, adding four storeys and reinstating the terraces, which were an extension of the public space…
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ArchDaily magazine (USA)
David Chipperfield Reveals Plans to Restore Belgium’s Iconic former Grand Hotel in Nieuwpoort
David Chipperfield Architects has unveiled his restoration plans for the Grand Hotel in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. Started in 2019, the project converts the structure into a residential building, while seeking to reinstate its landmark status…
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Focus Archi magazineThe Grand, la resurrection d’une perle architecturale
Quiconque parcourt la côte belge l’aura sans doute remarqué : la course aux appartements s’accélère de jour en jour. Les villas et les bâtiments les plus charmants de la belle époque sont victimes d’une construction débridée de nouveaux immeubles…
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