Kraftwerk: review of C-Mine project, Genk, Belgium by 51N4E

Grappling with the familiar dilemma of how to shape a postindustrial future, this former powerhouse in the mining town of Genk has metamorphosed into a new cultural centre CMine, by Brusselsbased architects 51N4E, establishes a regional cultural centre in the Flemish town of Genk. The project, completed in 2010, reworks the powerhouse buildings of a former coalmining complex to provide a pair of multipurpose auditoria of different scales, meeting rooms and spaces for flexible cultural programming, and accommodation for technical support and administration.