The renovated building retains the usual forms of Flemish economic architecture (Bolberg is located in the territory of historical Flanders): it is a wooden structure with low walls and a high, thatched hipped roof.
Previously, hay and tools were stored here, but then the barn became too dilapidated to continue to function. However, at first the attempt by the owners of the livestock industry to “convert” the barn into an office met with resistance from the local authorities, since the building was assigned an agricultural purpose in terms of zoning. But after several years of negotiations, the officials nevertheless agreed with this kind of "gentrification" of the building.
The interior space of 280 m2 is bounded by glass walls, while the external wooden facades have been transformed into a kind of blinds: they are dark wood slats, the angle of which is adjustable depending on the brightness of daylight. By the location of the wooden pillars, one can understand the initial configuration of the room.
The dilapidated structural elements have been refurbished to reflect traditional woodworking methods. Grunevegen tried to rid the office space of unnecessary partitions and placed the bathroom, ventilation system and wardrobe in a wooden cube inside the building. The thatched roof has also undergone an update: on the longitudinal slopes, there are three large windows for better illumination of the interior.
