Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practice
| Project Id | 3614 |
| Project Name | C Mine, Belgium |
| Description | In 1900, Genk was a quiet village with around 2,000 residents. At that time, Genk was known for its beautiful nature, popular among artists and painters who used Genk as a setting for their pieces. In 1901, coal was discovered in Genk and three mining sites were developed: Zwartberg, Waterschei and Winterslag (C-mine today). As a result, the population grew exponentially: today Genk has about 65,000 inhabitants with 107 different ethnic backgrounds. The mines had some good years, but in 1966 the Zwartberg mine closed, followed by Winterslag (C-mine today) in 1986 and Waterschei in 1987. |
| Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project | The city went looking for new opportunities for the enormous mine sites on its territory, including the Winterslag site. In 2000, the idea began to grow to accommodate a creative hub in the buildings of the old coal mine of Winterslag. In 2001, the city of Genk bought the site from LRM (Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij) and the name "C-mine" was born in 2005. As regards content, the creative hub works on four cornerstones: education, creative economy, creative recreation and artistic creation and presentation. With a university college specialised in various artistic graduation subjects, an incubator for young entrepreneurs, a cultural centre, a design centre, a cinema, C-mine expedition, etc. the C-mine mission has succeeded. It has created 330 jobs in 42 companies and organisations, including around 200 jobs in the creative sector in 33 creative companies. |
| Web links | http://www.c-mine.be/ |
| Country | Belgium |
| City size | Intermediate cities (between 50.000-1 million people) |
| Construction period | 5-Modern architecture |
| Adaptive reuse period | 2000-2005 |
| State of conservation | Medium conservation |
| Vacancy before | Vacant |
| Vacancy after | Permanently used |
| Cultural significance | National heritage| |
| Typologies | Productive (industrial)| |
| Ownership before | Private |
| Ownership after | Public |
| Management structure | Other: Ownership and management of the buildings 1 owned by the municipality 2 owned by the Luca School 3 owned by the cinema 4 owned by the company Painting with Light 5 owned by the municipality and rented by studio Pieter Stockmans 6 owned by C-Mine Crib (creative industries) 7 owned by the company Deusjevoo & co 8 Barenzaal owned by the municipality (Energy building) 9 owned by the company Whitelight | |
| Managing body | Public|Private for profit| |
| Funding full answer | Public funding (EU)|Public funding (National)|Other: PPP| |
| Barriers and bottlenecks | None| |
| total investment | > 10.000.000 € |
| Residential | no |
| Cohousing | no |
| Hotel accommodation | no |
| BnbHostel accommodation | no |
| Commercial units | yes |
| Wellness centres | no |
| Restaurant | yes |
| Cafe | yes |
| Public library | no |
| Gardens | yes |
| Education | yes |
| Museum exhibition | yes |
| Research | yes |
| Cultural events | yes |
| Theatre | yes |
| Conferences | yes |
| Social uses | yes |
| Community Hubs | yes |
| Incubator | yes |
| Cultural and Creative Industries hub | yes |
| Innovative startups hub | yes |
| Circular economy enterprises hub | no |
| Coworking spaces | yes |
| Workshop spaces | yes |
| Living Lab | no |
| Fab Lab | no |
| Creative Hub | no |
| Artist residencies | no |
| Materials bank | no |
| Repair Cafe | no |
| Bike sharing place | no |
| Sports facilities | no |
| Other uses | no |
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