Signing contractor agreement renovation The Monastery

19-12-2024, 15:24

Thursday, December 19, 2024, the municipality and Royal Woudenberg signed the official contracting agreement for the renovation of The Monastery. After careful preparation and coordination, the way is now clear to actually get started. The renovation will officially start in January 2025. On behalf of the municipality Alderman Sandor Löwik signed. From contractor Koninklijke Woudenberg, General Director André Köster put his signature. After the official signing moment they together unveiled the building sign at Het Klooster.

André Köster (KWA) and Alderman Sandor Löwik (municipality of Nuenen) sign the contracting agreement — André Köster (Director KWA) and Sandor LöwikAlderman Municipality of Nuenen) sign the contracting agreement for the renovation of The Klooster.

André Köster (director KWA) and Sandor LöwikAlderman municipality of Nuenen) unveil the construction sign — Sandor LöwikAlderman municipality of Nuenen) and André Köster (director KWA) unveil the construction sign at The Klooster.

-- Alderman Sandor Löwik: 'With the signing of the contracting agreement, the work on Het Klooster will now really begin. It is and will now become more and more visible to everyone that we are going to turn Het Klooster into a beautiful and vibrant cultural center!

-- Managing Director André Köster: "We are delighted to start the renovation of Het Klooster! Together with the municipality of Nuenen and our partners we will work hard to give the monument a new and sustainable future."

Selling old stuff

In the Monastery there are still items present that are not going to be used in the new facility, but which have a certain value. We do not want to just throw these items away, but give residents the opportunity to take them over for a symbolic amount. These include theater seats and hall signs. Some residents showed their interest and picked up their acquisition on December 19.

Planning renovation

(Light) demolition work has already started in November, such as the removal of sanitary facilities and installations. In early 2025, the actual renovation will start and we will begin structural demolition, such as removing some interior walls. If everything goes according to schedule, the renovation will be completed February 2026. Then the users can move back from the Monastery Temporalis to the new Monastery.

Multifunctional cultural center

The Klooster needs to be thoroughly renovated. The need for extensive maintenance and preservation is then linked to the ambition to make Het Klooster a vibrant center for Nuenen residents. Het Klooster must also serve as a meeting place for the city council, theater, library and a place where associations can go for their activities. In other words: a social and cultural vibrant heart that invites to stay.