Marianum, 2022
2022
Marianum
Location
Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant
Size
±8,000 m²
Type
Residential
A historic monastery carefully restored and reimagined as a serene residential haven. Marianum blends heritage and modern living, preserving meaning through architecture.
Building Development
From Sacred Grounds to Shared Living
Marianum transforms a former monastery into a new chapter of communal life. The development preserves the site’s spiritual calm while introducing sustainable housing for a multigenerational community. Bakkers | Hommen’s approach balances restoration, adaptive reuse, and landscape integration, allowing the site’s past to remain tangible while serving contemporary life.
Heritage Restoration
Contemporary Living
Community Renewal
our story
Key Milestones in Redevelopment
Our journey
2019
2019
2020
2020
2021
2021
2022
2022
Historical and technical assessments
Design and heritage approval process
Redevelopment begins
Completion and handover
Gallery
Statistics
Restoring Identity Through Modern Craft
Marianum shows how preservation and innovation can coexist beautifully.
Redeveloped monastery (m2)
8000 Redeveloped monastery (m2)
New residential units
55 New residential units
reused Materials
80% reused Materials
Challenge
Restoring a Monument Without Freezing It in the Past
The challenge lay in balancing reverence for Marianum’s sacred history with the pragmatic needs of future residents. Structural fragility, energy efficiency, and strict heritage guidelines demanded a highly coordinated design and engineering process.
Approach
Light, Silence, and Structure as Design Principles
The redevelopment centered on the monastery’s spiritual geometry. Natural light and minimal interventions guided the transformation. Bakkers | Hommen integrated high insulation, circular materials, and geothermal energy — ensuring the building’s soul endured in a climate-neutral form.
impact
Cultural Continuity Through Sustainable Reuse
Marianum demonstrates how adaptive reuse can restore heritage dignity while creating new meaning. It stands as a model for how preservation can embrace the future, not resist it.
Social Impact
Environmental Impact
Economic Impact
