Since 1901

Since 1901

Verstraete - 1901

1901

Loker: St. Anthony's Institute

Charles Godtschalk (1809-1892) had donated his property to the Divine Almshouses of Ypres in his will to build an orphanage. The Board of Almshouses had an empty Sint-Antonius home for the elderly in Loker, and sold it in 1896 to the Godtschalck Foundation, which housed orphans. An extension was built with the money saved, by Leonard Verstraete. In 1901, the liberal MP Janson questioned the Minister: the building should be called “Stichting Godtschalck”, because “Saint Antoine n'a rien donné et il reçoit tout, Godtschalck a tout donné et il ne reçoit rien”. The case was solved with a wooden sign with “Stichting Godtschalck” above the entrance.

1904

Kampenhout: Almshouse

Nowadays such a building would be called a residential care center (WZC), also something in which the Verstraetes are still a leading player to this day. But Kampenhout, between Leuven and Mechelen, is a long way 'off the track' , and it was not that they had nothing to do in that period, on the contrary! Architect Goethals from Aalst was (again) involved in something, une fois n'est pas coutume. 

After 1906, further improvements were carried out. In 1920 electric light was installed everywhere in the building, and in 1924 the water pipe followed...

Verstraete - 1904
Verstraete - 1906

1906

Roosdaal (Pamel): Almshouse and monastery

Just two years after the construction of the Sint-Gaugericus church in Pamel (Roosdaal) in Brabant, the West Flemish builders are once again at work in the municipality, this time a stone's throw from the church, for the construction of a house of worship and monastery . The Charity Sisters of the Verrezen Zaligmaker from Sint-Niklaas had come to Pamel in 1904 at the request of pastor Van Eyndhoven - the driving force behind the Sint-Gaugericus Church - and he was able to convince the sisters to build a new house of worship and convent - and with the same contractor who built the church. 
Work began on Good Friday, March 31, 1906, and lasted two years minus a month. The almshouse had a main or front building with two large wings attached to it, and a chapel between those two wings. It is no coincidence that this house of worship by Pamel resembles this one by Kampenhout, built in 1904-1905; it was also designed by architect Jules Goethals from Aalst. 
The Pamels rest home was demolished in the years 1995-1996 to make way for service flats.

1923

Antwerp (Borgerhout): Home pour les Petits Enfants

The construction of this crêche in the Vosstraat was supervised by the architects Cols-De Roeck, who later built another chapel, and after WW2 rebuilt the tower of the chapel. The clients were the sisters der Kleinen, with the aim of providing healthy food/milk to needy parents with young children and childcare, especially during the war years 1914-1918 for orphans up to 12 years old. In addition, they also founded a home for unmarried mothers, and later also a private school for childcare workers. Today, the building is still a nursery, 'De Kleine Vos'.

Verstraete - 1923
Verstraete - 1926

1926

Antwerp (Berchem): Our Lady Institute

In 1926, the Antwerp congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Namur moved its primary school and kindergarten department from the two stately buildings in Keizerstraat, next to the Rockockxhuis, to the Pulhof in Berchem. The secondary school followed in 1932, and a little later also the normal school and the regency. At the same time, the community of more than fifty sisters moved from the house “l'Empereur” to Berchem.

The new school with its symmetrical brick facade is an example of new objectivity and art deco, designed by architect Camille Bal.

1930

Antwerp (Schoten): School Sisters Childhood Jesu

The Sisters Kindsheid Jesu, established in Antwerp's Left Bank since 1895, focused primarily on caring for sick and abandoned children, and later on for orphans and neglected youth. When their school was expropriated in 1923 (the first tunnel under the Scheldt aka 'the Rabbit Pipe' just came above ground on their property) the congregation moved to a new residential area, the Koningshof in  Schoten . Bouwmeester Gustave Voets drew the design for the "Boarding school for little boys", and the Verstraete brothers started construction in 1930. During WW2 a black period started, the monastery was confiscated and used as "Heimschule Flandern" for the Flemish Hitler youth. Today the building is once again a free primary school.

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Verstraete - 1930
Verstraete - 1939

1939

Zedelgem (Aartrijke): Founded by the Guardian Angel

In 1864, the Sisters of Charity of Kortemark accepted a donation of farm buildings in Aartrijke, and converted them into a home for the elderly. In 1937 a considerable expansion takes place by the Verstraetes , there is talk of a non-profit organization with the monastery hospital of Kortemark as owner. From 1953 the orphanage is replaced by the institute "De Engelbewaarder" for children with intellectual disabilities. In 1954 the old people's home is closed.

1959

Bonneville (Andenne): Saint Lambert

In Andenne, Bonneville, the last monastery in the Verstraete History was built under the leadership of Luc Verstraete. We suspect that this must have been one of the very last monasteries to be built in Belgium! In addition to a monastery, a school was also established, in a total of nine blocks. Today, the building is part of the Belgian organization 'Brothers of Charity', and the Sint-Lambertus Center is the residence and activity center for almost 240 adults with a mental handicap.

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1970

Roeselare: Municipal Hospital

In 1970 a wing was added with a hospital block to the east of the hospital. Subsequently, construction of the mortuary on Gasthuisstraat was started, based on a design by Humblet.

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1975

Tielt: Sint-Andries hospital

The former Sint-Mariaschool, later the Sint-Andrieskliniek, also known as "Woon- en Zorgcentrum Sint-Andries" with convent house was transformed in 1975-1980 into the new Sint-Andriesziekenhuis according to the plans of architects Albert Impe (Tielt) and L Luyten (Wilrijk)

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Verstraete - 1975
Verstraete - 1976

1976

Roeselare: New wing Municipal Hospital

You couldn't miss it in Bruggesteenweg, the hospital that has been caring for the sick and elderly for hundreds of years. With buildings that also partly date from that time. Time for an ambitious new wing with lots of light in the rooms and - at that time - the most modern technology. It's better to let Verstraete do something like that. 

1978

Ypres: Song of the Sun

We renovated the old people's home and kept the convent chapel of the poor lads. This pre-war monastery complex dates from 1900.

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1996

Torhout : Ter Remberthove

In 1996, Verstraetebouw built 34 service flats in the Oostendestraat in Torhout. 

1996

Kortemark (Handzame): Sint-Jan de Deo

The original convent and the "Poor School of Saint Vincent" were built in 1822 on the initiative of the Pastor of Handzame, on tax grounds of the Commission for Public Welfare. In 1996 a new wing was added and Sint-Jan became an institution for the mentally handicapped.

Verstraete - 1996
Verstraete - 1996

1996

Ypres: service centre

1998

Newport: Ter Duinen

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2002

Pittem: Sint-Jozefskliniek

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2004

Rumbeke: Mission house of scheut

The site of Domein ter Scheut carries a whole history with it. The notary house on the Koningsstraat side was bought in the 1960s by Jozef Camerlynck and Simonne Vanneste, who donated the house to the non-profit organization Our Children. Scheut bought the property in 1976 and in 2004 we converted the villa into communal living areas and built a new building in the garden with rooms and sanitary facilities for the fathers. 

Verstraete - 2004
Verstraete - 2005

2005

Oudenaarde: residential care center Sacred Heart

Residential care center H. Hart from Oudenaarde consists of 2 campuses. Campus Sacred Heart includes a residential care center of 116 residential units. Campus Kloosterhof Pamele comprises 28 residential units, 24 service flats, 6 places for short stays and a day care centre.

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2008

Vlamertinge: Wintershove

We have expanded RVT WIntershove with an additional wing.
This extension included 26 rooms with beautiful living areas with plenty of natural light.
The steel structure roof structure was special because it was curved with a zinc roof finish.

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2010

Harelbeke: Ceder aan de Leie

2010

Menen: House Ter Walle

This file consisted of 3 parts that had to be executed simultaneously: the operational RVT building had to be expanded with 6 rooms and had to be in the same style as the main building, a residence of 22 service flats had to be built, the ground plan of which resembles a cochlea. A service apartment building with 10 service flats was also realized.

Verstraete - 2010
Verstraete - 2010

2010

Vlamertinge: Wintershove

A new wing with 26 rooms and additional living areas, kitchen and administrative block was added.

2012

Roeselare: Binnenhof

The Binnenhof, formerly 'Regenboog Roeselare', opened its doors in 2012. The Binnenhof is a group of assisted living apartments (service flats) in the heart of Roeselare. The building can be recognized by its 'red tiles', an innovative architecture for the city.

Verstraete.team designed the concept, built the project and still operates the GAW itself. This makes Binnenhof the first care concept developed by Verstraete. Based on the experiences in the Binnenhof, Verstraete can now respond even better to the needs of the older population. This encourages the development of new concepts and adapted housing. 

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Verstraete - 2012
Verstraete - 2012

2012

2012

Newport: Ter Duinen

Vzw KMI is a long-term customer where we carried out different phases from the cafeteria to the kitchens and the expansion of the restaurant.
Here we carried out both the construction work and the wooden structures as well as the finishing and techniques.
The expansion of the restaurant with kitchen was done in a later phase in the period 2012 – 2015 -2017

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2013

Roeselare: WZC De Waterdam

The new building in Drafstraat was combined with a renovation of part of the wing in Handelsstraat. The rooms and common areas were significantly expanded and especially adapted for habitation and care for those in serious need of care. Overall, this is a new home for 74 residents and 2 places for short stays.

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2013

Merkem: De Groene Verte

The existing residential care center was replaced in phases by a new building and was connected to the service flats and the existing chapel. The building volume (three layers) connects to the existing school building. The new WZC was built in the vicinity of the service flats. The entrance to the WZC is located in the street across the Kouterstraat. The building consists of a service block with a spacious lounge on the ground floor, on which the reception desk, a hairdresser's salon and the cafeteria are located. This recognized residential care center has 90 residential units. 

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2015

2016

Herzele: WZC Ter Leen

On a plot next to the old residential care center Ter Leen, the VZW Sint-Vincentius Aaigem built a new residential care center in collaboration with the OCMW Herzele.
The residential care center consists of three wings in which there are 116 rooms (good for 120 beds). 70 of these beds are operated by OCMW Herzele, the other 50 beds are in the hands of the Eclips care group.

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Verstraete - 2016
Verstraete - 2016

2016

Poperinge: Residence Belfry

The 40 service flats have a unique location on the market of Poperinge and 20 meters from the city park. The services and care are coordinated by vzw Community Building Services in collaboration with the residential care center Proventier. The city of Poperinge has accommodated various city facilities in the residence with a view to the comfort and accessibility of the inhabitants.

2017

Westrozebeke: VKW Tiendeberg

Childcare in Westrozebeke needed new accommodation and SK Westrozebeke needed a new football canteen. The plan was conceived to combine both. Between the childcare and the canteen is a multipurpose room that can be used by both, childcare and football. The nursery can accommodate 60 children. 

Verstraete - 2017
Verstraete - 2017

2017

Roeselare: Kerselaargoed

The Kerselaargoed assisted living apartments are located in the neighborhood between Westlaan and Dikmuidsesteenweg.
The 8 recognized assistance flats are located on the park and next to the Schiervelde service center. 
Kerselaargoed is part of Binnenhof Roeselare, so all services run through Binnenhof.

2018

Vlamertinge: The Harchies

This new building consists of 19 apartments, divided into 2 separate residential units with separate elevator and staircase core, of which 5 homes on the ground floor with accompanying outdoor terrace, 5 homes on the first/second floor that are identical to each other and 4 homes on the third floor.

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2019

Bruges: Sint-Pietersmolenwijk residential care centre

The building is divided into 5 separate units that are interconnected and has a total buildable area of ​​8000 m². In addition to concrete walls to be poured on site, prefab quick-build walls will also be used as load-bearing structures for the building. 
Following on from the structural works, a start will also be made on the masonry version of the façade, in which the rounded cornerstones give the building extra cachet.

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2019

Roeselare: WZC Sint-Henricus

Sint-Henricus is bursting at the seams, which is why Motena decided to invest heavily in the site. The rest home will have a new wing and an extra floor on the existing south wing for 37 residents.
The kitchen of Sint-Henricus will also be renovated and the preparation capacity will be increased to 250 afternoon meals. Furthermore, a brand new day care center for 50 visitors is being built. The new building will be a sustainable project with solar panels, an energy-efficient outer shell, a Soil Energy storage field and a combined heat and power system.

Verstraete - 2019
Verstraete - 2019

2019

Kortrijk: The Warande

We also took care of the interior finishing, which was mainly finished in wood and with nice color accents. The building was also equipped with the most modern techniques so that the building scores high on energy consumption.

2020

HelloHelp

HelloHelp is a concept developed by Verstraete.team. It is a communication system with a strong team behind it, implemented in new-build apartments. It guarantees to help the resident when he really needs it. The reliable technology can be activated at the request of the customer, at the moment he wishes. The application, both software and hardware, are included in the purchase of the apartment. 

The first projects where HelloHelp is being rolled out are : 't goed (Roeselare), de Brouwery (Rumbeke), Pietershof (Ieper) and Berenice (Lauwe). HelloHelp is an initiative of Verstraete.team, Z-plus, Televic Healthcare and Smartwatcher.

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