The Stork Vereenigingsgebouw, designed by architect C.B. Posthumus Meyjes Sr., was presented to the workers in 1893 on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the Hengelo-based machine factory Stork. The building housed, among other facilities, a drawing school, dining hall, cookery school, theatre hall, library, café with billiards, and meeting rooms.
After a period of vacancy, Infestos initiated the redevelopment in 2019 with the aim of restoring the Vereenigingsgebouw as a multifunctional building featuring a brasserie, banquet hall, meeting facilities, and a hotel function.
The redevelopment drew heavily on the building’s history. The colonnade at the front was reconstructed, and the original gabled roof was reinstated. At the rear, the building was extended with an annex housing 12 luxury hotel suites. On the site of the later-added theatre lobby, a brasserie was created following the original outlines. The Vereenigingsgebouw is also an official wedding venue.
Surrounding the building, a park-like garden has been landscaped, featuring a pond that references the original pond once located there.
