The transformation of an existing Dex-garage into an innovation centre was designed to support waste disposal/reuse-oriented start-ups in their early stages. The goal was to create a space that not only encourages innovation but also offers a range of facilities to help minimize initial expenses, making it easier for an entrepreneur to establish themselves.

The building boasts a range of facilities, including various offices, meeting areas, open-space working places, a workshop, a laboratory, a lecture theatre, and a storage space, to maximize the use case and raise the variety of start-ups that can be established (industrial, IT...). The different rooms within the building can easily be transformed to adapt to specific needs. The workshop and the laboratory can be rearranged to change their shape or size, making it possible for the start-up to experiment with different production methods.

All floors of the building have heavy-duty elevator access to efficiently transport goods from the storage area in the basement to the upper floors, making it easier for the occupants to move products around the building. Additionally, the building has a facility with expensive and hard-to-obtain equipment that further helps to minimize initial expenses.

For the public, the building offers a unique opportunity to look into the workshop and the laboratory and see the manufacturing process. The visitor can witness firsthand the innovative ways that waste is being used to create environmentally friendly and commercially viable products. A small shop on the first floor allows people to buy products manufactured in the facility and other goods, such as educational books about waste disposal.

One place in the building features a waste-reuse art exhibition made by young and new artists, supporting their work and helping them with their careers. On the top floor, visitors can relax and enjoy a drink or a cup of coffee in a cafe. The cafe and the rest of the building will use in-house products if possible, such as a start-up making coffee cups out of used ground coffee, thereby promoting waste reuse.

In conclusion, transforming an existing Dex-garage into an innovation centre is an excellent example of how architecture can support and promote sustainability and innovation. This building provides a glimpse into a better future, where entrepreneurship, sustainability, and waste-reuse go hand in hand.