Broucheterre Swimming Pool
Building seen from Place de la Broucheterre. | |
| Location | Averroès Street 6000 Charleroi, Hainaut Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 50°25′04″N 4°26′45″E / 50.41778°N 4.44583°E |
| Type | Public housing |
| Beginning date | 1932 |
| Restored date | 2001-2002 |
| Dedicated to | Swimming pool (1932–1984), social housing (since 2003) |
The Broucheterre Swimming Pool is a social housing building in Charleroi, Belgium. Designed by architect Oscar Quinaut in the Art Deco style, it was constructed in 1932 on the site of the former 1911 Charleroi Exhibition. The building originally contained a public swimming pool, replacing an earlier basin along the Sambre River.
The Broucheterre Swimming Pool was decommissioned in 1984 as it did not meet current safety and hygiene standards. It was replaced by the Hélios swimming pool in Charleroi Lower Town. The building was subsequently abandoned but was occasionally used by Charleroi/Danses for performances and student initiation events.
The Broucheterre Swimming Pool building was converted into social housing in 2002, following plans initiated in the late 1990s. Architects Pierre Blondel and Thomas Vandenberghe designed 33 apartments along the building's sides, preserving the central space for circulation and natural light. The former pool basin was transformed into a garden, utilizing the skylight-covered patio.