Since January 2002, STUK is housed in the Arenberg Building, renovated by architect Willem Jan Neutelings. STUK is a house with many rooms: inviting, visible and wanting to be discovered. The Arenberg site is a group of neogothic buildings on a slope between the Naamsestraat and the Schapenstraat. The new building meets the high demands of both STUK and the university, which co-inhabits the building. Behind the façade of the old part on the Naamsestraat is a design that meets the arts centre’s demands in a daringly playful yet functional way. The building makes a clear link with the surrounding town by ways of wide views of the city, rooms overlooking the patio, and a public passage that literally intersects the complex.
The new building contains: a reception area, STUKcafe, a movie theatre, the Enseblezaal used for rehearsals of the university’s music ensembles, a medium-sized theatre and dancing hall with a fixed tribune for 221 people (Soetezaal), a convertible concert hall and blackbox (Labozaal), a dance studio with removable tribune, an exhibition space, a workshop and meeting room, 2 basic rehearsal studios and a room with 5 soundproof wooden boxes and darkrooms (Paviljoenenzaal).