Oostwegel Collection and local residents reach agreement on revised expansion plan for the Kruisherenhotel in Maastricht

Oostwegel Collection and a delegation from the neighbourhood surrounding the Kruisherenhotel in Maastricht have jointly developed a revised plan for the extension of the Kruisherenhotel Maastricht to include ‘Sociëteit De Stuers’. With this agreement, both parties have consciously opted for cooperation and a future-proof solution.

Over the past few months, project initiator Camille Oostwegel and representatives of the local community, together with consultant Huub Smeets, have held intensive and constructive discussions. The aim of these discussions was to reach agreement on a plan that does justice to both the hotel’s ambitions and the quality of life in the surrounding area. These discussions have now led to an alternative plan to which both parties have agreed.

For Oostwegel Collection, this means a more compact new development and a scaling down of the project. The number of additional hotel rooms will be reduced from 52 to approximately 30. The key features of the original plan will be retained, including the Oostwegel Collection headquarters, a new gourmet restaurant concept, a multi-purpose hall and a fitness facility.

For the neighbourhood, the revised plan represents a clear improvement in terms of how the development fits into its surroundings. The smaller scale and more compact design limit the impact on traffic and noise, and the plan is better suited to the character of the neighbourhood. Architectural firm Mecanoo was once again commissioned to design the extension to the Kruisherenhotel.

Camille Oostwegel, owner and managing director of Oostwegel Collection: “This result shows what is possible when you really listen to one another. Together with the local community, we have developed a plan that takes account of both our ambitions and their concerns. I am delighted that we have taken this step together and can look ahead with confidence.”

Local residents: “We are pleased with the smaller scale and lower building heights in the courtyard area under the revised plan, specifically a block layout with a height of 13.8 metres. The height of the new buildings in the old plan was 21 metres. We also consider it important that it has been established that heat stress, based on a baseline measurement, will not increase as a result of the new plan. As local residents, we have campaigned hard for this over a long period and we are convinced that this revised plan, with the support of the immediate neighbourhood, is the only correct and efficient way for all parties to realise this sensitive infill development project”.

Oostwegel Collection will resubmit the revised plan to the local council. It is expected that, once the planning permission process has been completed, restoration and renovation work can begin in early 2028.