Vipassana vzw, Dilsen
IBAN: BE29 5231 4056 1664
BIC: TRIOBEBB
(Triodos bank, Hoogstraat 139, 1000 Brussels, Belgium)

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We expect to finish the two buildings in 2022.

September/October 2022

June 2022

April 2022

March 2022

February 2022

January 2022

December 2021

November 2021

October 2021

September 2021

Ground works for both buildings take place in the Sit & Serve Period from 13 to 24 September.

A time-lapse camera is installed so that meditators can follow the progress from home.

July/August 2021

The project team and the kitchen committee work out detailed plans for the layout of the kitchen and dining halls, and also select kitchen equipment.

The garden committee and two landscape architects are joining with the project team to prepare the site for construction work and develop a new layout plan for the garden (paths, segregation line, vegetation).

The building permit for the MA is approved by the municipality.

May 2021

The final building team is founded: next to DMOA, the project team will work with BAST, the technical engineers, and Sidati for the construction of the structural work.

March 2021

The building permit for KDB is approved by the municipality.

The design for the MA is submitted to the municipality for approval.

February 2021

Contract signed with DMOA for the detailed design of the MA.

November 2020

Contract signed with DMOA for the detailed design of the KDB.

The design for the KDB is submitted to the municipality for approval.

June 2020

First sketch design of the KDB ready.

March 2020

Thanks to extra funds being offered the trust decides to construct the KDB and the new male accommodation building (MA) at the same time.

December 2019

Architectural competition - the choice goes to DMOA, a renowned architectural agency located in Leuven (Belgium).

The project team works closely with the architects, the board members and committees to develop a design for the new kitchen-dining building (KDB).

July 2019

A project team of dedicated Dhamma servers is installed to prepare the project.