Public sector
Turnhout: Gasthuisstraat redevelopment
The redevelopment of a shopping street, experienced in VR beforehand.
- Client
- Stad Turnhout
- Sector
- Public sector
- Year
- 2025 - 2026
The Gasthuisstraat, a shopping street in Turnhout, is being redeveloped. The City of Turnhout wanted to inform its residents and shopkeepers - and chose a VR experience to do it.
In autumn 2025 Toster brought the preliminary design into VR. In March 2026 the final design followed, presented at viewing sessions for shopkeepers, residents and the wider public.
With the headset on, you are guided past ten spots in the street. At each spot you look around while a voice explains the plans: a green strip with varied planting that keeps shop windows visible, guidance lines for blind and partially sighted people, level paving from facade to facade, the water pump in a better place, a future tree at the Korte Gasthuisstraat junction and extra terrace space at the Grote Markt.