Piano House / Pasel.Kuenzel Architects
Architect: Pasel Kuenzel Architects
Location: Leiden, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Team: R. Pasel, F. Künzel, S. Wolff
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Marcel van der Burg
House DM / Lensass Architects
Architects: Lensass Architects
Location: Gaasbeek, The Netherlands
Photographs: Philippe van Gelooven, Andri Haflidason, Bieke Claessens
House Nieuwegracht / Rocha Tombal Architects
Architects: Rocha Tombal Architects - Ana Rocha, Michel Tombal
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Project Team: Igor Lopez de Uralde, Mike Schäfer, Tony Slothouber
Client: Jaap-Jan Boelens en Leontine van Elden
Construction: Pieters Bouwtechniek Delft bv
Contractor: Bouwbedrijf Vrolijk, Amsterdam
Constructed Area: ca 400 sqm
Costs Contractor: 237.000,- euro excl. BTW, excl kitchen and wooden flooring
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Christian Richters
Arnhem Central Platforms / UNStudio
Architects: UNStudio, Ben van Berkel with Arjan Dingsté and Marc Hoppermann, Marc Herschel, Derrick Diporedjo, Kristin Sandner, Rein Werkhoven
Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands
Client: ProRail, utrecht
Engineering: Movares
Contractor: DAM-Dura Vermeer
Gross Roof Area: approximately 8700 m2
Dimensions: 4 platform roofs of approximately 210 metres long, with varying widths from 9-14 metre
Structure and materials: steel, aluminum and cold formed glass roofs
Start of construction: 2009
Planned completion date: 2011
In terms of scale, we typically feature massive projects by UNStudio – such as their Kutaisi Airport, planning scheme for Union Station, and grand performance venues – which all bring the contemporary aesthetic of Ben van Berkel to meet the projects’ respective programmatic and contextual demands. Recently, van Berkel’s team has crafted a covering for the Netherlands’ central rail line, bringing their elegant touch to a structure blanketing four train platforms measuring 210 meters in length.
More about the platform coverings after the break.
Onze Droomschool / Mecanoo Architecten
The design for Onze Droomschool by Mecanoo Architecten focuses on human scale and security as its key concepts. By splitting the building up into a family of little brick houses it reflects the typical saddleback roofs found in the vicinity of the school. The new 5,322 m² school, which began construction last month, rings together education, care and medical science. In addition to classrooms the building will house practical training studios, a mediatheque, music studio, sports centre and an outdoor Johan Cruijff court for soccer and basketball. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Practice of Periodontics Zwolle / Kwint Architecten
Architects: Kwint Architecten
Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands
Completion Year: 2011
Collaborators: Heldoorn B.V., Building Contractor; Breman Kloekke, Electrician; Zwols Loodgieters Bedrijf Plumber; Alferink-Van Schieveen, Strucural Engineer; Dental Union
Area: 592 sqm
Photographs: Marco C. Slot Photography
Split View / U Architects
Architect: U Architects
Location: Hout, The Netherlands
Client: Family van Renterghem
Completion: February 2012
Building Costs: 299,000 Euro (inclusive VAT)
Gross Floor Area: 250 sqm
Contractor: Jansen & Vis
Advisor Construction: Vervest Constructief
Advisor HVAC: Volantis
Photographs: Daan Dijkmeijer
La Liberté / Dominique Perrault Architecture
Architects: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
Associated Architect: Oving Architekten
Engineering: Dijkhuis Groningen (structures), Zonderman B.V. (electrical engineering), Feenestra (heating and ventilation systems), Gevekebouw B.V. (general contractor)
Client: Christelijke Woningstichting Patrimonium
Site Area: 10,230 sqm
Built Area: 23,400 sqm
Completion: 2011
Photographs: Jim Ernst, Mark Sekuur / Prima Focus
“Blooming” Citycenter Nieuwegein / Bureau B+B
Architects: Bureau B+B
Location: Citycenter Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Project Area: 40,350 sqm
Completion: 2012
Client: Municipality of Nieuwegein
Photographs: Renee Klein, Frederica Rijkenberg
Urban Podium In Rotterdam / Atelier Kempe Thill
Architects: Atelier Kempe Thill
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Design Team: André Kempe, Oliver Thill, David van Eck With Teun van der Meulen, Kingman Brewster, Takashi Nakamura, Frank Verzijden
Completion: 2009
Site area: 200 sqm
Total building budget: € 798.500,- (excl. VAT) – incl. technical installations
Photographs: Architektur-Fotografie Ulrich Schwarz
23 Town Houses in Amsterdam / Atelier Kempe Thill
Architects: Atelier Kempe Thill
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Client: DeltaForte BV
Completion: 2008
Building Size: 5,104 sqm
Total building budget: € 3,023,091 (excl. VAT)
Design Team: André Kempe, Oliver Thill, Teun van der Meulen with Takashi Nakamura
Photographs: Architektur-Fotografie Ulrich Schwarz
Atriumtower Hiphouse Zwolle / Atelier Kempe Thill
Architects: Atelier Kempe Thill
Address: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Client: Woningstichting SWZ
Building Size: 6,399sqm
Total building budget: € 5,450,000 (excl. VAT)
Design Team: André Kempe, Oliver Thill, Cornelia Sailer With David van Eck, Peter Graf, Anja Müller, Takashi Nakamura
Urban Planner: De Zwarte Hond, Rotterdam, partner-in-charge Jeroen de Willigen
Supervisor: Jeroen de Willigen en Matthias Rottmann
Photographs: Architektur-Fotografie Ulrich Schwarz
Senior Housing De Dijken 10 / HVE architecten
Architects: HVE architecten
Location: Leidschenveen, The Netherlands
Project Team: Gerrit van Es, Sascha van Esch, Lia Tuijt
Client: Vidomes Delft
Project Area: 9,800 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: HVE architecten, Scagliola Brakkee, Christiane Wirth
D.I.Y Urbanism: Almere Oosterworld / MVRDV
MVRDV‘s proposal for an urban development in Almere Oosterworld, the Netherlands, is a template for a D.I.Y. project that puts power into the hands of neighborhoods and communities. This development strategy is bottom-up, inclusive and very intuitive to the needs of individuals and their communities. It allows the design to develop organically and over a stretch of time as needs change and neighborhoods grow. MVRDV writes that the proposal “is a revolution in Dutch urban planning as it steps away from governmental dictate and invites organic urban growth in which initiatives are stimulated and inhabitants can create their own neighbourhoods including public green, urban agriculture and roads”.
Find out how it’s done after the break.
Youth Center in Amsterdam / Atelier Kempe Thill
Architects: Atelier Kempe Thill
Location: Reimerswaalstraat 101, 1069 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Client: Ymere Ontwikkeling, Jollemanhof 8 – Huys Azië, 1019 GW Amsterdam
Completion: 2011
Site area: 150 sqm
Building size: 285 sqm
Total building budget: € 550.000,- (excl. VAT)
Design Team: André Kempe, Oliver Thill, David van Eck, with Andrius Raguotis, Blanca Sanchez Babe, Ruud Smeelen, Giorgio Terraneo
Photographs: Ulrich Schwarz
Emmen Theatre and Zoo Entrance / Henning Larsen Architects and Van den Berg Groep
Emmen Theatre and Zoo, designed by Henning Larsen Architects and Van den Berg Groep, is an unusual cultural building that brings together culture and nature. The building design, which won the first prize in the international competition, will constitute the entrance to a large zoological park of 10 hectares and comprises two main stages with a capacity of 1,150 people in total, an additional stage, exhibition and conference facilities. The building in itself covers 16,000 m2. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Museum and Exposition Centre / Atelier Kempe Thill
Architects: Atelier Kempe Thill
Location: Oude Gracht 4, 9341 AB Veenhuizen, The Netherlands
Client: VROM Rijksgebouwendienst (Building service Dutch Government), Branch / Vestiging
Site area: 5,200 sqm
Total building budget: € 1,90 mio. (excl. VAT)
Design Team: André Kempe, Oliver Thill, David van Eck with Teun van der Meulen, Cornelia Sailer, Sebastian Heinemeyer, Kingman Brewster, Jeroen Heintzbergen, Takashi Nakamura
Photographs: Ulrich Schwarz
Huis Van Droo / Johan De Wachter Architects
Architects: Johan De Wachter Architects
Location: Duiven, The Netherlands
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: JDWA
Architectural Photography: Floriade 2012 World Horticultural Expo / Thomas Mayer
From now until October 7th, the southeastern Netherlands city of Venlo will be hosting the Floriade 2012 World Horticultural Expo. Covering 66 hectares, the expo invite visitors to experience nature in a variety of ways through the creation of five unique themed worlds. Wandering through wooded areas, the visitors discover each world and all they have to offer.
Swiss architectural photographer Thomas Mayer has shared with us images of unique pavilions and structures found throughout the expo. Each innovative pavilion is meant to educate and inspire. Continue after the break to view the Floriade 2012 pavilions.
EYE – New Dutch Film Institute / Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
Architects: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
Location: Shell Terrain, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Team: Philip Beckman, Sebastian Brunke, Alejandro C. Carrera, Ruben Van Colenberghe, Burkhard Floors, Gerhard Gölles, Daniela Hensler, Thilo Reich, Hendrik Steinigeweg
Year: 2005 – 2011
Area: 6.300 sqm
Photographs: Iwan Baan
The Hague Municipal Office / Rudy Uytenhaak
Architects: Rudy Uytenhaak
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Client: The Hague City Council
Area: 32,600 sqm
Contractor: BAM
Completion: April 2011
Photographs: Courtesy of Rudy Uytenhaak
