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Architects: MoederscheimMoonen Architects
- Area: 3000 m²
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Photographs:Harry Noback & Maarten Sipma
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“One of the main challenges in this project was to get the building to connect with a large and diverse group of users. The complex is not only intended to cater to the large groups of users who engage in sports activities and musical and cultural events.
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Above all, locals will see it as a true meeting area: a place where you drop in on a week day to meet other people. That is why both in a literal and figurative sense, the building design needed to be very transparent and accessible so that it can successfully connect with the surrounding neighbourhoods.”
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The building takes advantage of the height differences found at the site. A considerable share of the complex is actually situated below ground. Taking this position in the landscape as a point of departure, the complex seems to almost literally fold open thanks to its striking roof, which opens out onto the key public zones.
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The zig-zag line of the roof edge is one of the building’s most characteristic features. In fact, one could call the green roof the landmark element of this design: it highlights key points in and around the new complex. The slopes of the surrounding landscape and the building intersect half-way along the side wall, where the design incorporates a grand entrance area.
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Pedestrians can enter the complex from both the first floor and, if they arrive at the parking lot, street level. Both entrances come together at a recess in the façade, where they are linked by a staircase that seems to move outwards from the building’s interior.
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“In our view, a public building’s appeal isn’t always determined by its transparency. It’s also about drawing people in and veiling what they see. Our facade design plays a major role in this. Your experience of the building’s interior is determined by the deep vertical columns along its exterior. In other words, your vantage point plays a key role in your visual connection with what lies inside.”
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In addition, the facade lends the building a stately quality and improves its interaction with the surrounding landscape.
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