OMA Partner Reinier de Graaf on the Social Dimension of Luxury Housing at Holland Green

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This week, OMA has unveiled their latest project in London, Holland Green. Working alongside Allies & Morrison, the firm has created three new luxury residential buildings on a site of significant cultural importance: the former home of the Commonwealth Institute, designed by Sir Robert Matthew, one of the founding partners of RMJM. As a result, OMA and Allies & Morrison’s Holland Green project involved much more than just adding fuel to the fire of London’s booming luxury residential market—it also involved an extensive conversion to the original 1962 Commonwealth Institute exhibition hall, funded through the scheme’s profitable residential offering, to prepare the heritage building for its new tenants the Design Museum.

ArchDaily spoke with Reinier de Graaf, the partner in charge of the project at OMA, to discuss the development’s social aspirations, the challenges of the London context, and the story behind the project.

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Cite: Rory Stott. "OMA Partner Reinier de Graaf on the Social Dimension of Luxury Housing at Holland Green" 12 May 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/787372/oma-partner-reinier-de-graaf-on-the-social-dimension-of-luxury-housing-at-holland-green> ISSN 0719-8884

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