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Suite 9 at Delft University of Technology Campus / Studioninedots

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Suite 9 brings new life to the Delft University of Technology Campus with 137 self-contained student residences. At the core of the building lies the 'Heart': a huge semi-outdoor space that defines Suite 9's striking profile and serves as the place where student life can spark into being.

Porseleinen Hof Building / Orange Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:00:00 +0000

Porseleinen Hof is situated in the westernmost extension of the Spoorzone area - also known as Nieuw Delft - and is considered one of the cornerstones of the development area. This cornerstone is formed by a height accent—the Porseleinen Toren—and a cluster of ground-access houses, collectively forming Porseleinen Hof. By designing both plots in close coordination with each other, a plan is created in which parking, shared car usage, collective rooftop gardens, and the housing program are optimally aligned, resulting in a pleasant and differentiated living environment in the center of Delft. "The sculptural appearance of the tower, clad in the white glazed ceramic material, ensures that the building appears differently from all sides in the streetscape"

Space&Matter and Common City Win Tender to Develop Community-Centric Housing in Delft

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:30:00 +0000

In Nieuw Delft, a newly developed city area next to the historic city center of Delft and in close proximity to the central train station, Common City is developing the winning LeeuwenPart plan in collaboration with Space&Matter. The project includes a residential building located on the edge of the future Van Leeuwenhoek Park. The project is developed as a co-commissioning, a process where the future residents are included in the design process, resulting in a well-adapted building and a close-knit community.

Echo Energy-Generating Interfaculty Teaching Building / UNStudio

Paula Pintos — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 02:00:00 +0000

Echo is an energy-generating interfaculty building that offers a wide variety of teaching rooms to cater to the diversity of teaching methods and study styles at the university. As the most sustainable building at the TU Delft, Echo is contributing to the university’s ambitions to operate a fully sustainable campus by 2030.

Vakwerkhuis Offices / Vakwerk Architecten

Luciana Pejić — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

From the day Vakwerk Architecten started, they had a clear vision for their future office. Once they stumbled upon an old boiler house, once the main source of energy for the Delft University of Technology, they were set on transforming it into a dynamic co-working space that would form a link between the center of Delft and the university campus. The transformed space was to become an inspiring home for both their own company and local entrepreneurs. Sustainability was the main principle achieved by respecting its industrial character, the reuse of materials, and making the building as energy efficient as possible. The Vakwerkhuis is now a vibrant community, once again buzzing with energy!

Student Hotel / The Invisible Party

Valeria Silva — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

The Amsterdam design studio The Invisible Party designed The Student Hotel’s newest property in Delft in collaboration with the brand’s in-house design team. All public areas, workplaces, co-working space Collab and the in-house restaurant The Commons were created according to circular design principles. The Student Hotel Delft. As of October 1st, an exciting new destination has opened its doors in Delft. The fifteenth hotel of the leading hybrid hospitality group could not have hoped for a better location; located in Nieuw-Delft, the green heart of the city that is in full development, and next to Delft Central Station. Circularity and connection are central to TSH Delft. The Student Hotel aims to give innovators and creatives a place to innovate and create, provide a home for students and be a welcoming hub where the community can come together.

Building D(emountable) / architectenbureau cepezed

Andreas Luco — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Building D(emountable) is a modern, sustainable and fully demountable structure on the site of a historic, monumental building complex in the center of Dutch city Delft. This site is owned by cepezed, an agency with expertise in the development, the design and the realization of buildings. Creative Cluster. Cepezed acquired the complex with former laboratories from the Delft University of Technology in 2012. It transformed the monumental buildings into a creative cluster with housing for various companies in the creative sector, including the office itself. However, the only non-monumental building on the site was in poor condition.

Coffee and Bikes / BureauVanEig + Biq architecten

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:00:00 +0000

This parking facility at the heart of the TU Delft campus accommodates 2100 bicycles and is combined with a bicycle workshop and a coffee facility.

House CB005 / GAAGA

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 03:00:00 +0000

The transformation of the Delft Railway Zone includes the creation of a new residential district: Nieuw Delft. The neighborhood of House CB005 is characterized by its small scale, family friendly living environment, narrow streets, and typical Delft row houses. House CB005 is designed for a 5,1m wide and 10m long building plot, which is a typical plot size in the Netherlands. However, the layout of the house is far from standard, because of the client's specific wishes.

Delft City Hall and Train Station / Mecanoo

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 04:00:00 +0000

Arriving in Delft is an unforgettable experience. From the outset, Mecanoo’s idea was to design a station that makes it clear to visitors that they have arrived in Delft. The station, in combination with the new city hall, sits atop a new train tunnel built in place of the old concrete viaduct that divided the city in two since 1965. Coming up the escalators, the impressive ceiling with the historic map of Delft unfolds. When you look outside, you see the city and the old station as a contemporary version of Johannes Vermeer’s painting 'View of Delft’.

Delfland Water Authority / Mecanoo

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 04:00:00 +0000

The Delfland Water Authority is located in a historical building on the Oude Delft: the Gemeenlandshuis. The monumental part was built in 1505 as a house for Jan de Huyter. The sandstone facade was unique for that time and it was one of the few buildings to survive the 1536 city fire. More than 100 years later, the house came into the hands of the Delfland Water Authority.

City Archive Delft / Office Winhov+ Gottlieb Paludan Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 01:00:00 +0000

Office Winhov and Gottlieb Paludan Architects designed the new City Archive of Delft. The façade shows a distinct type of brickwork, as it expresses the timeless and robust character of the building with storage as its main purpose.

INDESEM 2017 is Open for Entries

Rene Submissions — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:30:00 +0000

INDESEM (International Design Seminar) is a biennale, founded by a group of students in 1962. The seminar was born from a desire to experiment with architecture and urban planning, while exploring beyond the boundaries of the curriculum. For this week the 80 participating students embark on a design project accompanied by lectures and discussions with renowned architects and theorists. InDeSem provides an environment in which students, architects, planners, designers and theorists engage in conversation and discussion about the current and future position of the architect, designer and planner within society.

Library Delft University of Technology / Mecanoo

Paula Pintos — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:44:00 +0000

Campus. The fascinating site for the new library on the 1960s campus of the Delft University of Technology is overshadowed by a large, brutalist concrete auditorium from Van den Broek & Bakema. The university needed a campus atmosphere: lawns with flowers and trees where students and professors meet informally on broad stairs. A modern library is served by computers, most of the books are stored in basements. It is a building where technique is displayed. In this way the programme was formulated.

Total Space: Considering Dutch Structuralism Today

Dirk van den Heuvel — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 05:30:00 +0000

In this article, Dirk van den Heuvel links (Dutch) Structuralism to current day developments – more specifically in the digital realm. The following essay was first published by Volume in their 50th issue, Beyond Beyond, the editorial of which is available to read here.

Ode to Pioneers - A Vision For The 'House of Delft' Mixed-Use Hub

Niall Patrick Walsh — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Van Dongen–Kuschuch Architects and Planners has released images for its ‘House of Delft’ mixed-use hub in the Netherlands. Located beside Delft Central Train Station, the scheme will act as a gateway to both the historic city center and the renowned University of Technology. The architectural intent behind the proposal is to celebrate the artistic, scientific and innovative achievements which came from the city throughout its history. As visitors step off the train, it will be both an introduction to the city, and an indicator of what it has to offer.

Tetra Office Building for the Research Institute Deltares / Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 03:00:00 +0000

The Tetra building is the new face of the independent Research Institute Deltares. The institute, which focuses on innovative solutions to Delta problems, was housed on an outdated campus designed in the sixties. Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur tried to find a suiting expression to the changing emphasize of the research of Deltares. New insights into the essence of hydraulic engineering, with more emphasis on the "soft side", the ecology and sustainability, asked for a different architectural language. The Tetra building is the first step in the new masterplan proposed by Jeanne Dekker Architectuur to make the campus future proof.

The Old Library / BK. architecten + KREUK architectuur + Stephanie Gieles Interieurontwerp

Cristian Aguilar — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 03:00:00 +0000

Introduction:

The Old Library is a design in Renaissance style by architect J.A.W.Vrijman, and built between 1912 and 1915. After a period of vacancy and a major renovation, the monument was given a new destination as training center for the offshore energy industry, thereby preserving the historic building and cultural heritage in the center of Delft. The design and realization of this project were performed by the project team in cooperation with the interior design team. In this document you will find more information about the creation and realization of the design.