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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 15 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe), AKS, Brakel Atmos, Glasdesign, Hunter Douglas, +3
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Professionals: BenR adviseurs, D/Dock design studio, J.P. van Eesteren, Halmos Adviseurs, Van Rossum
Jannes Linders
Goede Doelen Loterijen & Dutch Charity Lotteries Head Offices / Benthem Crouwel Architects
House of Province / Team V Architecture
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Architects: Team V Architecture
- Area: 30000 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Karres en Brands, OTH architecten
Datacenter AM4 / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 24000 m²
- Year: 2017
Moreelse Bridge / cepezed
- Area: 3200 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bolidt, Boomkwekerij Ebben, Led Linear, Mohringer Liften
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Professionals: ABT, Velp, BSB Staalbouw, Colijn Beton- en Waterbouw B.V.
Utrecht Central Station / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 26030 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: BRS, COEM, Emesa, Glasdesign, Hafkon, +2
RAI Car Park / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 28265 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Betonindustrie De Veluwe, Colt
Museum De Pont Expansion and New Entrance Gate / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 1100 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: TDE-lighttech, Lignatur, TBA
A.S.R Headquarters Renovation / Team V Architectuur
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Architects: Team V Architectuur
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Aronsohn Raadgevende Ingenieurs, ABT, Tebodin, AT Osborne, Building combination Archimedes, +4
Bus Drivers Building / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 80 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: NIAG (Nederlandse Installatie Advies Groep), Versteeg Utrecht BV
Rotterdam Central Station / West 8 + Benthem Crouwel Architects + MVSA Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects, MVSA Architects, West 8
- Area: 46000 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: UrbaStyle, Alcantara Stone, Nophadrain bv
Grotius Building of Radboud University Nijmegen / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 16300 m²
- Year: 2014
Rubber Holiday Home / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 135 m²
- Year: 2014
Rijksmuseum Revisited: The Dutch National Museum One Year On
The Rijksmuseum, which reopened last year after a decade of restoration and remodelling, is a museum dedicated to “the Dutchness of Dutchness.” Pierre Cuypers, the building's original architect, began designing this neogothic cathedral to Dutch art in 1876; it opened in 1885 and has stood guard over Amsterdam's Museumplein ever since.
Over the centuries, the building suffered a series of poorly executed 'improvements': intricately frescoed walls and ceilings were whitewashed; precious mosaics broken; decorative surfaces plastered over; and false, parasitic ceilings hung from the walls. Speaking in his office overlooking the Rijksmuseum’s monumental south west façade, Director of Collections Taco Dibbits noted how the most appalling damage was incurred during the mid-20th century: “everything had been done to hide the original building […but] Cruz y Ortiz [who won the competition to redesign the Rijks in 2003] embraced the existing architecture by going back to the original volumes of the spaces as much as possible.”
For Seville-based Cruz y Ortiz, choosing what to retain and what to restore, what to remodel and what to ignore were, at times, difficult to balance. Cruz y Ortiz found their answer in the mantra: 'Continue with Cuypers'. They threw the original elements of the building into relief but did not act as aesthetes for the 'ruin'. In contrast to David Chipperfield and Julian Harrap's restoration of Berlin's Neues Museum, for instance, Cruz y Ortiz rigorously implemented a clean visual approach that favoured clarity over confusion. What is original, what is restored, and what is new mingle together in a melting pot of solid, understated architectural elements. Sometimes this approach contradicted Cuyper's original intentions; however, more often than not it complements them in a contemporary way.
Rotterdam Centraal / West 8 + Benthem Crouwel Architects + MVSA Meyer en van Schooten Architecten
Ziggo Dome / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 49000 m²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Protec Industrial Doors, Twentinox
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Professionals: ABT, Cauberg Huygen, Warmtebouw Utrecht
Rijksmuseum / Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
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Architects: Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
- Area: 30000 m²
- Year: 2000
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Manufacturers: Goppion, Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe), Finesse, Hunter Douglas, Polycon, +2
Wilo / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 1300 m²
- Year: 2009
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam / Benthem Crouwel Architects
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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
- Area: 26500 m²
- Year: 2012