This edition of Section D, Monocle 24's weekly review of design, architecture and craft, explores London's new Design Museum – a significant expansion for the institution at an entirely new location in West London. The interior spaces of the former Commonwealth Institute Building in Kensington, which is Grade II-listed, have been renovated by John Pawson. Alongside the museum’s Deputy Director, Alice Black, the Monocle team investigate the thinking behind the relaunch and how the spaces are designed to accommodate a shifting audience.
John Pawson Narrates a Tour Through London's New Design Museum
OMA Partner Reinier de Graaf on the Social Dimension of Luxury Housing at Holland Green
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.
Holland Green / OMA + Allies & Morrison
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Architects: Allies & Morrison, OMA
- Area: 323000 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Effisus
Loft Sixty-Four / EVA architecten
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Architects: EVA architecten
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Baars & Bloemhoff, Decospan
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Professionals: Bouwcomfort Schijndel
Supreme Court of the Netherlands / KAAN Architecten
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Architects: KAAN Architecten
- Area: 18000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Arup, BAM Bouw en Techniek, CBB, Consortium Poort van Den Haag, PGGM, +3
Wineshop / Studio AAAN
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Architects: Studio AAAN
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Woodwave
Erasmus University Rotterdam / Paul de Ruiter Architects
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Architects: Paul de Ruiter Architects
- Area: 8400 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Boomkwekerij Ebben
Take a Look Inside OMA's Timmerhuis with #donotsettle
In the latest video from the youtube channel #donotsettle, architects Wahyu Pratomo and Kris Provoost explore OMA’s recently opened Timmerhuis in Rotterdam. The duo compare the conceptual design and renderings to the finished building, look at the impact the new building is having on the cityscape, and with some good fortune find their way through some locked doors.
#Donotsettle was started to reconcile the disparity between film as architectural representation and as an experiential medium. For more #donotsettle, check out their youtube page, where they walk through the Markthal, designed by Rotterdam-based practice MVRDV and the train station in Delft, designed by Delft-based practice Mecanoo, among many other sites.
Timmerhuis / OMA
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Architects: OMA
- Area: 45000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Werner Sobek Engineering & Design, Heijmans, Keijsers Lundiform, PRC
Provinciehuis of North-Brabant Renovation / KAAN Architecten
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Architects: KAAN Architecten
- Area: 28000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Advies- en Ingenieursbureau van de Laar, DWA, MTD Landschapsarchitecten, Stam + De Koning
Educational Center Erasmus University Medical Center / KAAN Architecten
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Architects: KAAN Architecten
- Area: 34000 m²
- Year: 2013
Dreamhouse / KAAN Architecten
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Architects: KAAN Architecten
- Area: 1050 m²
- Year: 2013
Crematorium Heimolen / KAAN Architecten
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Architects: KAAN Architecten
- Area: 3187 m²
- Year: 2008
Netherlands Institute for Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) / Claus en Kaan Architecten
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Architects: Claus en Kaan Architecten
- Year: 2010