International Criminal Court: ICC Building, Holland

International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court, The Hague, Holland, design by schmidt hammer lassen architects. The ICC is the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.

Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Holland

Netherlands Institute of Ecology Wageningen building

The Netherlands Institute for Ecology is situated on the campus of Wageningen University, but falls under the aegis of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The principal’s ambition was to implement the most sustainable research institute in the world based on the cradle-to-cradle philosophy.

Villa L, New Dutch House by Powerhouse Company

Villa L, New Dutch House by Powerhouse Company

Powerhouse Company, in close collaboration with RAU, recently completed Villa L. Designed to fulfil the desires and needs of a young family, Villa L is set in the woods of central Netherlands, fully oriented towards the sun and the views on the garden.

House in Noordwijk: Dutch Seaside Residence

House in Noordwijk: Dutch Seaside Residence

Built in 1938, this Noordwijk seaside villa was originally the holiday home of a concrete factory owner. Battered and blustered by the salty sea weather over the decades, the house was in need of renovation.

Dutch Gambrel Bussum: Holland House Extension

Dutch Gambrel Bussum: Holland House Extension roof tiling

Serge Schoemaker Architects has transformed and extended the attic of this charming Dutch house of the twenties in a radical way. The upper part of the roof construction was completely dismantled and the original rafters were replaced by laminated wood portal frames.

Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Groningen, NL

Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Groningen, NL

The construction of the Laboratory is a start of the redevelopment at the MartiniPoint in Groningen. This laboratory with over 200 employees, is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands and does research in the field of virology and immunology.

Paddenstoelenhuis Building in Berghem

Paddenstoelenhuis Building in Berghem Holland

In the south of the Netherlands just outside of the village Berghem, Mulders vandenBerk Architects has realized the ‘Paddenstoelenhuis’ commissioned by Champignonkwekerij van de Vorle.

Bridge House – Netherlands Residence

The roads are lined with wildflowers. In summer, purple and yellow loosestrife are in bloom. Timber-framed farmhouses, enclosed meadows, ancient fields, and wonderful oak trees with their thick trunks turn your thoughts to days long gone.

Brick Wall House – Woerden Residence

This house is the result of the exceptional conditions of the context. It is squeezed between a five story apartment block and a semi classical house with a gabled roof. An abstract wall guarantees privacy towards the neighbouring apartment.

Studio Verwey Exhibition Haarlem, Netherlands

Office Jarrik Ouburg designed the scenography of a group exhibition bringing together the works of the Dutch painter Kees Verwey (1900-1995) and five Rijksakademie alumni at museum De Hallen in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Drents Museum Assen Building

Drents Museum Assen building interior

Designed by Erick van Egeraat won ‘best interior’ at the Dutch Design Awards 2012 with the design of Drents Museum in Assen. Last Sunday the award ceremony awarded different architects in the categories communications, free design, product and space.