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A key new structure is the Stationspostgebouw Den Haag by KCAP and Kraaijvanger Architects. The designers transformed the former postal sorting centre next to the Hollands Spoor train station in The Hague.
We post details of Villa BW in Schoorl by esigned Mecanoo architecten.
This Dutch property is sited where the rolling dune landscape flows into the lower-lying polder terrain of the hinterland.
Sky Frame House on Haagwijk Estate, Voorschoten, The Netherlands, design by 123DV architecture & consult. Residence with swimming pool and bedroom pavilions. On part of estate Duivenvoorde, seven plots will be available for people who want to design their own home. The future residents will be living in peace in an ancient cultural landscape, while The Hague, Leiden and Schiphol Airport are all within reach.
With a program of simple apartments, the project deals mainly with the horizontal stacking of slabs from which projects a series of specifically shaped brises-soleil, creating a constant play of shadow on the façade, itself composed of a semi-structural glazing of sliding panels.
Serge Schoemaker Architects was commissioned to renovate and modernize a semi-detached house from the thirties in Naarden, the Netherlands. The architectural office significantly improved the internal spatial quality of the traditional house without physically altering its protected external appearance.
Julian Harrap Architects LLP have just been awarded the commission to restore and extend the historic Museum De Lakenhal, in Leiden, Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch practice Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven Architects.
Walking or jogging through the Genneper Parken you’ll immediately notice the new sports college. Sporting figures are incorporated in the dark brick walls – a swimmer, a footballer, a hockey player.
The house is situated on a corner lot in the typical 30’s district ‘de Elzent’ against the natural landscape of the river Dommel valley, in the center of Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Both volumes are connected underground by a basement level in which the bedrooms and bathrooms are situated. Here too, the landscaping of the grounds and the large glass windows allow for outstanding views over the surrounding landscape.
In the design for the new accommodations of public school Panta Rhei in Amstelveen (NL) there is a lot of attention on the balance between freedom and a sense of security. Snelder Architecten realised a building with many open multifunctional spaces where students can make themselves familiar with the teaching material.
Combiwerk Delft is a Social Workplace (SW) company and offers custom work to people who, due to a physical, psychological or mental limitation, are not able to find a regular job.
Close to Bloemendaal, on the edge of the Kennemer dunes, the site of Villa Bloemendaal is situated. A sustainable home that follows a minimalistic design and shows respect for man and nature alike, in a unique residential area where the existing flora and fauna are given full rein.
The monolithic wall unit is custom made from birch plywood and encompasses seating facilities, archive storage space, drawers for medical equipment and a kitchenette. It has three large openings which slant towards the outside facade and give the interior its sculptural character.
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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.
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.