Hilversum Town Hall: Dutch Modern

Hilversum Town Hall building in the Netherlands

The architecture is dominated by the high clock tower in the southwest corner and beautifully set against a large expanse of water on the west (towards city centre) side.

Fort Werk aan ‘t Spoel, Holland Landscape

Fort “Werk aan ‘t Spoel” is a national monument dating from 1794. Part of the New Dutch Waterline – a military defense line making use of intentional flooding – it served to protect one of the inundation locks.

Calvijn Groene Hart School, Barendrecht Building

The new building of the Calvijn Christian comprehensive school in Barendrecht, designed by Mecanoo architects, celebrated its topping out. The 9,000 square-metre Calvijn Groene Hart site offers all forms of secondary-school education for roughly 1,250 pupils. The school building will come into use at the beginning of 2013.

Nationaal Militair Museum Netherlands Building

Nationaal Militair Museum – The plan submitted by the Heijmans consortium has been selected as the winning design for the construction of the new National Military Museum in Soesterberg.

House in Mierlo: Hout Property

House in Mierlo Hout property

This family which wanted to build this house was motivated by the change of their living situation and wanted to express this also in their new house.

Onze Droomschool Building, Dordrecht School

Onze Droomschool Building, Dordrecht School

The new 5,322 m² school brings together education, care and medical science. The Vlij ‘Mytyl’ school, the Blije Gaarde school and the Dordtse Buitenschool collaborate in their new premises with the care support body Gemiva-SVG Group and the Rijndam revalidation centre.

Emmen Theatre, Dutch Zoo Building

Emmen Theatre and Zoo incorporates the surrounding outdoor spaces in a unifying scenography: The large new urban square; the landscape element, introducing the zoological park; the roof landscape, providing visitors with the opportunity to take a break from the noise and activity of the city.

Almere Oosterwold Urban Plan, Dutch Masterplan

MVRDV, the city of Almere and RVOB, the Governmental Real Estate Development Agency, have presented the development strategy for Almere Oosterwold, the eastern part of Dutch new town Almere.

Huis Loosdrechtse Plas, Island House Holland

Residence at Loosdrechtse Plas design: 2by4-architects on an island of 5 by 100 meters in the Dutch lake area ‘Loosdrechtse Plas’ 2by4-architects designed a unique recreational house.