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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.
The Da Vinci College, part of Learning Park Dordrecht, will officially be opened by the Dutch Princes Máxima. The Da Vinci College was designed by Mecanoo architecten in Delft as a “city within a city” and built by Heijmans/Proper-Stok.
We planned the location and orientation of ten mixed long and tall houses to capture the sunpath and minimise overshadowing. Roof elevations face south and southwest, bathing all living rooms, balconies and principal bedrooms in natural light.
Unit 5 and 6 of the “Penitentiaire Inrichting Maasberg” in Overloon is converted from an institution for adults into an autonomously functioning juvenile detention institution.
Architect: UNStudio. The two bunkers are additions made in 1936 to the nineteenth century New Dutch Water line of defence; an 85km long protective garland of military objects combined with an intricate water management system that enabled the inundation of land in case of attack.
Puttershoek + Hoofddorp residential projects: Netherlands building design by Biq Architects – Dutch housing, Puttershoek + Hoofddorp homes
Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, built in 1995-1998, with a program of museum for contemporary art and Archaeology, gross floor surface: 6.100 m², volume: 40.000 m³
Constructed to facilitate the orchestration of traffic flows, this Dutch bridge design is inspired by, and in turn reflects, the industrial character of Rotterdam, adding to the narrative of the city.
The housing block with 79 apartments in Zaandam nestles itself into its surroundings like a snake into its basket. The block contains rental apartments for the free and social housing sector as well as 14 service apartments and collective facilities for young handicapped people.
The workshop building is located in a context of sculptural industrial buildings along the Albertkanaal, a canal connecting the cities of Antwerp and Luik. Our task was to design an inexpensive building that houses an extraordinary multitude of functions.
The revolutionary balcony Bloomframe® is designed and patented by Hofman Dujardin Architects based in Amsterdam The Netherlands. The Research & Development department from Hurks geveltechniek based in Veldhoven, The Netherlands, turned the design concept into a spectacular functional prototype.
Vocational school Metzo College, designed by Erick van Egeraat, has been honoured with the Dutch School Building Award 2006.
The Mahler 4 Office Tower is a mixed-use development in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, an ambitious urban regeneration project located approximately halfway between the city center and Schiphol Airport.
This new building is located on a new campus, Centrum de Born, north of Wageningen. Atlas is one of the most visually distinct buildings of Wageningen Campus. This robust building was named after the primordial Titan who held up the celestial sphere.
The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum contains the national archives of Dutch radio and television recordings and a museum called ‘Experience’ where visitors can feel, see and play with television.