Valuas College, Venlo Building Holland
The Valuas College is a comprehensive school that owes its existence to an ancient convent school. The convent building is incorporated in the new college; its formal façade faces the street
Holland architecture design
Holland architecture designs and architects
New Dutch architecture projects with current Netherlands building news and good architectural images, plus contemporary Dutch architect studio background. Holland building news from across this North European country.
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.
Ronald McDonald House, Barendrecht Building
The Ronald McDonald House is located on Voordijk in Barendrecht. The brief asked for an environment that would offer a sense of security, a place in which families could relax, meet one another and exchange experiences
OZW Training Institute, VU University Building
The OZW health care and well-being training institute is a new landmark for the architectural landscape of the VU University. It embodies an innovative training concept that combines intermediate and higher level vocational training programmes and university programmes.
Geotechnology Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology’s new Department of Geotechnology, part of the school’s faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CiTG), is housed in a building at one end of the CiTG complex, which was designed by Van den Broek en Bakema.
Leeuwarden School, Piter Jelles & De Brêge
This ‘double school’ is located in the green zone of a North Leeuwarden district. The school is built on a specially created island that literally serves as a bridge (brêge) to education.
Almere Masterplan, Rem Koolhaas Buildings
Almere dates from 1976. OMA won the competition to design the centre in 1994. Largely complete in 2007 some buildings are still being finished, eg Block 3.
La Defense Almere, Dutch Offices: UNStudio
La Defense Almere, 2004, UNStudio: Dutch office complex is well integrated with the larger urban plan. Both its height and the entrances into the inner courtyards tie in with the larger site.
Da Vinci College Dordrecht, Holland: Mecanoo
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.
Armada Den Bosch Building, Palesikwartier
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.
Maasberg in Overloon, Holland Juvenile Detention
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.
Dutch Tea House Vreeland Holland: UN Studio
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.
Dutch Housing: Grienden Homes, Puttershoek
Puttershoek + Hoofddorp residential projects: Netherlands building design by Biq Architects – Dutch housing, Puttershoek + Hoofddorp homes
Museum Het Valkhof Nijmegen: UN Studio
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
Erasmus Bridge Rotterdam, Holland UN Studio
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.