Mercator I Nijmegen Building: Paul de Ruiter
Mercator I is a facility-sharing building for medical/chemical R&D and therefore contains both offices and laboratories.
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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.
It is now a sustainable and social work environment for the 21st century, and respects the original architecture. Renovation of the national monument was commissioned by LIFE, SENS real estate and PostNL, the national postal service and former occupant.
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 naturally-sloping landscape embraces the villa. Its building volume characterised by a double-curved roof coupled with an unmistakable expression of the facade.
Mercator I is a facility-sharing building for medical/chemical R&D and therefore contains both offices and laboratories.
The block is sited on a basement car park (design OMA) serving as a pedestal. The elevated deck level is half occupied by the common entrance and the storerooms. The other part is a gym which continues on the parking level below where it ends in the fitness-café, an autonomous pavilion.
Spikvoorde II, Deventer Building, De Vijfhoek, René van Zuuk Design Spikvoorde II Deventer : Architecture in The Netherlands Contemporary Development in Salland, Overijssel, Holland – design by René van Zuuk Architekten 5 Jan 2009 Spikvoorde II Design: René van Zuuk Architekten bv English text (scroll down for Dutch text) Spikvoorde is a part of “De … Read more
Zilverparkkade, Lelystad, Holland, Architect, Dutch Project, Images, Design Zilverparkkade Lelystad Lelystad building, The Netherlands – design by Rene van Zuuk rchitekten 5 Jan 2009 Zilverparkkade Design: René van Zuuk Architekten b.v. Text by Maarten Willems The project derives its romantic name (Silver Park Quay) from its location: the office cluster on the Zilverparkkade in Lelystad. … Read more
Behind the somewhat mysterious name ‘Project X’, hides the design of René van Zuuk and his family’s own residence. The villa with a small office space is located right next to the architect’s former residence Psyche in Almere’s The Fantasy district, an area for experimental housing.
The high rise at the Campagneplein location lies in the middle of the Residential and Social Centre on the Boulevard facilities street. The project stands between the Bastille by Piet Blom and the Herman Haan sport centre.
Erick van Egeraat has completed the Municipal Theatre of Haarlem in the Netherlands. After five years of careful renovation and extension the theatre was officially opened by Princess Máxima of the Netherlands in late September.
Broekbakema has designed a new pharmaceutical factory for Schering-Plough in Oss (formerly Organon). Although it has already been completed and accepted, this production building is not yet operational.
In the larger context of the presentation of the new Almere Port area, Dutch housing association Stadgenoot and the city of Almere presented the MVRDV project for Olympiakwartier, introducing an ambitious new urban density and variety into the fast growing city near Amsterdam.
The city of Almere has a sheep population of about 80 sheep. The sheep are mobilized to keep the powerful weed “acanthus” or “bears-breech” that grows in the “vroege vogel” – forest and “kromsloot” – park in Almere under control.
Flexibity is currently one of the most important factors in an ever mutating healthcare environment where rapid developments in medical technology make it difficult to predict the future.
Merkx+Girod architects were asked by the Dutch booksellers Selexyz to convert the interior of the former Dominican Church in Maastricht into a modern bookstore.
Waterschap Breda Building, contemporary architecture in The Netherlands – new offices development design by Claus en Kaan Architecten on the Bouvigne estate.
De Eekenhof in Enschede is part of the reconstruction of Roombeek following the fireworks disaster which took place in 2000. This complex forms a pivotal point within the urban development plan of Pi de Bruijn (Architekten Cie.).
This futuristic plan is to create a high rise hotel in the upcoming leisure area outside of Lelystad, centrally located within the Netherlands. We propose to reuse the 161m high existing KPN Telecom tower.
The stimulation for this kind of project is activated by the wishes and the budget of the principal, the protective village view and a re-introduction of the concept of spatiality and tactility.
The Bloomframe® building consists out of 43 apartments, offices and shops. Each compact apartment is equipped with a Bloomframe® balcony to create outdoor space. By transforming the facade into an accessible floor several square meters are added to the apartment.
Almere Shop Building, Holland, Architect, Netherlands Retail Design, Picture, Project, News Almere Retail Architecture Dutch Retail Development in The Netherlands – design by Geen Punt Architecten 19 Mar 2008 Almere Shop Beating heart of the residential area Date built: 2008 Design: Geen Punt Architecten The centre of a residential area in Almere (NL) contains a … Read more