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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.
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
Commercial and housing central urban block. From an OMA mass plan based on slab layering and respecting the Dutch city scale. The project is located above the Hospitaalweg- Almere Stad, Almere, Netherlands.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.