The Cambridgelaan student living facility joins other creative dormitories at Utrecht University campus Uithof, in the Netherlands. Rudy Uytenhaak Architectenbureau designed this project, completed in 1998. The looming repetitive structure places great importance on the public corridor to the university …
Category: Netherlands
(thms.nl– flickr/creative commons license) Hans van Heeswijk designed the Quintet office park for SBS 6 media company in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Vertical circulation stands out with a glazing facade in the midst of the concrete structure. Three metal claddings dress different …
(roryrory– flickr/creative commons license) Borneo Sporenburg designed some of the row housing at Amsterdam’s docklands, completed in 1998. 400-Amsterdam-park thin park with playgrounds between lanes of roads in front. A wide variety of designs integrate masonry and wood materials. Garages …
KCAP Architects & Planners and interior architect Jan des Bouvrie designed the Kopblok residential tower on Wijnhaven Island in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed 2009. The tower rises 124m, a full 40 floors with vertical red bars over an aluminum …
(IK’s World Trip– flickr/creative commons license) Mart de Jong and Architectenbureau De Vijf designed the new overflow dormitory for Utrecht University using shipping containers. The variety of color adds a huge spark of interest, and the ends or folded inwards …
(jeroen_bennink – flickr/creative commons license) Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas bv OTHL designed the Kraanspoor office building in Amsterdam, completed in 2007. This project reused an old shipyard, preserving its crane structure as a monument to the city’s industrial history. The glass …
(*_*– flickr/creative commons license) René van Zuuk designed the Architectuur Centrum Amsterdam near the NEMO, on the docklands Oosterdok of Amsterdam. It was completed in 2003. The aquatic form is considerably scaled down near the mammoth Maritime Museum, yet rises …
OMA (Rem Koolhaas) designed the Kunsthal Rotterdam, completed in 1992. The compact space squeezes between the city’s museum park and the noisy Maasboulevard. With a series of ramps and carefully treated structural details, the cityscape enters the building and is …
(ING Group– flickr/creative commons license) Alberts and Van Huut designed these ING buildings in Amsterdam for ING Bank. This one opened in 1987 and works together with a large shopping area for the city. A series of ten oddly-shaped buildings …
The Amsterdam Centraal Station sits atop three artificial islands suspended by 8,687 wood poles. This station’s opening in 1889 effectively cut off the main city from its waterfront, forever altering the growth of Amsterdam. PJH Cuypers and AL van Gendt …