Situated along the Marten Luther Kinglaan in Zoetermeer, Kings Park is a new residential ensemble where craftsmanship, spatial quality and social sustainability come together. Designed by Prosman de Wit architecten, the three apartment buildings contribute to a carefully choreographed urban composition—drawing inspiration from our earlier work in Amsterdam’s 19th-century belt, where classical proportions blend seamlessly with modern living standards.
The project is the result of a close collaboration with urban designers MDBS and architecture firms Maccreanor Lavington and MLA+. Together, we developed a new street defined by human scale and spatial rhythm. Anchoring the neighborhood are a tower and elevated block by MLA+, with our three mid-rise buildings in between providing continuity, refinement, and a strong connection to the street.
Each apartment is designed as a dual-aspect unit, with a spacious eat-in kitchen that opens directly onto the gallery side. These galleries are intentionally wide and conceived as active outdoor spaces—extensions of the home where neighbors can meet and interact.
French doors in the kitchen create a seamless transition between indoors and out—a space to start the day in the sun and casually meet neighbors. Here, social interaction is not incidental but a core principle of the design.
The facades are defined by a clear, three-part structure: a refined white brick plinth, a lighter-toned middle section, and a subtly darker crown. Vertical windows and a clearly articulated rhythm lend the buildings a distinctive identity. The result is a tribute to both past and future—timeless in its proportions, modern in its expression.
Kings Park illustrates how architecture can promote social cohesion and high-quality urban living—not through big gestures, but through precise attention to spatial relationships, materials and social interaction. It’s a future-oriented contribution to the city: a place where connection, rhythm, and livability are designed into the fabric of the buildings.
