Dutch architecture
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Project • By Buro Loof • Private Houses
House A12
Located within the historic Hembrugterrein, House A12 has been reimagined as a vibrant home for two families with children, marking a remarkable transformation from its origins as a military sanitary facility. Once a utilitarian structure serving personnel at a nearby shooting range, the 100-year-old building had stood decommissioned since 2003, awaiting a new purpose. Now, through the efforts of the clients, it has been reborn as a unique residential space, blending heritage and modernity.
Michal Suskiewicz (www.goodoko.com)
From 1895, the site housed the Artillerie Inrichtingen, producing firearms and ammunition for the Dutch army. During World War I, it became a bustling hub, employing 8,500 workers. However, its fortunes waned aft... More
Project • By De Nieuwe Context • Private Houses
Grotwoning Kanne
Nestled against a marlstone cliff in Kanne, this cave house is carved from the same marlstone. In addition to the cave dwelling, we have designed an extension: a transparent two-story volume that is set apart from the original structure, bridging the house and the cave behind it.
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
Jonathan Widdershoven
De Nieuwe Context
De Nieuwe Context
De Nieuwe Context
De Nieuwe Context
De Nieuwe Context
De Nieuwe Context
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News • News • 28 Oct 2024
De Zwarte Hond completes circular renovation and extension of 1970s Leiden University building
Architectural studio De Zwarte Hond has completed a considered circular renovation and extension of Leiden University’s former “Cluster Zuid” (South Cluster) building. The renovation project emphasizes reuse and sustainability.
De Zwarte Hond
Designed by Dutch architect Joop van Stigt in the late 1970s, the Cluster Zuid building is a representative example of structuralism in architecture. (Emphasizing the relationship between buildings and their social context, structuralism is focused on how buildings shape human interaction and behavior.) Following a thorough renovation program, the Cluster Zuid building reopened on 8 October 2024 as the Herta Mohr Building. (A Leiden University alumnus, Herta Mohr is th... More
News • News • 22 Oct 2024
Stadswinkel Tilburg by Common Affairs longlisted for Archello Awards 2024 Adaptive Reuse of the Year
Archello Awards 2024 has revealed its longlist for its projects of the year categories. The longlists celebrate the very best building products, architecture projects and firms selected from over 1,000 entries for the second edition of Archello's annual awards program.
Stadswinkel Tilburg: longlisted for Adaptive Reuse of the Year
Arjen Veldt
Dutch architectural studio Common Affairs has completed the circular transformation of the Stadswinkel in Tilburg in the southern Netherlands. The newly renovated building now offers a bright and welcoming central place in which residents and businesses can meet city officials in a relaxed setting.
Arjen Veldt
Arjen Veldt
The Stadswinkel in Tilburg is one of the fi... More
News • News • 30 Sep 2024
MVRDV and Buro Harro complete lush Buitenplaats Koningsweg master plan on former WWII military base
On the outskirts of Arnhem in the eastern Netherlands, a surprising new master plan has come to fruition. Completed by International architectural practice MVRDV, Arnhem-based landscape architectural studio Buro Harro, and developer KondorWessels Projecten, the lush master plan has transformed a former World War II German military base into a residential and cultural enclave in the midst of the Veluwe (a forest-rich, lowland natural reserve). The entire project commenced in 2010 and combines history, housing, culture, and nature in a unique setting.
Jannes Linders
MVRDV
The recently completed “Buitenplaats Koningsweg” was at one time two camouflaged barracks — Kamp Koningsweg Noord and Zeven Pr... More
News • News • 26 Sep 2024
KAAN Architecten completes healthy Education Centre in Groningen
Dutch architectural studio KAAN Architecten recently completed the Education Centre University of Groningen. The new Education Centre is the main entrance building to the Healthy Ageing Campus. The centre is designed to support learning, promote health, and foster social interaction — embracing these principles, its architecture prioritizes the well-being of more than 2,000 students and faculty members. The use of sustainable materials with a timeless quality enhances the centre’s healthy appeal.
Sebastian van Damme
Sebastian van Damme
KAAN Architecten
KAAN Architecten
Groningen is a city in the northern Netherlands with a large student population. The Healthy Ageing Campus is located on... More
News • News • 22 Aug 2024
Maastricht apartment building’s red brickwork references “Amsterdam School” style of architecture
Maastricht-based Martens Willems & Humblé Architecten has completed a new apartment building in the Wyckerpoort neighborhood of Maastricht on the edge of the “Groene Loper” (Green Carpet), a burgeoning green residential and working environment. The apartment building’s red brickwork references the “Amsterdam School” style of architecture.
Arjen Schmitz
Martens Willems & Humblé Architecten
For many years, the residential area of Wyckerpoort was originally sandwiched between a railway line to the west and a highway (introduced in 1959) to the east. Tunneling of the highway provided the foundation for a new green urban boulevard — the five-kilometer-long (three-m... More
News • News • 13 Jun 2024
Benthem Crouwel Architects transforms Amsterdam office tower with an innovative wooden extension
District West in Sloterdijk, Amsterdam is currently undergoing a transformative redevelopment, converting a former office area into a vibrant urban district. Positioned near major transportation hubs such as highways and train stations, this revitalization project aims to encompass over 100,000 square meters of offices and amenities with a strong emphasis on sustainability.
The initiative includes refurbishing existing buildings and infrastructure, integrating eco-friendly features, and establishing a mixed-use environment encompassing offices, amenities, and public spaces. While preserving the area's industrial heritage, the redevelopment enhances it with green spaces and innovative architecture. Constructed using smart, modular designs a... More
News • News • 8 Mar 2024
Buitenverblijf Nest is a quirky folly in the woods
Dutch architectural studios i29 and NAMO Architecture have completed Buitenverblijf Nest, a quirky bird nest-like folly in the Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Jeroen Musch
The folly is part of Buitenplaats Koningsweg, a cultural enclave and former barracks on the edge of Veluwe, a lowland natural reserve on the outskirts of Arnhem in the eastern Netherlands. It is a place dotted with remnants from WWII, including ammunition depots, aircraft hangars, and bunkers, all camouflaged by the area’s ancient forest. As part of a project by the municipality of Arnhem, eleven follies have been built as holiday homes, many of which are used by artists and creative entrepreneurs.
Jeroen Musch
Jeroen Musch
A foll... More
News • News • 30 Jan 2024
Studioninedots completes new residential tower and public plinth aimed at young urbanites
Amsterdam-based architecture and urban design practice Studioninedots has completed Highnote, a landmark residential tower geared towards young urbanites who are just starting out. Located in the center of Almere, a relatively new city in the Netherlands, Highnote combines a public plinth and residential tower in a stepped, leaning volume with a distinguishing terracotta-colored concrete facade.
Sebastian van Damme
In its design for Highnote, Studioninedots created a triangular plinth that includes “urban rooms”, described by the studio as “intimate, urban indoor and outdoor spaces, flowing into each other and enticing you to wander through them.” These spaces are designed to be flexible, offering opportuni... More
News • Innovations • 10 Jan 2024
Concrete and MOOS complete sustainable and modular social housing project
Amsterdam-based Concrete, a multidisciplinary interior and architecture studio, has partnered with MOOS, an innovative housing concept that seeks to address the widespread shortage of homes across the Netherlands in a responsible, affordable, and scalable manner. MOOS — an acronym standing for “In the Middle Of Our Street” from “Our House” by English band Madness — builds sustainable, high-quality, community-focused homes using a prefabricated system that is fully demountable. Working together since MOOS’ launch in 2020, Concrete and MOOS have just completed MOOS Euterpe, the first sustainable and modular project to be fully realized by MOOS.
MOOS by concrete
A social housing project locat... More
News • News • 8 Jan 2024
NEXT architects completes Waag Woensel-West as part of community-based revitalization project
NEXT architects has completed Waag Woensel-West, a key milestone in the two-decades-long redevelopment of Eindhoven’s Woensel-West neighborhood. A former working class area of the Dutch city, it is now considered a “hip neighborhood” with a mix of culture, creativity, and architecture, driven by a community-based approach.
Loes van Duijvendijk
NEXT architects
Symbolizing the completion of a number of unique and long-term projects for the neighborhood, Waag Woensel-West is described by NEXT architects as “the highlight of the new image projected by the infamous Edisonstraat.” (A street once known for its own red-light district, Edisonstraat is now filled with an array of small, independent bus... More
News • News • 14 Dec 2023
Benthem Crouwel Architects designs a circular and energy-neutral building at Amsterdam Science Park
Amsterdam-based Benthem Crouwel Architects has designed a circular and energy-neutral building at Amsterdam Science Park. Named LAB42, it is the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) new central hub for digital innovation and AI. The multifunctional building is constructed in a way that is entirely flexible, sustainable, and demountable.
Photo: Jannes Linders
Amsterdam Science Park is a collaborative initiative of UvA, the municipality of Amsterdam, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. LAB42 houses students, staff, and researchers from UvA’s Informatics Institute, the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, and the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence. The building also hosts busines... More
News • News • 14 Dec 2023
KAAN Architecten completes a dignified Visitor Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery
KAAN Architecten has completed a Visitor Center for the Netherlands American Cemetery, the only American military cemetery in the country. Engaged by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the studio’s design for the Visitor Center complements the serenity of the vast memorial.
Simon Menges
Simon Menges
The Netherlands American Cemetery sits in the hills of the Limburg region in Margraten, near Maastricht. An architectural addition to the cemetery, the Visitor Center is designed as a place of learning and reflection, a thoughtful space in which to cultivate an awareness of the lasting impact of WWII and commemorate those buried on the site. “This intervention does not detract from the monumental features, b... More
News • News • 11 Dec 2023
Mercado in Groningen completes the transformation of the city center’s north side
Dutch architecture firms De Zwarte Hond and Loer Architecten have completed the design and construction of Mercado, a sustainable apartment building in the north side of Groningen’s city center. The project is part of the five-year transformation of Rode Weeshuisstraat (from 2018–2023), a one-time dark and run-down side street whose decline was a result of years of urban decay. Mercado and an adjacent new public square represent an example of the revitalization of city center areas, with a focus on pedestrians, cyclists, and a renewed sense of dynamism.
Sebastian van Damme
Sebastian van Damme
“In the new urban development plan, Rode Weeshuisstraat is no longer the back of Grote Markt but the front of the... More