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Project • By Fokkema & Partners Architecten • Offices
Flora Food Science Centre
An eco-conscious Food Science Centre for Flora Food Group, a global leader in plant-based foods, has been designed by Dutch architectural studio Fokkema & Partners Architecten. Situated on the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) campus in the central Netherlands, the building stands as a testament to Flora’s sustainable mission.
Stijn Poelstra
Stijn Poelstra
Putting user well-being at the core
In late 2019, Flora made the decision to relocate its Research & Development office from Rotterdam to the WUR campus at the heart of Food Valley, an internationally recognised agri-food innovation hub in and around Wageningen. Fokkema & Partners was tasked with designing a building on a centrally located L-... More
Project • By Rapp+Rapp • Offices
Chicago
A narrow spit of land between the eastern bank of the IJ, the railway embankment and the Piet Heinkade was part of the redevelopment of the eastern harbour area by the Amsterdam Department of Urban Planning (DRO) in the 1990s. The urban development concept included a series of interconnected building zones. In this so-called ‘train of buildings’, a part of the old warehouses was to be preserved and integrated into the planning.
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Rapp+Rapp created the urban design for one of these building zones, in which an extremely high building density had to be realised. Following New York’s zoning law, urban guidelines were formulated for the daylighting, the massing, and the intended robust character by which the... More