Article source: Mecanoo architecten

Noorderpoort college in Stadskanaal to be a villa on the water

Mecanoo architecten has won the architectural selection for the new Noorderpoort regional community college in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands. The 8,500 m² college is like a mansion with beautiful wetlands as a front lawn situated within the town’s green heart. The community college provides education to 1300 students in the Engineering, Health care and Services sectors. Construction is to begin in 2012 with doors opening in 2014.

Noorderpoort college

• Architect: Mecanoo architecten
• Name of Project: Noorderpoort college
• Location: Stadskanaal, Netherlands
• Design: 2011
• Realisation: 2011 – 2014
• Client: Noorderpoort, Groningen, the Netherlands
• Structural engineer: Ingenieursbureau Wassenaar, Haren, the Netherlands
• Mechanical engineer: Deerns, Groningen, the Netherlands

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