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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Railway Museum of the Netherlands by Arc2 Architecten

July 10th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Arc2 Architecten

The Railway Museum of the Netherlands is situated at the rear of Maliebaan Station in the city centre of Utrecht. Considerable thought went into how the museum relates to its surroundings. The building consists of a large hall plus three exhibition rooms whose volumes project through the sloping roof. The outer wall is built in brickwork with window strips that are filled with glazing, grilles or sections of weather-boarding according to the interior functions. The structural frame resembles a rib cage, and is supported by columns which branch upwards like trees.

Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

Architects: Arc2 Architecten
Project: Railway Museum of the Netherlands
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Program: museum, restaurant, theatre, conference room
Gross floor area: 12.000 m2
Completion: 2005
Photos: Rob Hoekstra

Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

: Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

: Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

: Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

: Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

: Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

: Image Courtesy Rob Hoekstra

Proofread by Natasha Gangal

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Tags: The Netherlands, Utrecht

Category: Museum

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