Home and Living Mall Ekkersrijt in Eindhoven, The Netherlands by VVKH Architecten

Article source: VVKH Architecten 

Home and Living Mall Ekkersrijt is located on the north of Eindhoven, directly at the highway A50. In 2013 the existing shopping mall (21.000 sq.mtrs) has been extensively renovated and expanded with 24.000 sqr.mtrs. 

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• Architects: VVKH Architecten
• Project: Home and Living Mall Ekkersrijt
• Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• Photography: René de Wit
• Client: Altera Vastgoed N.V., Amstelveen
• Developing contractor: Bouwbedrijf Pennings, Rosmalen
• Commercial: CBRE, Houten
• Engineering partners: ABT, Velp (construction); Ingenieusbureau Vogelvang, Apeldoorn (installations); Brink Groep, Son en Breugel (control); LMBS, Utrecht (rental)
• Building period: renovation November 2009 – July 2011; new buildings September 2011 – march 2013

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New look and feel

The existing building was outdated and made up of separate buildings, with closed unattractive facades and entrances, shop windows only facing the courtyard. Experience and length of stay have been central themes to the renovation and expansion. The new complex has been given a contemporary, modern feel. Old, loose components and constructions are forged into a recognizable, homogeneous unit, which is easily visible from the public road. In addition, a pleasant living environment has been created for visitors. The original stores remained open during this major redevelopment. With intensive consultation and coordination between designer, consultants, tenants and builder the inconvenience during the construction has been limited to a minimum. With this transformation the center has been made future-proof.

Image Courtesy © René de Wit

Image Courtesy © René de Wit

Renovation

Existing shops have been given new facades to meet with the requirements of present times and to become one with the extension. Besides facades also the roof has been thoroughly upgraded and installations (among others sprinkler system) have been replaced, modernized. Signing is carefully incorporated and nowhere predominant.

Image Courtesy © René de Wit

Image Courtesy © René de Wit

Extension

The new building has a distinctive façade of metal with a specifically, laser cut pattern. Recessed into the façade are the neon signs and the ramps to the parking deck. The movements of the cars on the ramps provides extra dynamism in a natural way. On the former courtyard a freestanding oval new shop building is made. This building forms the heart of the new home and living mall and is, due to its special design, an icon to the highway and nearby. From the parking deck visitors reach the heart through walkways and they go with elevators and escalators to the open and indoor malls on the lower levels of the complex. Shops on the upper floors thereby have the same run as on the ground floor. Because of the oval building shopping at ground level has a pleasant scale with shops on both sides.

Image Courtesy © René de Wit

Image Courtesy © René de Wit

Tags: Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Categories: Building, Commercial Area, Commercial Building, Mall, Mixed use, Residential, shopping center, Shopping Mall

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