Malburgen residences in Arnhem, The Netherlands by atelier PRO architekten

Article source: atelier PRO architekten

In the Huissensestraat, the major distribution road of the district Malburgen in Arnhem, atelier PRO has designed 83 new houses. Malburgen is one of the oldest garden towns in the Netherlands. In  Arnhem this is the only quarter built on the southern banks of the Rhine.

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

• Architects: atelier PRO architekten
• Project: Malburgen residences
• Location: Huissensestraat, Arnhem, The Netherlands
• Photography: Dirk Verwoerd
  
• Client: Municipality Arnhem
• Project architect: Alex Letteboer, Emile Jansen
• Project leaders: Jaco de Koning, Emile Jansen
• Project team members: Adrienne Huang, Rebecca Wong, Allard de Goeij, Johan Hendriks, Arthur Loomans, Dirk de Knegt
• Budget: € 8.500.000 incl.

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

• Gross floor size: 315 m²
• Net floor size: 8590 m²
• Footprint: 4065 m²
• Start date design: June 2009
• Start date Definite design: April 2012
• End date Definite design: November 2012
• Design final: 23rd April 2015
• Construction start: Augustus 2013
• Construction final: July  2014, block 1 Dec 2015

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Originally, before the Second World War, Malburgen was designed as a garden town by architect Granpré Molière. However, as a result of the war and the enormous housing shortages after the war, the original plans were never completed. Instead, typical post-war reconstruction apartments were built in the district’s centre, on both sides of the Huissensestraat. When a number of these apartment buildings were demolished, atelier PRO succeeded in designing 83 houses for this site that dovetailed with Granpré Molière’s original garden town allotment. The building style fits in with the sober and functional housing scheme, using gabled roofs. Nevertheless, the houses are not one-sided: due to the building rhythm of the block of houses, they also refer to the post-war reconstruction period. Precisely for that reason, some of the blocks have flat roofs.

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

In addition to the building scheme, the design of the public domain has also been guiding for the positioning of the houses. In the design, a lot of attention has been paid to the outskirts, and the transition to the public space. By enclosing the gardens with hedges, these areas have become typical for Malburgen. Moreover, colours and materials have meticulously been adjusted to the environment, for instance by using various brickwork bonds.

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © Dirk Verwoerd

Image Courtesy © atelier PRO architekten

Image Courtesy © atelier PRO architekten

Image Courtesy © atelier PRO architekten

Image Courtesy © atelier PRO architekten

Image Courtesy © atelier PRO architekten

Tags: Arnhem, The Netherlands

Categories: Apartments, Building, House, Housing Development, Residential

This entry was posted on Friday, June 2nd, 2017 at 6:23 am. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.