Article source: Tony Fretton Architects Ltd 

Located in the northern Dutch town of Den Helder, the project occupies a long site between two canals, the Helderskanaal and Werfkanaal where it looks out onto Den Helder’s fine Napoleonic naval yard. West 8’s masterplan for the scheme reflected the character, scale and diversity of the city fabric along each canal and provided for a range of size and cost of dwellings.

Type D West Elevation,street view looking north next to Helderskanaal : Image Courtesy © Christian Richters

• Architects: Tony Fretton Architects Ltd 
• Project: Housing in Den Helder
• Location: Molenplein, Den Helder, The Netherlands
  
• Photography: Christian Richters
• Client:  Proper-Stok
• Programme dates: Feb 2008 – June 2008 stages A-D. Start on site Dec 2008
• Value:  Euro 4.8million approx
• Site area: 2300 sqn approx (relating to TFA buildings only)
• Gross internal area (sqm):  3200 sqm approx
• Design Team:  Geurst & Schulze executive architects
• Project Architect:  Chris Snow
• Structural Engineer: Ingenieursbureau Dijkhuis bv
• Services Engineer: Wolf Dikken adviseurs (building physics)
• Quantity Surveyor: Tuin Den Helder bv (contractor)
• Landscape Architect:  West 8 (urban plan)
• Software used: Vectorworks, Autocad

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