Project information

In Roomburg SNITKER/BORST/ARCHITECTEN/ (www.sbarch.nl) intended to make a repetitive housing project with a larger ceiling height and a spatial section. These qualities are not often seen in this segment of the housing market. The office does research into the possibilities to create larger ceiling heights, especially in apartment buildings. The research consists of the analysis of realized projects and the development of new spatial models.

Exterior (Images Courtesy Roos Aldershoff)

• Architect: SNITKER/BORST/ARCHITECTEN – Leen Borst, Mark Snitker
• Name of Project: Housing in Leiden
• Location: Roomburg, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Client: Municipality of Leiden
• Photographs exterior: Roos Aldershoff
• Photographs interior: Dennis Sies

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