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Theatre de Stoep in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands by UNStudio

Saturday, October 11th, 2014

Article source: UNStudio

Following the recent completion of the Theatre de Stoep in the Dutch town of Spijkenisse, the Municipality of Spijkenisse will tomorrow celebrate the official opening of its new cultural venue for the city.

Image Courtesy © Peter de Jong

Architects: UNStudio
Project: Theatre de Stoep
Location: Spijkenisse, The Netherlands
Photography: Peter Guenzel, Jan Paul Mioulet, Peter de Jong, Arup / IOB.nl
Client: Municipality of Spijkenisse
Building surface: 7000m2 gross/ 5700m2 net
Building volume: 42000m3
Building site: 3600m2
Capacity main auditorium: 656 (467 + 189 on balcony) Small auditorium: 200
Status: Finished

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Book Mountain + Library Quarter in Spijkenisse, Netherlands by MVRDV

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Article source: MVRDV

The library is designed as an advert for reading, its visible presence and invitation holding great significance for a community with 10 percent illiteracy. From underneath the glass dome the library is visible from all sides, especially from the adjacent market square where the library appears as one big book mountain. Underneath its monumental glass envelope damage to the books by sunlight is off-set by their normal 4 year life-span due to wear and tear from borrowing.