Naturalis is the national research institute for biodiversity dating from 1820 which was founded by King Willem I in Leiden, The Netherlands. The institute with a long and rich history experienced an exponential growth in the last decade which led to an urgent necessity to renovate. The number of visitors increased rapidly to 400.000 per year. The new future proof Naturalis brings the growing collection of 42 million objects together (top five in the world). Its new state of the art facilities accommodate more than two hundred researchers whose studies are at the center of attention, contributing solutions to global issues including climate change, the decline of biodiversity on earth, food supply and water quality. The Naturalis facilities and the collection enable to contribute solutions at the highest level. At the same time the new museum offers the chance to show the public the wealth and beauty of nature.
Architectural Designteam: Michiel Riedijk, Willem Jan Neutelings, Frank Beelen, Kenny Tang, Guillem Colomer Fontanet, Jolien Van Bever, Inés Escauriaza Otazua, Marie Brabcová, Cynthia Deckers
An old industrial building that used to serve as a warehouse and office space is situated directly at the Coolhaven in Rotterdam. Due to its concrete skeleton, the building has a typical industrial character from the 1950s of the Rotterdam reconstruction era. We were asked to design a spacious loft home in this building.
The owners were inspired by an earlier transformation we have realized. Their wish was to add a lot of light, as few walls as possible, a void and an eye-catching staircase. In addition, they wanted to experience to live in something special and keep the industrial character.
This project started with a fire. A centuries old family home in the Netherlands burned down in one night. When your house and possessions disappear, you are left without the things that make up your history and identity. You are left without a home.
Though the fire was an undeniably negative experience for the clients, they saw it as an opportunity to finally have all the things the old house didn’t. They would get to start from scratch, and make the house of their dreams. It was our job to give focus on opportunities and all that positive energy, and in doing so make a new container for life.
Article source: Studio Ard Hoksbergen i.c.w. Studioninedots
Preface
Veerkracht is a multi-cultural, Christian primary school in Slotermeer, Amsterdam. The original school was built in 1960 as the Dr. M.B. van ‘t Veerschool, designed by G.A. Roobol, who started his career at H.P. Berlage.
In the summer of 2013, the school board did a request for a new building and organised a competition, which was won in 2014 by Ard Hoksbergen. For the project, a collaboration was made with Studioninedots, an Amsterdam based architecture office with extensive experience in school design.
Coffeeshop De Kade (cannabis supplier) is located in Plan Zuid in Amsterdam. Plan Zuid is a neighbourhood known for the typical Amsterdamse School-architecture and urban plan designed by Berlage.
Restaurant Felix opens its doors on January 30th 2020. Located in the Historical Felix Meritis building in Amsterdam, it is a one of a kind setting. Built in 1788 Felix Meritis was home to the cultural society Felix Meritis established for cultural development in the form of Music, Drawing, Physics, Commerce and Literature. The building itself was meant to exemplify the Enlightenment ideals the society stood for.
Article source: Jeroen de Nijs bni architect – interior
On one of Amsterdam’s most beautiful canals in the Jordaan, an old deprecated warehouse from the 18th century had already been shut down for many years.
We were asked by the two residents to design a home of allure and equipped with all modern conveniences. The surface area of approximately 50 m2 and 5 floors forced us to think carefully about the location of the functions and the routing through the building. The location of the various stairs was the biggest challenge for us. These are very detailed and positioned that they form a self-evident division of the living functions while maintaining the open character. This results in daylight far into the house. The kitchen is on the first floor where the dining table is in contact with the street and the bloemgracht canal.
A new exciting venue has opened its doors in Amsterdam West: Karavaan. This place can be anything you want it to be – all day hangout, bar, your morning coffee place, the spot for Friday night drinks, a neighbourhood cafe for locals, city oasis, cocktail bar, breakfast club, but also your favourite venue for a good meal. Karavaan is all these things in one.
Kwakersplein – the square where the venue is located – has been transformed throughout history. Initially a polder area outside Amsterdam’s old city limits, it became a part of the Bellamy neighbourhood after being dammed in the 19th century. Ever since, people have been migrating towards this spot, just like a Karavaan (Dutch for caravan), but this time to settle for good.
The project involves the reprogramming of a historical and derelict building through renovation and addition. The original bunker is part of an intricate water management system that enabled the inundation of land in case of attack situated in a classic, Dutch polder landscape.
Design: UNStudio, Amsterdam, Ben van Berkel, Gerard Loozekoot met René Wysk, Job Mouwen en Marcel Buis, Thomas de Vries, Holger Hoffmann, Eric den Eerzamen, Joakim Kaminsky, Peter Irmscher, Daniel Kalani, Anika Voigt, Eric Coppolse, Stephan Albrecht
Project management: Rietmeyer, Almere Ronald Cos, Geert Wilmink
Constructural engineer: ABT, Velp, Rob Nijsse
Construction: ABT, Velp, Rob Nijsse, Stephan Toonen
In 2002 a small part of the original SS concentration camp Vught was restored as National Museum. The entrance building is conceived as a wall that shields the restored camp from the outside world. The different spaces in the building each have their own space ratio, daylight entry and in a limited number of cases a view of the sky or the old camp remains. Nature or camp are thereby framed, creating a form of alienation and reflection. For DoepelStrijkers, the modesty, the visual relationship and minimal impact on the surrounding landscape, formed the point of departure for the design.
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