Article source: DOEPELSTRIJKERS

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.

Image Courtesy © Teo Krijgsman

• Architects: DOEPELSTRIJKERS
• Project: Camp Vught National Memorial
• Location: Vught, The Netherlands
• Photography: Teo Krijgsman
• Client: Camp Vught National Memorial
• Design: Duzan Doepel, Eline Strijkers with Kasper Zoet, Mikolai Brus, Riekie Brokking, Francesco Catanese
• Building Management:  Alsemgeest Design & Build, Rotterdam
• Contractor: Hurks, Eindhoven
• Interior Builder:  Smeulders, Nuenen
• Constructor:  Lievens Adviseurs Ingenieurs, Utrecht

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