Location: The Hague, Netherlands.

Architect: NOAHH + JCAU + NL Architects.

Amare is a striking and idiosyncratic building designed for the municipality of The Hague by NOAHH | Network Oriented Architecture, in collaboration with JCAU and NL Architects. It is the new home for the Amare Foundation, the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), the Residentie Orkest, and the Royal Conservatoire, and is built on the site of the old Lucent Dance Theatre and the Dr Anton Philips Hall. It is integrated into the city’s urban plan and is the culmination of the Haagse Loper pedestrian boulevard. It is a cultural building with international allure, inviting visitors and residents, and a creative incubator for those who use it. Amare is an urban ensemble that intensifies the experience of The Hague and improves the adhesion between the city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods.

Amare aims to be a city with streets, alleyways and squares nestled in-between large buildings and is unique in that students and professionals co-exist in one building. It has an understated design with an iconic, rhythmic facade. Internal connections between the domains of the Royal Conservatoire, the Residentie Orkest and NDT enable spontaneous interactions. The vertical windows of the music studios and office spaces run from floor to ceiling, allowing for good visual contact with the street and what is happening inside becomes visible outside.