Forum Groningen // NL Architects
Location: Groningen, Netherlands. Architect: NL Architects. Forum Groningen is a new multifunctional building in the center of Groningen that aims to become a platform for interaction and debate. It is not a library, museum, or cinema, but a new type of public space where the traditional borders between these institutes will dissolve. The building is […]
Filmhouse Lumière Maastricht // JHK Architects
Location: Maastricht, Netherlands. Architect: JHK Architects. JHK Architecten and Verlaan & Bouwstra architecten have transformed the former electric power station and boiler houses of the Sphinx factory in Maastricht into the new accommodation for the Maastricht cinema Lumière. The complex consists of four buildings: the listed machine hall, two boiler houses, and a carpentry workshop. […]
FENIX Museum of Migration // MAD architects
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands. Architect: MAD architects. The Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam, built in 1923, was once the largest warehouse in the world and has a rich history intertwined with the city’s past. MAD Architects’ renovation of the warehouse aims to connect the building’s history with the present, while preserving its iconic green steel windows and […]
EYE film institute Netherlands // DELUGAN MEISSL ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: DELUGAN MEISSL ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS. The EYE Film Institute’s new building, designed by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, is a highly dynamic and geometric solid that reflects light in multiple ways, creating a constantly changing appearance throughout the day. The building is designed to react to its surroundings and create a balanced urban […]
Eemhuis // Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Location: Amersfoort, Netherlands. Architect: Neutelings Riedijk Architects. The Eemhuis in Amersfoort is a cultural center that combines a library, exposition center, heritage archives, and school for dance, music, and visual arts. The building is designed as a vertical stacking of these programs, with a covered plaza on the ground floor that leads to the various […]
Drents Museum // Erick van Egeraat
Location: Assen, Netherlands. Architect: Erick van Egeraat. The Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands has been extended with a new main exhibition hall and entrance designed by Erick van Egeraat. The design integrates the museum into the city’s fabric with a balanced play of building, landscape and water. The new exhibition wing is underground and has […]
DOMunder // JDdVarchitecten
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands. Architect: JDdVarchitecten. DOMunder is an underground historical attraction located in the heart of Domplein, Utrecht. The attraction was opened in June 2014 and aims to exhibit the grandeur of twenty centuries of history, allowing visitors to perceive the impact of the collapsed portion of the Dom Church. The design of the attraction […]
de Trefkoele+ Community Center // moederscheim moonen
Location: Dalfsen, Netherlands. Architect: moederscheim moonen. Spring and MoederscheimMoonen architects collaborated with the municipality of Dalfsen to design a community centre that connects the remaining monumental library with various new functions. The centre includes two large indoor gym halls, accommodations for sport clubs, welfare spaces, educational and activity spaces for the young and elderly, the […]
De Overkant // CUBE architecten
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: CUBE architecten. The former Stork factory in Amsterdam North is being redeveloped into a bustling new area called De Overkant. The project aims to create an industrial location with a high character, where creative companies, restaurants, events, and culture will find their place over the next 15 years. The prime location […]
De Kunsthal // OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands. Architect: OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture. The Kunsthal in Rotterdam, designed by OMA in 1992, has reopened after an extensive renovation. The renovation was led by OMA partner Ellen van Loon, and OMA associates Michel van de Kar and Alex de Jong. The building has been upgraded in terms of energy, […]
Dance and music academy factorium // Atelier PRO architects
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands. Architect: Atelier PRO architects. The Dance and Music Academy (Factorium) in Tilburg has moved to a new location in the city centre, becoming part of the Tilburg art cluster. The design of the new building focuses on the presentation of the academy towards the town and the interaction with the surrounding garden. […]
Cultureel Centrum Elckerlyc Hilvarenbeek // Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten
Location: Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands. Architect: Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten. The Cultural Center Elckerlyc is a multi-functional building that includes a theater, library, music school, 18 apartments, and a parking garage. It is designed to fit well in the village center of Hilvarenbeek, with the cultural program facing the public square and the residential program facing the […]
Cultural Centre CREA // Joost Glissenaar Architects
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: Joost Glissenaar Architects. The former factory complex at Nieuwe Achtergracht 168-172 is being redeveloped to accommodate the CREA cultural centre, which offers courses and workshops in various fields of arts and produces performances, concerts, manifestations, and exhibitions. Due to the inability to create large, column-less spaces within the existing buildings, the […]
Crossoverzaal (or Pandora) // NL Architects
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands. Architect: NL Architects. The Muziekpaleis is a radical project that involves constructing a music building with four halls on top of the existing concert hall Vredenburg. The project is part of the renovation of the station area and aims to bring together different target groups in one building. The Crossoverzaal is an […]
City Archive Delft // Office Winhov Gottlieb Paludan Architects
Location: Delft, Netherlands. Architect: Office Winhov Gottlieb Paludan Architects. Office Winhov and Gottlieb Paludan Architects have designed the new City Archive of Delft, which is an important building for the city as it stores and provides access to the history of the old city. The building is located at the closing head of a narrow […]
Book Mountain Spijkenisse // MVRDV
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands. Architect: MVRDV. The Book Mountain library in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, is a visible and inviting advert for reading, with a glass dome that makes it visible from all sides. The library is designed to accommodate a range of commercial functions, including an environmental education centre, a chess club, auditorium, meeting rooms, commercial offices, […]
Bibliotheek Koningshof // Kraaijvanger
Location: Maassluis, Netherlands. Architect: Kraaijvanger. The Koningshof arts centre features an atrium that connects various facilities, including a library, music school, meeting centre, theatre, and medical care facilities. The atrium serves as a central meeting area with a copper wind instrument-shaped bar. The library is a newly rebuilt corner building with a curved wall entrance […]
Basket Bar // NL Architects
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands. Architect: NL Architects. The University of Utrecht’s campus, de Uithof, is being transformed from a mono-functional non-place into a City, with a compact clustering of University-related buildings. The urban plan by OMA uses a strong site boundary to prevent the scattering of urban stuff over the entire area and enhance City and […]
ARCHI FOLDS // Samira Boon
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: Samira Boon. ArchiFolds, winner of the Creative Heroes Awards, is a series of textile structures inspired by traditional Japanese folding techniques. Developed by Studio Samira Boon in collaboration with TextileLab and Prof. T. Tachi from the University of Tokyo, the structures are extremely flexible in their use and possibilities. They can […]
Amsterdam Public Library // Jo Coenen & Co Architekten
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: Jo Coenen & Co Architekten. The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (OBA) is a large-scale construction designed by architect Jo Coenen. The library is a hallmark in Coenen’s oeuvre, along with the Vesteda Toren in Eindhoven and the Markt-Maas project in Maastricht. The library’s design is focused on the inner world, with the […]