As part of a larger urban plan, the 'Bovenbouwwerkplaats' project turns a 1905 building where large elements of trains were manufactured into a cultural center for the Dutch city of Utrecht. The refurbishment of the warehouse involved preserving and
The reconstruction of this canal of Utrecht (Netherlands), carried out by OKRA, has won the 11th European Prize for Urban Public Space. Created by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), the award has since the year 2000 biennially h
Fort Vechten is the second largest of 48 fortresses that were erected along the New Dutch Waterline, a military barrier that started to go up back in the 18th century, consisting of an 85-kilometer-long ring that could be flooded to keep the enemy at
With a single space, large collapsible doors, and solid panels of laminated wood over a steel structure, the mobile studio can be easily transported from place to place without having to be disassembled.
Situada en el centro del masterplan que OMA diseñó en 1989 para la Universidad de Uithoff en Utrecht, la nueva biblioteca se suma a la cabalgata de edificios de firma—Rem Koolhaas, Mecanoo, Neutelings Riedijk, NL Architects, UN Studio— que desde hace
The Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal – the canal which links the course of the Rhine with the sea – is the most characteristic feature of the landscape which extends on the outskirts of Utrecht, until recently an agricultural plain that is now gradually being co
Peter Blundell Jones Look at a couple of photos, or worse the plan, and the cacophony of forms seems to suggest that in this final work Miralles really went over the top.With scant respect for a fine Neoclassical work, he seems to have produced a bui
Near the entrance to the ‘Uithof’ – the campus of Utrecht – rises the Ronald McDonald House, a pavilion that provides accommodations for the families of children confined to the university’s pediatric hospital. Four rectangular concrete trays, each c
Situated in the northeast part of the campus ‘de Uithof’, the building unifies the activities of three science faculties: class rooms, laboratories, department offices and a restaurant, around a large central vestibule. The longitudinal shape of the
In this residence for the families of children in hospital that is constructed on the university campus, the irregular geometry of the plans allows the maximum contact with the exterior of all the spaces...
Located on a square near a 19th-century park, this house is a compromise between the conflicting lifestyles and needs of its two resident couples. The couple that first purchased the lot found itself short of funds to shoulder the costs of building a
