Articles Tagged with ''Netherlands''

Villa V

August 16, 2013

For a villa near Zuid-Kennemerland National Park in the Netherlands, the clients wanted a home as unique as the neighboring dune landscape.

The Atjehstraat was just an ordinary street in Ka'ten'drecht, a hardscrabble neighborhood in Rotterdam’s old harbor area, where immigrants and young people have taken the place of sailors and prostitutes. Now it is a special street, thanks to the Broken Light project of artist and lighting designer Rudolf Teunissen and his firm Daglicht & Vorm (Daylight & Form). The project covers sidewalks in a wavy, underwater-like pattern of soft light, while adorning the facades of rental apartments in strips of light that look like pilasters. The overall effect is to create an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. Broken Light originated

The H House

In Maastricht, the Netherlands, Wiel Arets designs the H House, an irregularly shaped glass pavilion.

Ingrid Spencer

June 16, 2011

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“I’m happy with my wife,” says Dutch architect Wiel Arets, “because we are comfortable together and yet she still challenges me.

Villa in the Dunes

October 16, 2010

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Built for a couple and located in an area of Southern Holland notable for its extensive sand dunes, this house was designed to both embrace and stand out from the landscape.

Project X - Ren' Van Zuuk Architekten - Record Houses 2010 -

Jane Kolleeny

April 19, 2010

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Record Houses 2010: Mountain House Pittman Dowell Residence Project X Tree House Villa Vals Woodstock Farm Well Hall Project Specs Project X Almere, The Netherlands Ren' Van Zuuk Architekten << Return to article the People Client: René van Zuuk & Marjo Körner Architect: Ren' Van Zuuk Architekten Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Office: René van Zuuk Architekten b.v., Almere / NL Design: René van Zuuk Structural Engineer: Van de Laar, Eindhoven / NL Photographer(s): Christian Richters the Products Walls: Rockwool; Alvon; Rigips; Calduran; Cembonit Floors: Unidek Roof: Dow Corning; Hertalan Ventilation: Stork Plumbing: Duravit

Project X

Living on a Canal: A delicate Art Nouveau leaf pattern softens the mass of Project X's signature opaque volume.

Jane Kolleeny

April 19, 2010

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The densest area in the NETHERLANDS includes Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and everything in between.

Villa 1

Powerhouse Company fits a futuristic glass gem into the Dutch landscape with Villa 1.

Tracy Metz

April 1, 2009

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In a densely inhabited country like the Netherlands, it is not easy to find a secluded spot for a private residence.

Agora Theater

UNStudio shocks a quiet Dutch city to life with the crystalline form and electric colors of the Agora Theater.

David Sokol

May 19, 2008

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Imagine Ben van Berkel as a child, traveling among the theaters of the Netherlands to listen to his mother sing in the chorus of the latest musical.

Agora Theater Project Portfolio

David Sokol

May 19, 2008

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Project Specs Agora Theater Lelystad, the Netherlands UNStudio << Return to article the People Client: Gemeente Lelystad Architect UNStudio Amsterdam Ben van Berkel and Gerard Loozekoot with Jacques van Wijk Job Mouwen en Holger Hoffmann Khoi Tran Christian Veddeler Christian Bergmann Sabine Habicht Ramon Hernandez Ron Roos Rene Wysk Claudia Dorner Markus Berger Markus Jacobi Ken Okonkwo Jörgen Grahl-Madse Hanka Drdlova Realization UNStudio in collaboration with B + M, Den Haag Advisors Construction management: BBN, Houten Engineering: Pieters bouwtechniek Haarlem Theatre technique: pb|theateradviseurs Uden Acoustics / Fire strategy: DGMR Arnhem Installations: Valstar Simones Apeldoorn Lighting advise: Arup Amsterdam Contractors Contractor:

International Criminal Court

Parking deck repurposed for a court with international reach.

March 1, 2007

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Established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and similar atrocities, the International Criminal Court (ICC) quickly outgrew its temporary home within a larger office building in The Hague.