In contrast with the low-rise traditional constructions in the high-end Omotesando district, contemporary buildings raised recently in the area are minimalist boxes that stand out for their height and for their slender and elegant facades. Many of th
So as not to interrupt working activity during the renovation and extension of the Cancer Center Amsterdam, the studio planned the construction of a temporary building made from prefabricated containers on the northern edge of the same block, within
The extension of this attic in the city of Rotterdam opens up an exploration path for the densification of cities, based on the expansion of the area of the existing historic house and atelier. Color and texture become key aspects, because they estab
Located in Hilversum, a town southeast of Amsterdam, the headquarters of the Television and Radio Center of the VPRO Public Broadcasting Corporation does not follow the usual spatial configuration rules of an office building. Villa VPRO – as it is co
On a huge block in Tianjin, the TEDA plan is designed to densify a fragment of urban fabric combining horizontal and vertical construction. In Chinese cities, a significant part of the traditional neighborhoods have been replaced with urban developme
Sanchinarro is a large and relatively new residential area on the outskirts of Madrid. Its urban tissue is configured as closed blocks rising six to eight stories high, except for the main roundabout, where the Mirador was developed as a reference po
Located in the Western Garden Cities of Amsterdam built midway through the past century, the block is part of a densification plan set forth in the 1990s. The increased density threatened the parks and open green spaces, one of the main qualities of
The dutch architects Joost Glissenaar and Klaas van der Molen met while they were both students at the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture, and they established their own office in the year 1999 after they earned the first prize in the fifth edition of
Built in the decades of the 1950s and 1960s, the Garden Cities of Amsterdam are large residential complexes whose greatest asset are the spatious parks surrounding them. The Parkrand project consists in the remodelation of one of these complexes, sub
The harbor of Copenhagen has become a suitable place for new residential developments. It is not an isolated case. Many old harbors in Europe also enjoy favorable conditions for the insertion of these new uses: the excellent views, the presence of wa
Las numerosas definiciones que podrían aplicarse a este extraño edificio —ágora, museo, aula, espacio para instalaciones y/o performances— denotan su carácter excepcional. Y no menos especial es el escenario sobre el que se alza: el valle del río Shi
In a recently born neighborhood, traversed by canals that connect farm fields with residential areas, two buildings with a singular program play a leading role in the new urban scene. As points of reference in the urban fabric designed for the distri
In a residential environment of macroblocks, these 37 pieces create a small multicolor neighborhood within a larger one, on grounds that had once served as an airfield. The project, designed as a pedestrian island, materializes a place with a domesti
Located on the Ij River in Amsterdam, the Silodam houses a mixed program of 157 apartments, shops, offices, retail areas, and public spaces. The different uses are stacked in ten levels over the water with a structural grid of piles and loadbearing w
The 2000 World Exposition in Hannover was held under the motto ‘Man, Nature, Technology,’ and the Netherlands Pavilion built for the event pondered on these issues posing questions like the compatibility between population growth and the improvement
Este encargo residencial localizado en el límite del Regenboogbuurt o Barrio del Arcoiris, en la localidad holandesa de Almere, incluye 56 viviendas en propiedad y 28 en régimen de alquiler, situadas a la orilla de uno de los innumerables canales que
