Vera Yanovshtchinsky Architecten secondary school. 21 Den Haag, Netherlands Alvaro Siza Vieira

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1 Den Haag Projects 24 Created 26-Dec-08 By Martina Tunkova, Prague, Czech Republic The National Theatre Atelier PRO theatre Dance Theater Paard van Troje Souterrain Tram Tunnel Nonument Beelden aan Zee Bicycle Repair Shop Forensic Institute 7 Shell Headquarters Extension ELV en office Randstadrail station 14 Wateringse Veld College 15 Primary school Paschalis and crèche Jonas 16 La Fenetre 17 Rudy Uytenhaak housing 8 Maff 18 Queeste architecten apartment 9 Hemels Gewelf 19 James Turrell art, landmark, park 10 Waterwijk Ypenburg 20 MVRDV housing, urban plan 11 KAAN en laboratorium, office Atelier PRO kindergarten, primary school John Körmeling bicycle stand, pavilion 6 Quist Wintermans en museum 13 Vera Yanovshtchinsky en secondary school Rapp + Rapp commercial space, housing 5 FAT (Fashion ure Taste) pavilion, bicycle stand Centre Ypenburg Flat-Iron Housing Zwarts & Jansma s train station, tram station OMA - Rem Koolhaas tram station, tunnel, underground parking 4 OMA - Rem Koolhaas music theatre, culture, bar AAARCHITECTEN housing OMA - Rem Koolhaas dance theater 3 Housing Schilderswijk West 21 Alvaro Siza Vieira housing 12 Triumph Store 22 Studioschaeffer en commercial space, shop 1

2 De Baljurk Archipelontwerpers dwellings, shop 23 Lyceum Ypenburg DP6 architectuurstudio secondary school City Hall & Central Library 25 Richard Meier library, office 24 De Olieberg 26 N2 en housing, kindergarten 2

3 photo: Peter de Ruig photo: Peter de Ruig The National Theatre Schouwburgstraat VA Den Haag The housing of the National Theatre in The Hague required renovated and adaptation because of overdue maintenance work and lack of space The new development replaces the existing plots 6 and 8 and is an intense puzzle The building has 2 bridging constructions: the rehearsal room on the side of the Schouwburgstraat and the office that protrudes in the direction of the Koninklijke Schouwburg (Royal Theatre) across the loading and unloading quay The main entrance is located under the glass stairwell, with direct access form the Schouwburgstraat, which forms the visual counter balance for the horizontal concrete Ministry of Finance The structure of the building is compact with space and in-between space The challenge here was to design this spatial puzzle to literally and figuratively create room and an aura towards the street Opposite the horizontal mass housing the Ministry of Finance the light radiating glass tower will stand as a beacon Project is public! Floor area/size m² Atelier PRO City The Hague Atelier_PRO photo: Peter de Ruig 3

4 photo: H Werlemann photo: Michael Buschor Dance Theater Schedeldoekshaven EN Den Haag The Dance Theatre, completed in 1987, was originally conceived in 1980 as an extension to a circus theatre in Scheveningen, the seaside of The Hague In 1984, the design was adapted to a new site - the Spui Complex - in the centre At that time this new context was undergoing substantial change Now the Dance Theatre shares the Spui Complex with a concert hall (van Mourik, architect), the town hall (white building by Richard Meier) and a hotel designed by Carel Weeber (also the planner of the complex) What would have been a flamboyant exterior reflecting the holiday vernacular of Scheveningen, became, in the city centre, a humble building (with the exception of the billboard/mural), which almost disappears between its extroverted neighbors Although there was minimal collaboration between OMA and the architects of the concert hall, the buildings physical proximity generated a shared foyer - a 7 m wide alley between the two buildings photo: Pan Sok & Jaap Ruurs Fotografie Project is public! 1987 OMA - Rem Koolhaas Dance Theater MI_MOA Depending on the programe, so check the website of the Dance Theater, wwwndtnl Car: from the Prins Clausplein follow the signs Den Haag Centrum Take the third exit Centrum Go left at the traffic-lights and pass the Prins Bernard-Viaduct The theater is in front of you on the right Parking: in one of the three car parks directly beneath the theatre Public transport: from both train stations it s 10 min walking to Het Spui square in front of the theater By tram: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16 & 17 or bus 4, 5, 18, 22, 25 & 30 Stop called Spuiplein 4

5 photo: Paard van Troje photo: Paard van Troje Paard van Troje Prinsegracht GA Den Haag The biggest pop venue in The Hague has a new adaptable pop and rock concert hall behind a classic exterior The Paard van Troje (Trojan Horse) can handle 1100 visitors in the main venue and a cosy 300 in the smaller hall The National Trust for Historic Buildings protected one of the two buildings that form the centre, while the other building had only its authentic facade left By removing the old construction behind the historic facade, a complicated problem of space and acoustics could be solved efficiently: the small concert hall was positioned directly behind the historic facade while the large concert hall was constructed on the backside of the two buildings and is also reachable through an adjacent street The Paard van Troje is known for its eclectic programming featuring: Pop, Rock Hiphop, Jazz, Blues, Americana, world-music, stand-up comedy and dancing sometimes even on the same evening photo: Paard van Troje Project is public! Floor area/size m² Theatre consultant Structural engineer Restauration consultant Acoustics consultant Services engineer Contractor OMA - Rem Koolhaas Strakebrand Royal Haskoning Rappange & Partners en bv Prinssen en Bus Galjema BAM Municipality Den Haag Naomi The opening hours depend on the performance program of the evening The ticket office is opened form Monday to Friday, 12:00 17:00 h and at the night itself Public transport: From train station Hollands Spoor take tram 16, stop at Centrum, 5 minutes walking From Central train Station take tram 2, 3 or 6 with direction centrum These trams stop in the tramtunnel (also by OMA), stop at Grote Markt, directly in front of the Paard van Troje Car park: parking Texaco, Jan Hendrikstraat, open 24/7, 100 m walking; parking Torenstraat, 200 m walking; Q-park, under the tramtunnel, 50 m walking 5

6 Souterrain Tram Tunnel Grote Marktstraat BH Den Haag Urban plans to make The Hague denser (space to expand is only found inside the city, since it s confined by sea, highway and neighbouring cities) ánd minimize traffic on street level has urged the municipality to go underground The city had a long and difficult process developing this multistory 1250 m long underground tunnel with two stops for trams combined with 500 parking spaces The construction floor was leaking and damaged the surroundings So the whole tunnel was entirely flooded to keep surrounding buildings form collapsing It got several nicknames tramtanic and swimtunnel Construction could only be finished under high pressure air to prevent the water to enter After 4 years of delay, costs largely exceeded budget (130 million euro) and the Dutch government started asking questions When finished and all problems left behind, the project won several prizes It definitely proved architecture can have a positive effect when applied to the rigor of transport pragmatism Project is public! Floor area/size m² Contractor Structural engineer Contractor OMA - Rem Koolhaas Ballast Nedam SAT Construction Corp Strukton Den Haag Municipality Naomi In between Spui and Grote Markt Straat are several underground stations Please be aware that you need a valid transportation ticket and that photography is not permitted in the stations 6

7 Nonument Gevers Deynootweg HZ Den Haag tm For the northern part of seaside the boulevard of Scheveningen, opposite of the Carlton Beach Hotel, the London-based collective FAT (Fashion ure Taste) has designed a guard house, a surveillance hut for a bicycle park, which is hidden inside a white mound The small building is part of a rampart with battlements The hut is contained in an object that is part monument, part strange fortification and part folly, deriving from seaside architecture, fortifications, lighthouses and earthworks On top of the mound there is a miniature model of a typically Dutch house The House on the Hill' that periodically catches fire ie frequently produces 'special effects' like bolts of lightning or puffs of smoke, inspired by the nearby lighthouse In 2005 the FAT guard house received the FX Award 'Best Public Project' In 2006 it was included in a new series of stamps dedicated to contemporary art, issued by TPG Post (Royal Dutch Mail) Project is public! 2003 FAT (Fashion ure Taste) Den Haag Municipality boeboe April, May and September: daily 9:00 18:00 h June and July: daily 09:00 23:00 h October until April: Sunday 10:00 18:00 h other days closed Take tram 9, 11 or 1 to the beach in Scheveningen Head north along the boulevard and walk all the way to the 'Zwarte Pad' You'll see the bicylce stand on your right, just before the dunes 7

8 photo: Atelier Kim Zwarts photo: Atelier Kim Zwarts Centre Ypenburg Steentijdsingel SG Den Haag On the former airport Ypenburg, near Nootdorp, next to Delft, a large new neighbourhood has been built, with a clearly defined centre A series of high-rise housing combined with commercial space was designed by Rapp + Rapp and has a very urban character, in stong contrast to the mainly single-family-dwelling set up of the rest of Ypenburg The skyline of these marking towers glows in the dark and function as a beacon and general orientation as they are clearly visible from far away The design is inspired by the Toscan city of San Gimignano with its (formerly 70, now) 13 medieval towers These towers were built by upper class families who wanted to outshine each other by building an even higher tower Apart from creating a wonderful new visual identity for Ypenburg, Rapp + Rapp succeeded in making interesting public space by narrowing the streets inbetween the towers This way the dense urban feeling is enhanced Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Landscape architect Landscape designer Rapp + Rapp West 8 CH&Partners Rabo Vastgoed & Forum Invest MI_MOA photo: Atelier Kim Zwarts Tram 15 and 19 go from Delft to Leidschenveen and Leidschendam and cross the new neighborhood There is also a train station in Ypenburg 8

9 Beelden aan Zee Harteveltstraat EL Den Haag In one of the busiest tourist centers of The one can find the Museum Beelden aan Zee 'Sculptures by the sea ' is an oasis of tranquility It is built underneath and around an old Pavilion erected in 1826 by King William A quiet place filled with sculptures of man The work of the well-known Dutch architect Wim Quist is at its best in this museum, in its surprising variety in size, light, shape and level The museum is built partly in a dune, and has a large hall filled with daylight, patios and terraces The collection of mr and mrs Scholten-Miltenburg together with changing exhibitions of contemporary sculptures have found a unique haven near the sea Project is public! 1994 Quist Wintermans en Museum Beelden aan Zee boeboe Tuesday - Sunday: 11-17:00 h Monday closed Tram line 1 to Scheveningen stops at Scheveningse slag The museum is 200 m south of the Kurhaus, directly on the sea 9

10 Bicycle Repair Shop Zeekant AA Den Haag For the seaside location on Scheveningen boulevard the Dutch artist/architect John Körmeling (Eindhoven) has designed a pavilion which looks somewhat like a pre-war petrol station The little building is equipped with a marquee with room for a bicycle repair shop An efficiently furnished office space offers a view in all directions The roof's edge is decorated with typical bicycle words' like pedal, fresh air for your tires and friend, in little happy flickering lights John Körmeling has a very unconventional take on architecture and makes an art of building, urban planning and visual art He s blessed with an infectious imagination This is reflected in his humorous and clever solutions to all kinds of issues John Kormerling has also built the Pavilion at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai (China) with his design happy street Project is public! John Körmeling Den Haag Municipality boeboe April, May and September: daily 9:00 18:00 h June and July: daily 09:00 23:00 h October until April: Sunday 10:00 18:00 h other days closed Take tram 11, 9 or 1 to the beach in Scheveningen Walk along the Boulevard, from the Kurhaus towards the south, you'll see it next to the Museum Beelden aan Zee 10

11 photo: Christian Richters photo: Luuk Kramer Forensic Institute Laan van Ypenburg GB Den Haag Located in Ypenburg, The Hague, the NFI is a glazed volume in a steel box set in a typical Dutch motorway landscape The building is a high security bulwark and an eye-catcher It yields a corridor spread over four floors with cellular offices and laboratories Size and location of each laboratory can be adapted to suit changing demands and conditions The NFI has been cut open horizontally and seems to accommodate a glass volume The steel box acts as solar shading Light penetration is different on each side The glass volume seems to lie just off centre because the steel cantilevers around the building are not equally deep The architectural and spatial expressions of the interior are determined by material and colour Form and space are virtually without properties, except in the part adjacent to the entrance, where an auditorium, library and conference room are stacked on top of one another photo: Luuk Kramer Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Contractor KAAN en ABT JP van Eesteren Rijksgebouwendienst toffe_tico The NFI only organizes tours for specific groups who directly have contact with the NFI, like the police, justice department, scientific research and educational institutions Students can only visit the building if they follow a relevant study, like pathology or biological research Public transport: take bus 33 or tram 15 from The Hague Get off at bus stop Laan van Ypenburg Car coming from Rotterdam: Take the A13 towards The Hague ( Den Haag ) Turn off at exit 7: Rijswijk/Den Haag-Zuid Car coming from Amsterdam: Take the A4 towards The Hague ( Den Haag ) Follow the sign towards Rijswijk/Den Haag-Zuid/Hoek van Holland Turn off at exit 9: Rijswijk-Centrum/Drievliet/Ypenburg/ 11

12 photo: Aeroview Rotterdam photo: Rien van Rijthoven Shell Headquarters Extension Carel van Bylandtlaan HR Den Haag This office building is designed to replace the housing that was on this corner, and used as office space by Shell It is part of the big metamorphosis the whole complex had to undergo The master plan for this renovation-project was designed by ELV together with Braaksma en Roos architects The new office building strongly relates to its existing neighbours, but has its own, modern, contemporary look The classical composition of the façade together with the very precise and delicate detailing give it a deceptively simple charisma The building clearly has its own character, but is obviously part of a larger whole The window frames are filled with structural glazing glued together, which enhances the monumental feeling photo: Rien van Rijthoven Project is not public! Floor area/size m² ELV en Building physics consultant Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associes Services engineer Valstar Simonis Shell International ELV From both train stations in The Hague (Central Trainstation and Holland Spoor) take tram 9 towards Scheveningen and get out at the Laan van Copes van Cattenburch Cross the bridge and follow the road untill the Carel van Bylandtlaan 12

13 photo: Peter de Ruig photo: Peter de Ruig Flat-Iron Housing Rijswijkseplein LR Den Haag On this incredibly small plot - just 30 by 35 metres - a 130 metre-high residential tower block, the highest in The Hague is built Het Strijkijzer (the flat-iron) has 351 housing units: three hundred studios for young people and 51 luxury rental apartments The building has a number of sun lounges, two separate entrances and a total of five lifts, a trendy Grand Café, a launderette and workspaces And a special glass panorama lift that goes straight to the terrace on the 41st floor After the top of the building was finished, soon the building started whistling in the wind The crown of the flat-iron had to be altered to find a solution to the noise A logbook was kept, of the days and times the building started whistling, and what the wind speed and directions were With sound recordings the frequency spectrum was researched By means of the specifications of the building and the outcome of the research, a fitting solution will be applied Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Project manager Supplier Services engineer Building physics consultant AAARCHITECTEN Ceres Projecten Colorcoat by Corus Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs DGMR Vestia MI_MOA photo: Peter de Ruig The A4 motorway is just a few minutes drive away The building is readily accessed by public transport as well The residential tower block is situated next to the Hollands Spoor station with direct connections to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Brussels Many trams and buses stop at the Hollands Spoor station And for those who travel by bike there are monitored bicycle storage facilities at the station 13

14 photo: Zwarts & Jansma architects photo: Bjorn Utpott Randstadrail station Prinses Beatrixlaan 2595 Den Haag Randstadrail is a project for a new light urban rail network between The Hague and Rotterdam and runs partly over existing tram and railway tracks This new viaduct is built over the entire length of the Beatrixlaan, with a new station halfway The space-frame tubular construction follows the curve that Joan Busquets has set out for the alignments and the roadways on the Beatrixlaan For a length of 400 m the viaduct is constructed from a skeleton structure of rings of mild-steel strips with a diameter of about 10 m, interconnected by diagonally set tubes to form an open tube structure The relatively great structural height of the tube makes it easy to cover the large spans The construction will be supported by V-shaped columns and provides room for two tracks for passing trains Thanks to the big spans of 40 and 50 m there are relatively few columns at street level There is also hardly any visual obstruction at eye level, so that social safety and traffic safety are not compromised Project is public! 2006 Contractor Zwarts & Jansma s BAM Wilma bv Stadsgewest Haaglanden Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Tram lines 3 and 4 cross the viaduct and stop at the tram station The viaduct is within walking distance from the Central Train Station of Den Haag 14

15 photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography Wateringse Veld College Missouri HT Den Haag The Wateringse Veld College is located on Missouri Island on the outskirts of The Hague On an artificial hill, the school yard and the entrance can be found, as well as a number of facilities that can be used independently from the school, like an auditorium and a canteen This canteen is a bright orange, semi-spherical volume, which connects the different school departments, the school itself and its neighbourhood (text from website Haags uur Cafe) photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography Public access unknown! 2008 Vera Yanovshtchinsky en Peter_Varkevisser_Photography 15

16 photo: Peter de Ruig photo: Peter de Ruig Primary school Paschalis and crèche Jonas Bisschopstraat XH Den Haag The old Paschalis school complex had two wings connected by two corridors in which the entrances were situated; furthermore there were two play-grounds and a courtyard, initially inaccessible for children, with a splendid chestnut tree Atelier Pro was commissioned to design a new building with the most important requirement being that the old, characteristic chestnut tree had to remain A second requirement was that the school should emanate a very open, transparent atmosphere The solution was found by centrally placing an elongated playground around the tree, flanked on both sides by a two-storey wing of the schoolthe two wings are connected by a raised glass footbridge Although the school building has hardly any windows looking out onto the surrounding housing and presents closed brick façades partly clad with vertical roofing tiles, the façades facing the square have been kept as transparent as possible photo: Peter de Ruig Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Atelier PRO SCO Lucas Atelier_PRO 16

17 photo: Rudy Uytenhaak enbureau photo: Rudy Uytenhaak enbureau La Fenetre Prins Bernhardviaduct BH Den Haag This apartment building stands on an extremely small plot between The Hague Central Station, the Dutch Royal Libray's Archive building and the Prince Bernardviaduct The building stands on high legs above an busy public route, which connects on the viaduct and central station This frees up the area below and offers space for the main entrance, health centre, storage rooms and car park The plan of the tower has the form of a trapeze: wide towards the west and narrow towards the east The tower houses 115 luxury apartments, of approximately 120 sqr meters, with a grand view over The Hague The façade is wholy cladded with glass in steps of about 10 centimetres on the exterior to ensure a striking composition that gives the building a slight crystalline impact photo: Rudy Uytenhaak enbureau Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Associate architect Rudy Uytenhaak Hugo Boogaard Vesteda uur Rudy-Uytenhaak The La Fenetre apartment building can be found right next to The Hague Central Station From the bus stop plateau a steel bridge connects directly to the building 17

18 photo: Teun van den Dries photo: Teun van den Dries Maff Wagenstraat BB Den Haag Maff apartments is an interior design for a bed&breakfast / apartment in the centre of The Hague It is situated on the attic of a monumental house and comprises a complete program for living on just under 30m2 Project is not public! Floor area/size m², Interior architect Queeste architecten Teun_van_den_Dries Maff apartments photo: Teun van den Dries 18

19 Hemels Gewelf Machiel Vrijenhoeklaan NA Den Haag 'Hemels Gewelf' (celestial vault) is an art work by James Turrell in the dunes of The Hague where the presence of light can be so tangible A artificial crater on top of one of the highest dunes allows one to look at and enjoy the sky The elliptical, natural bowl is 30 metres wide and 40 metres long On another dune nearby, there is another bench, with a view of a similar celestial dome, but then from horizon to horizon The work is not a sculpture in the landscape but a tool to look at light and colour photo: Didier Hofmann Project is public! 2008 Artist James Turrell hofmann Accessible at all times Just climb the steep stairway 15 minutes walking from the Kijkduin resort in The Hague 19

20 photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Waterwijk Ypenburg Stiemensvaart ZE Den Haag Hagen Island offers an attractive image, for consumption by a broad range of people Clearly, the project does not aspire to appeal to just an elite group of artistic souls 'receptive' to such housing Almost half the houses are for the rental sector, while the rest are for sale at prices of between 35 and 55 million guilders One section of the neighbourhood is now inhabited and signs of domesticity are already visible - flower pots, paved paths, lace decorations MVRDV styling, it would seem, has not influenced residents' preferences The large sliding glass doors on each floor reveal the interiors ranging from curving plastic bedroom kitsch to Scandinavian timber cosiness The greatest quality of these houses is just how smoothly they accommodate the everyday Personal touches do not detract from the overall picture, as so often happens with housing schemes that aspire to the title ure photo: Rositsa Andreeva Project is not public! MVRDV Amvest Vastgoed Amsterdam JMMM go from The Hague to the neighbourhood of Ypenburg Hageneiland 20

21 photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Housing Schilderswijk West Suze Robertsonstraat WS Den Haag Siza designed two housing blocks with 106 dwellings in the 'social housing' sector The one building has 5 corners and the other 3 The houses in the 4-layer high building have a so called portiekontsluiting, which means, the entrance is facilitated with a stair, accessible from the street The red bricks have a rhythmic pattern of large square windows On the corners, several white smooth surfaces are made In a second phase was realized, with 238 houses on the Doedijnstraat and surroundings photo: João Morgado Project is not public! Associate architect Alvaro Siza Vieira Carlos Castanheira City of Den Haag JMMM 21

22 photo: studioschaeffer architecten photo: studioschaeffer architecten Triumph Store Venestraat AS Den Haag The red steel is surrounding the store and giving it a face to the street The advertisements are integrated in the rhythm of the façade A window in the red steel gives a look at the lowered gentleman-part of the store The red steel is a simple sandwich, which can be bend and folded to form cubes Project is public! photo: studioschaeffer architecten Studioschaeffer en Triumph International BV Studioschaeffer Monday - Saturday Coming from the Spui, its the first big street on your right hand side (opposite the Bijenkorf) 22

23 photo: Archipelontwerpers De Baljurk Kettingstraat 2511 AM Den Haag Archipelontwerpers produced a design for the renovation of 8 shops in the historical centre of The Hague The street where they stand formed an exception in the otherwise beautifully refurbished city centre: the dilapidated dwellings above the shops stood empty and many of the buildings were boarded up; the public space was neglected The client, property developer Geste, wanted to build something that would give the neighbourhood a boost The façades of the buildings were restored and behind them new dwellings were built, accessed from a raised terrace Below ground level is a large retail space with a flexible floor plan The 8th, corner building has a new glass curtain wall draped in a golden steel mesh that lends the whole project an exclusive air Attention-getting was not the only reason for choosing a sculptural form - it also alludes to the formal idiom of the Art Nouveau architecture in the immediate vicinity and to the sinuous course of the stream that once flowed here Public access unknown! 2005 Archipelontwerpers Geste groep Kirsten_Hannema photo: Archipelontwerpers Located on the corner of Kettingstraat and Achterom in The Hague's city centre 23

24 photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters Lyceum Ypenburg Laan van Kans VB Den Haag At Ypenburg, the new branch of the Atlas College of Rijswijk occupies a characteristic location at the entrance to this brand-new residential area The programme has been divided over four floors linked in space by large voids and staircases The main plan of the building is straightforward, consisting of a ring of classrooms around a number of large lobbies Daylight enters the spaces within the ring through skylights and patios Within its deceptively simple and clear exterior, the building manages to create a many-faceted world of light, air and space that does justice to the theme of the Atlas College, stirring splendour Project is public! Floor area/size m² DP6 architectuurstudio Atlas Onderwijsgroep DP6_uurstudio photo: Christian Richters If you want to visit the building, please contact the school: info@lyceumypenburgnl Car: from highway A4 take exit 9, Rijswijk Centrum / Ypenburg Folow the signs Ypenburg Go left into the Laan van Kans, the school is on your left Public transport: tram 15 and bus 33 both stop at the Laan van Ypenburg 24

25 photo: João Morgado City Hall & Central Library Spui BT Den Haag In the heart of the 12 storey complex is the 50m high internal atrium: one of the largest indoor public spaces in Europe known as the Citizens Hall All local municipal offices, central and public desk-facilities are grouped around the atrium The elements of this mega-facility are combined with a semi-independent rental office building at its north-eastern end and extensive shopping frontage throughout the ground floor The central library has its own entrance and is located at the extreme northwestern corner, where its dynamic form imparts a strong character to the principal plaza Inside and out, the structure is clad in white, porcelain-enamelled metal panels, measuring 85 by 180 cm Subsequently, the whole building is set up by a multiple of 45 cm The glass roof of the atrium is supported by free-spanning laminated timber trusses incorporating sunscreens, maintenance walkways, and light fixtures The inhabitants of The Hague have nicknamed it: the ice-palace photo: João Morgado Project is public! Floor area/size m² Richard Meier City of Den Haag Naomi The atrium of the city hall is open for the public during office hours For more information on opening hours of the library, check the website of the public library: You can walk to the Spui from train station HS within 10 min The trams 1 ans 16 stop at Spui-Stadhuis or Centrum Tram 9 and 15 stop at Spui-Stadhuis or stop at Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis Tram 2, 3 and 6 (stop Spui), Bus 22 and 24 (stop Spui-Stadhuis) 25

26 photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters De Olieberg Kompasstraat XV Den Haag An infamous neighbourhood on the sea dike, between the old Scheveningen village and the sea harbour, was demolished to build a new residential building designed for the future The new clearly structured and enclosed building block restores the gap between the existing buildings At the gently sloping inner court a big soft dune garden gives space for a playing ground for children The multifunctional brick building offers kindergarten and commercial space with large housing differentiation in a pure, simple and systematic framework All apartments will profit from its beautiful location near the seaside There are dwellings with a view on the village and the harbour; two sided oriented dwellings and top-penthouses with sea view! photo: Christian Richters Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Contractor Project manager Services engineer Graphic designer N2 en Adviesbureau van Eck BAM Ceres Projecten IOC Ridderkerk Yvo Zijlstra Vestia, Den Haag MI_MOA From Station The Hague HS take tram 11 just up to the beach, last stop 26