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UTRECHT Projects 12 Created 08-Apr-09 By Dimitar Papasterevski, Butola, Macedonia University Library UBU Wiel Arets s library Basket Bar Minnaert Sport College Leidsche Rijn Paper Dome 4 Villa VPRO

1 UTRECHT Projects 12 Created 08-Apr-09 By Dimitar Papasterevski, Butola, Macedonia University Library UBU Wiel Arets s library Basket Bar Minnaert Sport College Leidsche Rijn Paper Dome 4 Villa VPRO Hilversum, MVRDV office, recording studio 8 Erasmuslaan 9 Educatorium 10 OMA - Rem Koolhaas auditorium, university 5 WOS 8 11 NL s energy centre 6 Shigeru Ban s exposition space, pavilion Rietveld Schröderhuis Gerrit Rietveld apartment, housing Wiel Arets s secondary school, sport 3 Neutelings Riedijk university Gerrit Rietveld private house NL s square, sport, shop, bar 2 De Kleine Kikker 12 Drost + van Veen architecten 7 Education Department 13 Ector Hoogstad en education, university 1

University Library UBU Heidelberglaan 3 3584 CS Utrecht http://wwwlibraryuunl/ This black box is both praised and hated Let s hear the architect: It is a place where people can work in a concentrated

by stairs and slopes All in black figured concrete on which a partly double-glazed facade to which a silk-screened figurative pattern has been applied in order to let natural light in Based on the

2 University Library UBU Heidelberglaan CS Utrecht This black box is both praised and hated Let s hear the architect: It is a place where people can work in a concentrated fashion, but also one where they can meet others without the need of any other stimulation except the atmosphere that the building radiates The book depots divide the space into zones interconnected by stairs and slopes All in black figured concrete on which a partly double-glazed facade to which a silk-screened figurative pattern has been applied in order to let natural light in Based on the idea that silent communication is important in a building where there is hardly any talking, the atmosphere had emphasis on creating a sense of security That was essential for choosing a black interior A light, shiny floor provides enough reflection to illuminate the books and white tables make it possible to read The bar, lounge, reception, auditorium, desks, are all fitted with red rubber, thereby breaking down the mono-functionality of the library program m² Wiel Arets s Universiteit van Utrecht Naomi mo-fr: sa: su: From Utrecht Central Station take bus 11 or 12 towards "De Uithof", the university campus 2

Basket Bar Genevelaan 9 3584 CC Utrecht http://wwwthebasketnl/ The Utrecht University Campus, according to its best tradition, gives birth to another provocative and irreverent building:

early 90's, OMA prepared the master plan for the renewed University Campus, which encompasses a lot of Dutch Second Modernity's exemplary buildings such as Mecanoo's Faculty of Economics

city, hosting about 30000 among staff and students The BasketBar, together with the Educatorium, represented the only extensive meeting place for all this population, until the large

3 Basket Bar Genevelaan CC Utrecht The Utrecht University Campus, according to its best tradition, gives birth to another provocative and irreverent building: the BasketBar, which consists of a flat basket ground over a grand café room, as 15 x 15 meters flat extension of the previous bookstore, just on the back of the OMA's Educatorium In the early 90's, OMA prepared the master plan for the renewed University Campus, which encompasses a lot of Dutch Second Modernity's exemplary buildings such as Mecanoo's Faculty of Economics and Management, Neutelings Riedijk's Minnaert Building, UN Studio's NMR Laboratory and OMA's Educatorium All these buildings are spread on a large site called De Uithof at the edge of the city, hosting about among staff and students The BasketBar, together with the Educatorium, represented the only extensive meeting place for all this population, until the large black library was built m² NL s Universiteit van Utrecht Naomi Mo - Fri from 10:30 till late Weekends are for arranged groups 3

photo: Bjorn Utpott Minnaert Leuvenlaan 4 3584 CE Utrecht All circulation space of this central university building has been concentrated in one big hall on the "piano nobile" of the building It

the hall has a large pond of 10 x 50 metres that collects the rainwater and is used as a cooling device for the building This hall is actually outside The facade of the building is clad with

4 photo: Bjorn Utpott Minnaert Leuvenlaan CE Utrecht All circulation space of this central university building has been concentrated in one big hall on the "piano nobile" of the building It constitutes the communal gathering place and living room for all staff and students in this part of the campus and gives access to the restaurant, the study centre and the laboratories In the middle the hall has a large pond of 10 x 50 metres that collects the rainwater and is used as a cooling device for the building This hall is actually outside The facade of the building is clad with undulating sprayed concrete of pigmented red earth color The Minnaert Building is part of the Faculties of Geosciences, Physiscs and Astronomy Hence the brown earthy colors on the outside, and the cave-like feeling that arouses in the central hall Profdr Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (Brugge, 1893) was astronomic and chemo-physicist photo: Bjorn Utpott m² Interior architect, Contractor Structural engineer Neutelings Riedijk MI_MOA JP van Eesteren ABT Universiteit van Utrecht To get to and around the University campus, you can take bus city lines number 11 and 12 from Utrecht Central Station 4

photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Lilian Visser Sport College Leidsche Rijn Maartvlinder 1 3544 DA Utrecht Utrecht http://wwwleidscherijncollegenl/ Situated in the Leidsche Rijn, a newly built housing

divided up into four wings, stretched out onto the boundaries of the terrain, are organized around a centrally positioned volume containing the shared facilities The campus facilitates, next to an

sustain the adolescent behavior of its users, and also meets the limited budgets Young sports talents are able to combine school with intense training Approaching the campus complex, one notices a

5 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Lilian Visser Sport College Leidsche Rijn Maartvlinder DA Utrecht Utrecht Situated in the Leidsche Rijn, a newly built housing district within the periphery of Utrecht, the Sports Campus aims to contribute a public and rather iconographic aspect to the predominantly low-rise area, lacking points of recognition Two schools, divided up into four wings, stretched out onto the boundaries of the terrain, are organized around a centrally positioned volume containing the shared facilities The campus facilitates, next to an educational program, a gymnasium, vocational school, in and outdoor sports facilities and a cultural centre The structure and concrete walls are mostly left raw, to create a rough interior and to sustain the adolescent behavior of its users, and also meets the limited budgets Young sports talents are able to combine school with intense training Approaching the campus complex, one notices a subtle movement in the shiny black panels, in which a constant graduated relief has been cast, offering subtle tactile qualities on the exterior facade photo: Bjorn Utpott Project is not public! m² Supplier Wiel Arets s Lensvelt Sport College LR + VN Leidsche Rijn Bjorn_Utpott please contact the school first, before visiting the building From Utrecht Central Station: Bus 28 with direction Vleuterweide, stop at Korianderstraat, next to the school (11 min) Bicycle: from Utrecht through Verlengde Vleutenseweg to Vleuten Directly west of the Vleutensebrug, cross the trafficlights You are now on the new main road to Leidsche Rijn Take the first street on the left to Parkwijk/Langerak Go strait on, pass the pavilion by Stanley Brown, and you ll see the black school on your right 5

photo: Lilian Visser photo: Robert Capel Paper Dome Hogeweide 3A 3541 BC Utrecht http://wwwpaperdomenl/ The Paper Dome is a large theatre tent nearly 10 m high and with a diameter of 25 metres The

The Paper Dome is the first cultural facility for the residents of Leidsche Rijn and it will remain in Leidsche Rijn for at least five years Cultuur 19, a joint venture of the Utrecht based

6 photo: Lilian Visser photo: Robert Capel Paper Dome Hogeweide 3A 3541 BC Utrecht The Paper Dome is a large theatre tent nearly 10 m high and with a diameter of 25 metres The Dome consists of a lightweight construction made of more than 700 cardboard tubes, over which a white canvas is stretched The Dome can accommodate 225 seated, or no less than 700 standing visitors The Paper Dome is the first cultural facility for the residents of Leidsche Rijn and it will remain in Leidsche Rijn for at least five years Cultuur 19, a joint venture of the Utrecht based organizations SMOL and ZIMIHC, is responsible for the programming of the Dome photo: Lilian Visser 2003 Structural engineer Shigeru Ban s Octatube Nederland City of Utrecht + Beyond Leidsche Rijn LilianVisser Opening Hours depend on the agenda, check the website You can rent the Paper Dome for any (cultural) event you may have Check and or Bus line 28 towards Vleuterweide leaves form Utrecht Central Station and stops at the Korianderstraat; from here it is about 100 m walking to the entrance of the Paper Dome terrain Walk back from where the bus came, cross the bridge After about 75 m you see the entrance on your left 6

photo: VPRO Villa VPRO Sumatralaan 49 1217 GP Hilversum http://wwwvpronl/ The VPRO is a public broadcasting corporation and operates in various media, producing radio and television programmes,

7 photo: VPRO Villa VPRO Sumatralaan GP Hilversum The VPRO is a public broadcasting corporation and operates in various media, producing radio and television programmes, filling digital theme channels, operating an innovative website, publishing a programme guide and organising cultural activities The VPRO has a rather special position within the broadcasting system: Enthusiasm, curiosity and quality has more value than ratings The VPRO takes its public task seriously but with slight stubbornness, purposefully choosing those programmes and topics that the other broadcasting companies pass over It aims to surprise, inspire awe, enrage and inform, as well as touch people, make them think, laugh and put things into perspective It provides the opportunity to explore, but also to see the world around them, the VPRO is in continuous dialogue with its articulate and critical target group This pioneering and spirit manifests itself in more than just the programming; the Villa VPRO is a physical embodiment of all the above elements photo: Bjorn Utpott m² Structural engineer Structural engineer MVRDV Arup Pieters Bouwtechniek VPRO MI_MOA 7

photo: Ernst Moritz photo: Dirk Verwoerd Rietveld Schröderhuis Prins Hendriklaan 50 3583 Utrecht http://wwwrietveldschroderhuisnl/ A visit to the Rietveld Schröder House remains a fascinating

combination with white, grey and black, the relation between interior and exterior and the unity between the free-standing pieces of furniture and the fitted parts of the interior According to

transaction for every activity: the bathroom is created by opening out a wall, while the sleeping areas could be screened off with sliding walls, and privacy was obtained by placing shutters in front

8 photo: Ernst Moritz photo: Dirk Verwoerd Rietveld Schröderhuis Prins Hendriklaan Utrecht A visit to the Rietveld Schröder House remains a fascinating experience This house is the only building ever realized on the basis of the architectural principles of De Stijl Typical features are the use of the Stijl colours red, blue and yellow, in combination with white, grey and black, the relation between interior and exterior and the unity between the free-standing pieces of furniture and the fitted parts of the interior According to Rietveld and Schröder one had to have an active attitude to life For them too living in a home is a conscious act The furnishing of the house reflects this conviction The occupant has to perform a transaction for every activity: the bathroom is created by opening out a wall, while the sleeping areas could be screened off with sliding walls, and privacy was obtained by placing shutters in front of the windows The house is literally a machine for living in photo: Jannes Linders 1924 Gerrit Rietveld Truus Schröder MI_MOA On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can visit the Rietveld Schröderhuis The house can only be visited with a tour of max 10 people You can reserve a place in the tour by sending an to rhreserveringen[at]centraalmuseumnl There is a special Rietveld bus that leaves from the Centraal Museum at 1145, 1245, 1345 and 1445 hr It takes you to all Rietveld-designs and back to the Centraal Museum (address: Nicolaaskerkhof 10, Utrecht) 8

photo: Ernst Moritz photo: Ernst Moritz Erasmuslaan Erasmuslaan 5-11 3584 AZ Utrecht http://wwwrietveldschroderhuisnl/erasmuslaanengjsp After the Rietveld-Schröder-House Rietveld designed a row of 4

houses complied totally with the aesthetic ideal of the Nieuwe Bouwen movement, the Dutch functionalist architecture of the 1930s The brilliant colours of the Stijl period have vanished completely

9 photo: Ernst Moritz photo: Ernst Moritz Erasmuslaan Erasmuslaan AZ Utrecht After the Rietveld-Schröder-House Rietveld designed a row of 4 mansions on the Erasmuslaan in Utrecht in 1931 This block is on the far side of the ring road The contrast is enormous: with their large quantities of glass, white stucco and steel shutters, these houses complied totally with the aesthetic ideal of the Nieuwe Bouwen movement, the Dutch functionalist architecture of the 1930s The brilliant colours of the Stijl period have vanished completely Number 9 was designed in October 1931 by Gerrit Rietveld and Truus Schröder as a model home On this occasion Rietveld presented a number of furniture designs from previous years He hoped that, given sufficient interest, the firm of Metz & Co would produce these pieces of furniture in series This however only occurred with the tube-framed chairs Erasmuslaan 9 was purchased in 1999 and restored by the Hendrick de Keyser Society The Centraal Museum has reconstructed the original model interior and opened the premises to the public photo: Dirk Verwoerd 1931 Gerrit Rietveld Truus Schröder MI_MOA You may visit the Rietveld Schröder House and the Model Home on the Erasmuslaan 9 on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Reservations are strongly recommended Make a reservation by ing to rhreserveringen[at]centraalmuseumnl See also wwwcentraalmuseumnl The Centraal Museum takes care of the transport in a luxury 'Rietveld route' shuttle bus This bus leaves the Centraal Museum at fixed times: 1145 am, 1245 pm, 145 pm and 245 pm It takes you to all Rietveld-designs and back to the Centraal Museum (address: Nicolaaskerkhof 10, Utrecht) 9

photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Viktor Ramos Educatorium Leuvenlaan 19 3584 CE Utrecht http://wwwuunl Situated in the centre of the University Campus the Uithof, just outside the centre of Utrecht,

bars emerge from the exposed concrete slab Steel and concrete dissociate allowing each material to work at optimum efficiency: the 20cm thick concrete slab is made to span 21 metres "Composed of two

the entire university experience socialization, learning, examination is encapsulated" Bad detailing or lack of proper maintenance has caused the facade to look old and worn out, even after a couple

10 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Viktor Ramos Educatorium Leuvenlaan CE Utrecht Situated in the centre of the University Campus the Uithof, just outside the centre of Utrecht, this building is most famous for its use of concrete The concrete construction of the building folds and forms the floor, wall and ceiling in one curved motion In the ceiling, steel reinforcement bars emerge from the exposed concrete slab Steel and concrete dissociate allowing each material to work at optimum efficiency: the 20cm thick concrete slab is made to span 21 metres "Composed of two planes which fold to accommodate a range of distinct programs including an outdoor plaza, two lecture halls, cafeteria and a testing facility Planes interlock to create a single trajectory in which the entire university experience socialization, learning, examination is encapsulated" Bad detailing or lack of proper maintenance has caused the facade to look old and worn out, even after a couple of years photo: Piotr Krajewski m² Structural engineer Contractor OMA - Rem Koolhaas ABT BAM University of Utrecht NGHM The building is public and open to visit freely, at workdays on office hours For guided tours, contact the Utrecht ure Centre at aorta@aortanu and tours@aortanu or call +31 (0) Buslines 11, 12 and 12-S go from Utrecht Central Station to the Uithof university campus Call the reception of the Educatorium at +31 (0)

photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle WOS 8 Rijksstraatweg 12a 3545 NA Utrecht WOS 8 is a heat transfer station (in Dutch: warmte overdracht station) for Leidsche Rijn, an extended borough of the

Before, this energy was dumped as waist heat in the Amsterdam-Rhine canal Now, it will be recycled and put to use The size of WOS 8 is determined by the minimal functional dimensions of the system of

11 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle WOS 8 Rijksstraatweg 12a 3545 NA Utrecht WOS 8 is a heat transfer station (in Dutch: warmte overdracht station) for Leidsche Rijn, an extended borough of the city of Utrecht The water cooling the turbine fans of the large UNA power plant, about a kilometer away, contains enough energy to supply all dwellings in Leidsche Rijn with heat and warm water Before, this energy was dumped as waist heat in the Amsterdam-Rhine canal Now, it will be recycled and put to use The size of WOS 8 is determined by the minimal functional dimensions of the system of pipes in the interior to keep it as small as possible Due to the internal organization, the south side didn't require the full height Here, some manipulations of the volume were imaginable, including the insertion of a series of climbing grips, spelling the text 'The Blind Façade' in braille It even accommodates nesting boxes for several species of birds photo: Maarten Helle Project is not public! 1998 Structural engineer Contractor NL s DHV Van Zoelen Bureau Nieuwbouw Centrales Utrecht + UNA NV HelleBeelden Just off highway A2 11

photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Rob 't Hart De Kleine Kikker Toulouselaan 43 3584 Utrecht This small kindergarten (about 520m2) is situated in the University of Utrecht district, just east of the city

architecturally 'De Kleine Kikker' wedges itself as a modern little farmhouse between these two historic buildings Its front façade references to the farm it is located next to; the back façade has a

12 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Rob 't Hart De Kleine Kikker Toulouselaan Utrecht This small kindergarten (about 520m2) is situated in the University of Utrecht district, just east of the city of Utrecht in The Its Dutch name, 'De Kleine Kikker', translates as 'The Little Frog' in English It was built by Drost + van Veen architecten between a monumental farmhouse and a wooden stable; architecturally 'De Kleine Kikker' wedges itself as a modern little farmhouse between these two historic buildings Its front façade references to the farm it is located next to; the back façade has a much more modern appearance Its façades are clad in partially coloured wooden beams, while the roof is made of aluminium 'De Kleine Kikker' is recognizable because of it's forms, but surprises at the same time by combining unexpected materials photo: Rob 't Hart Public access unknown! m² Drost + van Veen architecten Rijnsweerd Vastgoed Beheer BV pkrajewski_pl 12

Education Department Padualaan 3584 CH Utrecht The Department of Education (FE) forms the westerly closure of the "kashba-zone" of the Uithof In this hundred-metre-wide strip, buildings bunch-up

13 Education Department Padualaan 3584 CH Utrecht The Department of Education (FE) forms the westerly closure of the "kashba-zone" of the Uithof In this hundred-metre-wide strip, buildings bunch-up close together with patios and rooflights providing daylight penetration The colourful west façade gives the HU a face towards the city, makes the building scale-less and abstract, while also alluding to the speed of the traffic racing past The façade is an expression of the occupants and their diverse activities, a metaphor for the HU's multifaceted community photo: Ideen dom m² Ector Hoogstad en Hogeschool Utrecht MI_MOA 13

Utrecht, Netherlands MVRDV. 13 Utrecht, Netherlands Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT culture, government, office

Utrecht, Netherlands MVRDV. 13 Utrecht, Netherlands Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT culture, government, office Utrecht Projects 15 Created 05-Apr-16 By Stefano Ferracini, Bruxelles, Belgium Forum t Zand Venhoeven CS sport, primary school, kindergarten, community centre University Library UBU Exposition Pavilion