maastricht Projects 26 Created 29-Jul-09 By marco zanini, milano, Italy Cinéma Sauvenière Liège, Belgium Vers plus de bien-être V+ cinema Limburgia Brunssum Dwellings Maas Bank Apartments Transformation of Wiebenga Hal Kruisheren Cloister Office building Il Fiori STOA Book Shop Dominicanen Bonnefanten Museum 7 Centre Ceramique Hoeg Brögk 14 Piazza Céramique 15 Music School at the Glass Palace 16 Limburg waterworks HQ 17 Maastricht, Jo Janssen en office 8 Hazendans 18 Maastricht, Jo Janssen en dwellings, urban plan 9 YTW2 Maastricht 19 Maastricht, Jo Janssen en private house 10 WVD Maastricht 20 Maastricht, Jo Janssen en private house 11 Maastricht, Aldo Rossi museum Heerlen, ABBC education, exposition space Maastricht, Merkx + Girod en shop 6 Maastricht, Luigi Snozzi housing 13 Maastricht, Jo Janssen en atelier, housing, office Maastricht, Herman Hertzberger office 5 Maastricht, SATIJNplus en hotel, renovation Tower of Siza Maastricht, Greisch & Coenen bridge Maastricht, BiermanHenket architecten exposition space, museum, renovation 4 Maastricht, Jo Coenen apartment Maastricht, Alvaro Siza Vieira housing Brunssum, Jo Janssen en dwellings 3 Capucijnenhof 21 Maastricht, Wim van den Bergh dwellings 12 Maastricht, Jo Coenen culture, exposition space, library http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ La Fortezza Offices and Housing 22 Maastricht, Mario Botta housing, office 1
Academy of Art and ure Maastricht, Wiel Arets s education, workshop Arets-Sijstermans House + Studio Kimbria Tennis Club Glaspaleis 26 Heerlen, Frits PJ Peutz cinema, culture, education, library, museum, renovation 24 Maastricht, Wiel Arets s atelier, private house 23 St Bernardinus Chapel 27 Heerlen, Jos Wielders chapel, religion 25 Maastricht, Jo Janssen en sport http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ Open Universiteit Nederland 28 Heerlen, Jo Janssen en library, office, university 2
photo: Alain Janssens photo: Alain Janssens Cinéma Sauvenière Place Xavier Neujean 12 4000 Liège Belgium Since 1982, year of the opening of their first hall in Liege, the "Grignoux" movie's group were increasingly committed to the staging of premières at the heart of the city, attracting a faithful public thereby To better safeguard continuity in the face of increasing competitiveness by «mega-enterprises», they confederated public powers and added an extra dimension to their project, involving four screens and a tavern The young «Vers plus de Bien-être» team (V+, with BAS), an architectural competition laureate, worked out an ambitious program to better materialise its dreams surrounding the inner court represented by the Sauvenière "As well as the economic considerations," said the architects, "there has been a tendency towards uniformity of design in modern cinema complexes Faced with these demands the only difference between two modern cinemas, apart from the programme, is the welcome and the quality of the public spaces" Project is public! 5-2008 Vers plus de bien-être V+ Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles T_Moor photo: Alain Janssens 11H-22H30 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 3
photo: Jo Janssen en photo: Jo Janssen en Limburgia Brunssum Dwellings Rembrandtstraat 6445 Brunssum The former soccer field of soccer club Limburgia in Brunssum has received a function that differs from the former one, now carrying a wide range of residences, 23 in total In close consideration with two other architects, cohesion has been created throughout the whole area The three architects proposed plans in regard to materials, colors and specifications to be used commonly photo: Jo Janssen en Project is not public! 2006 Main designer,, Urban planner Jo Janssen en studioivo Wim van den Bergh http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 4
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Maas Bank Apartments Plein 1992 12 6221 JP Maastricht An impressive example of urban projects in the is the successful development of the former Sphinx-Céramique factory site on the eastern bank of the river Maas The site measures 22 hectares in total In less than 5 years, numerous buildings have arisen here: the Bonnefanten Museum with its Wiebenga hall, Het Vervolg theatre, Plein 1992, offices, apartments and the Centre Céramique with the municipal library, the municipal archives and the European Journalism Centre Conceptually the apartment complex forms part of the staggered defensive walls see the natural stone plinth (unpolished shell limestone) that even forms a mock façade at the water s edge as an extension of a quayside wall The finishing of the interoir is luxurious: natural stone and stained high-grade veneer photo: Naomi Schiphorst Project is public! 2001 Jo Coenen 3W Vastgoed MI_MOA Only the Michelin star restaurant Beluga on the ground floor is open for the public To make a reservation see their website: http://wwwrest-belugacom/ restaurant: Tuesday - Friday from 1200 (noon) 0130 pm Tuesday Saturday from 0700 pm 0930 pm Sundays and Mondays closed Buses 1 9 11 56 57 58 stop at Avenue Céramique Car: from north on A2: At the 5th set of traffic lights (Koningsplein) turn right to the Scharnerweg Drive straight on through the tunnel At traffic lights turn left You are now on the Avenue Céramique After 50 m you see the Centre Céramique on your right From south on A2: Take the 1# exit, Maastricht Centrum (Kennedysingel) Then take the second exit At the traffic lights turn right You are now on the Avenue Céramique http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 5
photo: Harry Heuts photo: Harry Heuts Transformation of Wiebenga Hal Avenue Ceramique 226 6221 KX Maastricht The Wiebengahal, the remains of the hall complex of the Sphinx factories designed by JG Wiebenga in 1912, stands in front of the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, The hall has a concrete skeleton with infill and it boasts the first concrete-shell roof in the During the construction of the Bonnefantenmuseum the hall was renovated by architect Aldo Rossi and given a new façade and stairwells The large window panels with closed lower walls on the Avenue Ceramique side designed by Rossi were replaced by floor-to-ceiling, steel-framed panels reinforcing the relationship with the public space This created a display window for the offices and public functions (former location of NAi Maastricht) The preservation of the building's industrial character was an important point of departure in the design: the rough concrete construction had to remain visible For this reason the partition walls are lit from above and the installations are designed to be well-ordered and visible photo: Marc Dorleijn Project is public! Floor area/size 9-2006 1400 m² Building physics consultant Services engineer Contractor BiermanHenket architecten Cauberg-Huygen Huisman en Van Muijen Laudy Bouw & Ontwikkeling Vesteda Naomi Wiebenga Hal is located on Avenue Ceramique, adjacent to the Bonnefantenmuseum, in Maastricht It is fifteen minutes walk from Maastricht Railway Station With public transport NAI Maastricht can be reached with Veolia busses 1, 5, 53 and 420 Get off at busstop Museum There is a Q-Park Garage on Ceramique North (address: Plein 1992 53, 6221 JP Maastricht) and on Ceramique South (address: Serpenti Lunet 1, 6221 KW Maastricht) Both garages are within walking distance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 6
photo: Marieke Mannens photo: Marieke Mannens Kruisheren Cloister Kruisherengang 19 6211 NW Maastricht http://wwwkruisherenhotelnl Situated in the centre of Maastricht is the former 15th century Kruisheren (Crutched Friar) monastery Together with the monumental Gothic church, this complex has been transformed into a very special designer hotel It is a unique place, in which antiquity and modern design are interwoven; yet, at the same time, architectural contrasts between the past and the present are very clear The designers often walk the tightrope between dignity and blasphemies During the French Revolution, it served as a barracks and arsenal Early last century, Victor de Stuers esquire and the architect Cuypers took pity on the complex of buildings, which had fallen into a state of disrepair Following major renovations, the buildings were put into use as a National Agricultural Research Station Late in 2000, Camille Oostwegel took the initiative to save this unique building from ruin Large-scale renovations transformed it into a luxurious, contemporary designer hotel, retaining respect for the past Project is public! 2007 Supplier SATIJNplus en GIRA Camille Oostwegel Château Hotels -Restaurants Marieke_Mannens photo: Naomi Schiphorst 24/7 Please contact http://wwwchateauhotelsnl to visit the hotel rooms From Eindhoven/Heerlen: end of A2/E25 motorway to Maastricht you reach a large crossing, turn right to Hasselt Follow Ring Noord Cross river on Noorder bridge Turn left at traffic lights, to Tongeren Turn left in Calvariestraat After 500 m pass a Church and Monastery on your left This is it! From Liège: A2/E25 Maastricht exit 'Centrum' Cross river on Kennedy bridge After 15 km go straight ahead on roundabout After 250 m turn right into Calvariestraat Rest: see above http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 7
photo: Marieke Mannens photo: Marieke Mannens Office building Il Fiori Avenue Ceramique 201-241 6221 KX Maastricht http://wwwkfnnl Opposite of Aldo Rossi s Bonnefanten Museum the site, in effect a left-over corner, suggested no more than a building doing duty as an angular wall to screen off the residential area beyond from a quirky square at the front Il Fiore means blossoming or flowering, and this is what the building is supposed to be representing Hertzberger says: The transparent front buildings contrast fully with the all but blank wall they are attached to, like blossoms standing out from a branch At two points the building is elevated, to open up to the neighbourhood behind The ceramic façade of these bridges refers to the history of this former industrial area photo: Marieke Mannens Project is public! Floor area/size 3-2003 13607 m² Contractor Herman Hertzberger BAM Wilma bv Kantoren Fonds Nederland Marieke_Mannens About 10 minutes walking from the Central Train Station in Maastricht, and the same from the City Centre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 8
photo: Marieke Mannens photo: Marieke Mannens STOA Bellefroidlunet 1-52 6221 KN Maastricht On the Charles Eyckpark lies a long housingblock of 300 m with luxurious apartments overlooking the River Maas The Swiss architects Luigi Snozzi and Aurelop Galfetti designed this superstructure, after winning an international competition By using a strict but carefully chosen repetition of vertical object, a chain or sequence is made that creates a very serene and calm composition on the river bank The block is opened up at several different places, to connect the park and de street behind The structure does not have a front or back side; that is why Snozzi decided to give both a different structure and texture in the façade photo: Marieke Mannens Project is public! Floor area/size 2002 25400 m² Contractor BAM Wilma bv Vesteda Marieke_Mannens http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 9
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Book Shop Dominicanen Dominikanerkerkstraat 1 6211 CZ Maastricht http://wwwselexyznl/ With only 750 m2 floor area to use and a program of 1200 m2 floor to realise, the architects had to use the height of the Old Dominican church The solution is a multi-storey monumental black book storage, one big cabinet with an elevator and stairs, to take you up until you reach the roof of the church The steel frame book-cabinet is placed a-symmetrical in the church, to keep the total interior space intact At the back readers can enjoy a quality coffee A great urban interior! Project is public! Floor area/size 2007 1200 m² Interior architect Merkx + Girod en Boekhandelsgroep Nederland toffe_tico photo: Naomi Schiphorst Monday: 1000-1800 h Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 0900-1800 h First Sunday of the month: 1200-1700 h You'll find Selexyz Dominicanen in the old Dominican church in the hart of Maastricht, between the Vrijthof square en de Markt There is ample parking in the garage under the Vrijthof and under the Mosae Forum near the Markt (market square) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 10
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Bonnefanten Museum Avenue Ceramique 250 NL-6221 KX Maastricht http://wwwbonnefantennl/ This is the foremost museum for old masters and contemporary fine art in the province of Limburg It has a mixture of the old paintings (including Pieter Breughel the Younger and Giovanni del Biondo) as well as a modern art collection The museum is housed in a building designed by Italian architect Aldo Rossi With a central street, covered in daylight, all 4 storeys in the wings of this E-shaped building are reached At the water edge is the strange looking tower, which houses a bar and restaurant on the ground floor Together with the Cupola on the River Maas, it is one of Maastricht's most prominent landmarks The late Aldo Rossi has achieved international distinction as a theorist, an author, an artist, a teacher and as an architect He has been compared to LeCorbusier as a painter-architect and described as "a poet who happens to be an architect" He met with a fatal accident on 4 September 1997 photo: Naomi Schiphorst Project is public! Floor area/size 1992 14000 m² Aldo Rossi Province of Limburg Marieke_Mannens Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am - 5 pm Last entrance at 430 pm On Mondays the museum, café Ipanema and the offices are closed Also closed on January 1st, December 25th and during Carnival (please check dates) café Ipanema: Tuesday to Sunday from 1030 am - 530 pm Approximately 15 minutes walking distance from the central station and city centre Bus: 1, 3, 50, 53, 54, 57 departure: central station stop Bonnefantenmuseum Car: from highway A2, take exit Europaplein, follow signs to Wijk 21 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 11
Centre Ceramique Avenue Céramique 50 6221 KV Maastricht http://wwwcentreceramiquenl/ The Centre Céramique is located in the northern part of the new city district of Maastricht, Céramique This complex was situated on Plein 1992 to become a new city meeting place It accommodates a range of functions: a library, townhall, exhibition rooms, City Archives and the European Journalists Centre The next-door Biscuit Hal is converted into a theatre, with café A large vide and glass façades, give the building a transparent and light interior The choice of materials concrete, glass, wood and aluminium creates a special atmosphere which is further accentuated by the interior decoration and the lighting Project is public! Floor area/size 1999 13700 m² Structural engineer Jo Coenen Aronsohn City of Maastricht boeboe Tuesday 900-2100 hr Wednesday 900-1800 Thursday 900-1800 Friday 900-1800 Saturday 1300-1700 Sunday 1300-1700 Closed on Monday In July and August closed on Sunday Also closed on public holidays, including Carnaval The Centre Céramique is at about 5 min walking from the train station Go from the station 150 m straight on, into the Stationsstraat in Turn left at the round about into the Wilhelminasingel At the next crossing go straight on onto the Avenue Céramique The centre is on your right http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 12
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Tower of Siza Avenue Céramique 22-26 6221 KV Maastricht http://wwwmaastrichtnl/maastricht/show/id=60403/notext only=42282 Residential tower in Maastricht, near Plein 1992 (urban plan by Jo Coenen), the Ceramique district The tower's facade is partly clad with white marble, partly with zinc The 16 storeys make it a 54 meter high building At the end of the central avenue this is a central landmark, forming the link between the old town and the new Céramique-project Because of this relation Alvaro Siza has project the three building volumes apart from each other, but still they are situated on the same spot The volumes are turned towards the different angles of the streets and this way the building works as a hinge in the urban fabric Project is not public! Floor area/size 2001 4800 m² Structural engineer Alvaro Siza Vieira Ingenieursbureau Zonneveld Vesteda HJI photo: HJ Imhoff http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 13
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Hoeg Brögk Plein 1992 1 Maastricht The "High Bridge" is a pedestrian-bridge that spans the river Maas and connects the historical centre of Maastricht and the recent developed district "Céramique" The total length of the bridge is 261 meter by a width of 720 meter It rises 10 m above the river In 2004 it won the National Steel Prize Project is public! 12-2003 Main designer, Greisch & Coenen bureau Greisch Jo Coenen City of Maastricht HJI photo: HJ Imhoff always open http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 14
Piazza Céramique Mosalunet 6221 JM Maastricht http://wwwpiazzaceramiquenl As one of the last urban blocks to be realized in the 'Ceramique Area' of Maastricht the scheme does not opt for the here common solution of the closed perimeter block, but employs a spatial strategy in which urban space is opened up Through strategically placing 3 volumes it not only makes that the public space flows though the site, but it also involves the triangular green area to its east into this interlinking of urban spaces The program within the block was that of an integrated form of dwellings and working space In terms of typology the project tries to revive the 19th century type of mansion annex practice usually inhabited by lawyers, doctors, architects etc Characteristic for this type of integrated house and practice was the separation of entrances, leading to the public practice and the private house Via an a glassed atrium that acts as a sort of public lobby for both the apartments and the workspaces one enters one of these spaces Project is not public! 2006 Main designer,, Urban planner Jo Janssen en studioivo Wim van den Bergh Vesteda http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 15
photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings Music School at the Glass Palace Bongerd 18 6411 JM Heerlen http://wwwmshnl Both architects Arets and Coenen were born in Heerlen, and became interested in the 'old master' Fritz Peutz who had designed the next-door Glasspaleis (Glass Palace) in 1935 While they were working on the refurbisming the Glass Palace, they found an ingenious solution for the Music School: a new building, separate and yet connected Together with Buro Bouwkunde they build this in a joint venture (ABBC) There are reminders of the Glass Palace in the design: it is shaped like a projecting mushroom and the walls (and roof) are clad with small glass panels Hallways link up underground, and there is a sunken courtyard The lower wall continues from the outside to the inside There is also an undergrounnd dance studio, and a number of 'suspended' classrooms on the Pancratius square side of the building The huge windows reflect the surrounding buildings, and because they are placed at an angle, they also mirror the old church tower photo: Bjorn Utpott Project is public! 9-2003 Main designer, ABBC Jo Coenen Wiel Arets s City of Heerlen MI_MOA The building is occasionally open to the public, depending on the agenda of activities like exhibitions and performances Check the website of the music school for more information, or call +31 (0)45 577 22 50 The Glass Palace and the Music School in Heerlen lies on 6 minutes walking distance from the train-station From the station, walk towards the centre, follow the Saroleastraat until you reach a square, 'De Bongerd' The Glass Palace is opposite of the street http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 16
Limburg waterworks HQ Limburglaan 29 6229 GA Maastricht http://wwwwmlnl In the south-east of Maastricht near the hill of St Pietersberg, the dominant course of the Maas is translated into a slender structure parallel to the river; visible from afar, it mediates between the two quarters on either side of the ring road, 'Céramique' and 'Randwyck' A long volume follows the ring road in its ascent to the Maas bridge, and simultaneously leads to the tall building With its four floors, it has been kept as low as possible to be able to lie low beside the rising embankment A further vertical body brings the two volumes together, a 'spine' with its vertical development and a 'social condenser' with its meeting rooms and coffee and tea kitchens on each floor The entrance hall takes up two floors, from where the restaurant and aula are reached via steps and galleries At the very top, at the end of the course, the conference room and roof terrace look out over the entire city Project is not public! 1999 Main designer,, Urban planner Interior architect Jo Janssen en studioivo IAA en Paulus Egers Watermaatschappij Limburg http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 17
Hazendans Koninksemstraat 6215 KA Maastricht http://nlwikipediaorg/wiki/hazendans Surrounded by four streets, 16 patiohouses are designed, which own both a formal entrance and a rear-entrance The presence of these two entrances, located on the sides of the buildings, create rather long and narrow lots and the houses all have a wide view towards the garden The houses are built in turns, which creates a larger space considering urban development The ground level is intended to be used as a living level, while the rooms on the first level are intended to be used as bedrooms The rooms of the ground level are grouped around a screen of reglit-glass, which separates the hall from the living-room Project is not public! 2002 Main designer,, Urban planner Jo Janssen en studioivo Wim van den Bergh http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 18
YTW2 Maastricht Bovenstebosch 6228 Maastricht This building, located in a new housing estate, is designed on a screen of nine squares, 5x5 metres each The ground level of this house contains the parent's bedroom The other level, divided over three squares at street side, contains the children's space Divided over the same zone, the basement accommodates several storage rooms and one room which is only accessible by reaching the core of the house This room is lit by the submerged patio, connected with the surrounding garden through a basin and a cascade The inner and outer spaces provide several forms of seclusion, from the open garden surrounded only by a few concrete plates, to the completely hidden patio beneath the cascade This is designed to guarantee privacy for it's habitants; the façades do not show it's floor plan Project is not public! 2000 Jo Janssen en studioivo http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 19
WVD Maastricht Koninksemstraat 6215 Maastricht This private house consists of two volumes, of which the head volume is divided into three different levels; one level for the children, one for living and one level reserved for the parents The second volume contains both the kitchen and the basement By using a split-level organisation, all three levels flow over, causing the children's floor to be semi-submerged and the habitable floor to be lifted up halfly, to aid the privacy of the habitants Next to the master bedroom, which is oriented on the east, the parent's floor offers a study, connected to the hall and providing a view over the nearby Belgian border Contrary to the back façade, which offers big open windows and thereby connect the building to the garden, the windows on the front façade are made of reglit to create a distance between the habitants and the visitors However, all windows are chosen to let in daylight and offer view photo: Jo Janssen en Project is not public! 2003 Jo Janssen en studioivo http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 20
Capucijnenhof Capucijnenstraat 6211 Maastricht The Capucijnenhof is one of the many enclosed spaces in the urban fabric of Maastricht A conglomerate of buildings of a former monastery including a chapel abut an inner courtyard shaded by 6 giant chestnut trees The existing buildings have been converted into apartments and supplemented by three new patio dwellings The three dwellings are located in the smaller part of the courtyard, which is divided in two spatially by the chapel Through the change of function the courtyard becomes a kind of extroverted introversion, an intriguing spatial paradox also exploited in the typology of the three houses The entry level a storage room, the bathroom and three bedrooms, two of which open onto a small patio in the back The upper floor contains the living area that opens to the side towards a kind of elevated patio, which in turn overlooks the courtyard again Project is not public! 1998 Main designer, Wim van den Bergh Ger Widdershoven studioivo http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 21
photo: Sahil Latheef photo: Sahil Latheef La Fortezza Offices and Housing Avenue Ceramique 1 6221 KV Maastricht The site of La Fortezza Offices and Housing is located at a turning point on the central axis of a newly built area The lot is triangular, one side of which is formed by a street in a residential area and the other by a motorway The issue of the corner is dealt with by use of a cylinder which, placed in the middle, articulates two linear volumes The determination of uses is expressed by the volumetric composition Hence the apartments are located in the cylindrical volume, while the offices are located in the two linear ones In its tripartite articulation of surface, the design features deep cuts that reveal loggias and an ordered repetition of windows The cylinder, being almost double the height of the linear volumes, becomes the focal point A square courtyard is delineated within the cylinder and two large portals in front and a generous cut at the rear reveal the courtyard to the exterior photo: Sahil Latheef Project is not public! Floor area/size 2000 8000 m² Structural engineer Mario Botta Büro Hoen architecten Wilma Vastgoed Sahil_Latheef http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 22
photo: Sahil Latheef photo: Sahil Latheef Academy of Art and ure Herdenkingsplein 12 6211 PW Maastricht Conceived as an extension to the existing Rijkshogeschool, The Maastricht Academy for the Arts has provided new spaces for the academy of visual arts and architectural design The building makes an incision into the city's body, an entirely new and foreign organism invading its urban context; a process akin to the operation of a virus Yet it is set in a discrete, almost camouflaged relation to the city, providing an enclosed public space that achieves an intimate and secluded condition from the main area's of urban activity The project includes the renewal of the existing Academy for the Arts, together with the extension affected by two buildings Adjacent to the old building is the new structure that contains an auditorium, a library, an exhibition room, a bar and a roof garden The connecting footbridge with translucent glass brick floor and ceiling leads one through the treetops into the workshop building, accommodating wood and steel workshops photo: Sahil Latheef Public access unknown! 1993 Wiel Arets s Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht Sahil_Latheef http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 23
photo: Sahil Latheef photo: Sahil Latheef Arets-Sijstermans House + Studio D' Artagnanlaan 29/31 6213 CH Maastricht Set in an area of Maastricht that is dominated by villa's and suburban houses, the Arets-Sijstermans House + Studio appears, when seen from a distance, as a rectangular wooden box implanted into the ground Only the immediate surroundings and interior unveil it's complexity The complex nature of the building is due to the architectural manipulation but within a host of restrictive laws imposed on constructional projects at the site It's richness is brought to light by the complex arrangement of the terrain and the interior spaces The term 'ground floor' is abstract in this design since half of the three-storey volume is below ground For the actual ground level, the term 'garden level' is more appropiate The levels thus include the top level, the garden level and the lower level Not only is the building vertically divided into technical spaces for living and working, but horizontally as well, as it is divided into two equal halves at street level photo: Sahil Latheef Project is not public! 1997 Wiel Arets s Arets + Sijstermans Sahil_Latheef http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 24
Kimbria Tennis Club Mergelweg 120 6212 XK Maastricht http://wwwkimbriatennisnl Near Sint-Pietersberg in Maastricht a sports complex is located The Kimbria Tennis Club is part of this complex, which is situated next to a neighbourhood with residential houses The architect chose a simple, modest volume for the new accommodation of the tennis club The building contains utility spaces like dressing rooms, a referee room and a kitchen The public space contains a grand café and a staff room The building is designed with respect for the already existing elements in its surroundings For instance, an old tree is integrated in the design and becomes an important part of the new composition The existing height differences of the site were used to place the club house on a platform This base also functions as a terrace for the grand café and offers a nice view of the tennis courts Public access unknown! 2006 Jo Janssen en studioivo http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 25
photo: Klaus Tummers photo: Klaus Tummers Glaspaleis Bongerd 18 6411 JM Heerlen http://wwwglaspaleisnl The Glaspaleis (glass palace) is one of the 13 most important architectural monuments in the The building opened in 1935 as Modehuis Schunck (shopping-mall) The Heerlen architect, Frits PJ Peutz (1896-1974) proved to be a true innovator: he packed his stacked market in glass, with a large transparent glass-coated façade in fine metal profiles The construction, visible from the outside, consists of beamless floors resting on white mushroom columns The open and transparent Glaspaleis became the architectural eye-catcher of Heerlen Since 2003, following impressive renovations under the management of architects Jo Coenen and Wiel Arets (in a joint-venture with Buro Bouwkunde: ABBC), it has gained new purpose: cultural institutions (cinema, music school, public library and town gallery) and Vitruvianum (centre for architecture in the Euregion Maas-Rhine), provide a varied programme full of music, film, dance, literature, expressive art and architecture photo: Klaus Tummers Project is public! 9-2003 Main designer, Frits PJ Peutz ABBC Jo Coenen Wiel Arets s City of Heerlen toffe_tico Monday - Saturday: 900-2300 hr, Sunday 1100-1700 hr Guided tours can be organised upon request A modern monument well worth visiting simply to experience its extraordinary architecture The Glaspaleis in Heerlen lies on 6 minutes walking distance from the train-station From the station, walk towards the centre, follow the Saroleastraat until you reach a square, 'De Bongerd' The Glaspaleis is opposite of the street http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 26
photo: Ivo Rosbeek photo: Ivo Rosbeek St Bernardinus Chapel Akerstraat 97 6417 BK Heerlen In 1931 architect Jos Wielders designed this chapel as an extension to the Franciscan Cloister and School by architect J Seelen The chapel is located in the main volume and has a hipped roof The corridor from the cloister, two entrances and the chapel tower are situated on the left side Together with the small room for praying on the right and the patio in between, they form an interesting and rich composition The stained glass was designed by artist Charles Eyck photo: Ivo Rosbeek Project is public! 1931 Jos Wielders studioivo http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 27
Open Universiteit Nederland Valkenburgerweg 177 6419 AT Heerlen http://wwwounl/ The project takes on the task of correcting the urban planning with the help of traditional concepts such as space, order and legibility The programme for the new building incorporates three functions: management offices, a media library with a demonstration room and a restaurant A wide stairs in the two-storey air space of the hall leads from below to the upper public programme section, the media library In turn, this opens out onto a roof terrace over the restaurant The central patio offers complete peace and guides the sunlight reflected from the east wall via a longitudinal skylight and the air space down to the ground floor Inside the cube, this ensures a surprising abundance of light and the dynamics of the light changing according to the time of day and to the season Project is not public! 2002 Main designer,, Urban planner, Urban planner Jo Janssen en studioivo IAA en Open Universiteit Nederland http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/maastricht/ 28