Delft Projects 9 Created 15-Jul-09 By Gintaras Balcytis, Kaunas, Lithuania Department of Geotechnology Jeanne Dekkers uur university Media Library IKEA Hotel Library Delft University of Technology Centre Ypenburg Dynamo Hall 7 BK City Faculty of ure 8 Fokkema & Partners en library, renovation, university 4 Vermeertoren 9 Geurst & Schulze apartment 5 Mecanoo library 3 Knevel en hotel DP6 architectuurstudio renovation, office AEQUO library 2 186 student houses in Delft 10 Mecanoo student housing 6 Den Haag, Rapp + Rapp commercial space, housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 1
photo: Daria Scagliola photo: Daria Scagliola Department of Geotechnology Stevinweg 1 2628 CN Delft http://wwwcitgtudelftnl/ Delft University of Technology's new Department of Geotechnology, part of the school's faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CiTG), is housed in a building at one end of the CiTG complex, which was designed by Van den Broek en Bakema The façade was stripped and given a new glass curtain wall imprinted with a pattern of stones sawed in half Existing window cleaners' balconies were converted into bay windows equipped with built-in air conditioners Slanting lines in the façade follow the spatial organization of the interior, a landscape of laboratories, workstations and study areas Voids were added to connect existing floors and to represent transparency in the education provided here Floors were enlarged by adding a new stairwell at one end of the building Materials and colours derived from the original building were applied in a more 'virtual' manner photo: Daria Scagliola Project is public! Floor area/size 3-2007 5490 m² Structural engineer Services engineer Jeanne Dekkers uur Aronsohn Van Heugten TU Delft Facility jeannedekkers Mondays to Fridays: 8:00-23:00 hr Saturday: 900-18:00 hr Sunday: closed The TU Campus can be reached from Delft Station with the district lines 69, 121 or 129 The TU Campus is easily accessible by car via the A13, exit Delft/Pijnacker and exit Delft Zuid/TU-wijk Parking is possible: behind the Faculty of ure and behind the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 2
photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography Media Library Vesteplein 100 2611 WG Delft http://wwwdokinfo This project is an interior concept in an existing shell - which is also being extensively renovated - for the Delft Multimedia Centre, part of the Public Libary The centre consists of various sections and parts of the collection, all retaining their unique identity without losing touch of one another The collection is split into different 'rooms' or 'shops' with various ambiances, ensuring the visitor makes a journey of discovery through the building Colour and light are used to organise the orientation within the building and to emphasise the characteristic shell The interior design is characterised by the use of many soft materials, to build a bridge between the visitor and the building's concrete shell Soft seating elements, wonderful furniture, counters covered with leather, plenty of untreated MDF as a basic cabinet element A frontal presentation of all media on each shelf of each cabinet is a new development, lending the library the atmosphere of a sales room photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography Project is public! 2002 Interior architect AEQUO Dok en City of Delft Peter_Varkevisser_Photography Monday: 1200-1800 Tuesday - Thursday: 1000-1800 Friday: 1000-2100 Saturday: 1000-1700 hr http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 3
photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography IKEA Hotel Olof Palmestraat 2 2616 LM Delft http://wwwtulipinndelftnl/ The Tulip Inn Delft offers accommodation to the thousands of IKEA co-workers who are visiting the next door IKEA Concept Center as well as to other guests It will also offer a natural meeting point for both business and leisure visitors while displaying IKEA know-how in interior design The design of the hotel's exterior and interior is the result of a close cooperation between Inter IKEA Systems Holding BV, which is the property owner, and Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, the hotel operator Due to this collaboration the hotel will be exclusively equipped with IKEA furniture in different IKEA style expressions photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography Project is public! 12-2008 Structural engineer Contractor Knevel en Bartels Ingenieursburo Strabag Inter IKEA Systems Holding BV Peter_Varkevisser_Photography 24/7 Take the train to Delft Central Station, take bus 80 or 82 in the direction of Ikea and take bus stop IKEA You will find the Tulip Inn Delft within one walking minute Tel + 31 15 8889010, Email: info@tulipinndelftnl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 4
photo: Harry Cock photo: Christian Richters Library Delft University of Technology Prometheusplein 1 2628 ZC Delft http://wwwlibrarytudelftnl The library is a building of glass and grass The University district not only gains a library that is connected to the rest of the world by modern electronic means, but also the atmosphere of a campus A vast lawn opposite the Brutalist concrete auditorium is tilted at one point; the library slides into the resulting space underneath You can literally walk across the library There are a thousand study spaces for more than three thousand students each day A cone, the symbol of technical engineering, pierces the lawn and library, attaching them like a pushpin Upon entering, visitors are drawn to the impressive wall of books that hangs in front of an expansive deep blue background The columns in the central space not only support the structure but also provide heating and ventilation, and illuminate the continuous metal ceiling that flows across all spaces Daylight enters the building through the climate-controlled glass facades, as well as through the cone in the central space photo: Harry Cock Project is public! Floor area/size 1997 15000 m² Structural engineer Services engineer Acoustics consultant Mecanoo ABT Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associes ING Real Estate laila_oujamaa Open every day of the year from 0800 to 0000 hours For the XXL opening hours, look at the website of the library From the A13 motorway take the Delft-Zuid exit and follow the signs to TU Delft, take a right onto the Schoemakerstraat, third left, this is the Christiaan Huygensweg at the end, take a left onto the Mekelweg next take the first left, the Van der Waalsstraat The Library is located on the next corner From Delft railway station take bus 121 (direction of Zoetermeer) or bus 129 (direction of Rotterdam) and get off at Aula TU Delft For bus schedules look at http://www9292ovnl/ http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 5
photo: Atelier Kim Zwarts photo: Atelier Kim Zwarts Centre Ypenburg Steentijdsingel 7 2496 SG Den Haag http://wwwypenburgnl/ 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 2006 100000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 6
photo: Jeroen Musch photo: Jeroen Musch Dynamo Hall Prof Snijdersstraat 5 2628 RA Delft Originally built around 1903, its purpose was to provide a dynamo testing facility for the adjoining faculty of Electrical Engineering and Physics The space is determined by the travelling crane and the tracks in the floor which used to hold the dynamos in place The combination of masonry, steel structures, high windows and skylights gives it the specific industrial character When the faculty moved to its new accommodation along the Mekelweg, the building found new uses as a carpentry workshop, sports facility, and as storage space Over the next few years, disused university buildings of the TU Delft in the area will be renovated into a hotel, apartments, student housing, restaurant and office space The Dynamo Hall, which is the first object to be restored, has been given new use as the offices of the DP6 architecture studio Alterations to the structure have been kept to a minimum to ensure that the unique atmosphere of the building is preserved, and even enhanced photo: Jeroen Musch Project is not public! Floor area/size 2006 750 m² DP6 architectuurstudio DP6 architectuurstudio DP6_uurstudio If you want to visit the renovated Hall, please contact DP6 architects, http://wwwdp6nl/ The hall is about 10 minutes walking from Delft Central Train Station, and close to the city centre The official address of the Dynamo Hall is The prof Snijdersstraat 5 This is a new street, so you might find the old address more easy: Kanaalweg 2D, 2628 EB, Delft http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 7
photo: Aemelie Deelder photo: Roderick Trompert BK City Faculty of ure Julianalaan 132-134 2628 BL Delft http://cms2tudelftnl/live/paginajsp?id=67bc7065-ea8e-4ae 5-8081-f5487113a472&lang=nl A fire at the TU Delft Faculty of ure on 13 May 2008 led to a new and challenging task: transforming a former public building into a temporary new building for the Faculty of ure Braaksma & Roos created a transformatory concept for this plan Within only a few months the entire building was renovated and prepared for education Several parties were invited to collaborate and design parts of the building Fokkema en was responsible at BK City for the programming, design of offices and student workshops, the library and signposting KossmandeJong made the design of the general spaces in BK City Special areas such as the 'Ketelhuis' restaurant and the interior 'street' with public areas have been designed on the principle that the experience is paramount Other parties include Octatube (two glazed atriums), 2012 s (Espressobar), MVRDV (orange tribune), Richard Hutten and Vitra (most furniture in the building) photo: Roderick Trompert Project is public! 5-2009 Main designer, Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Interior architect Structural engineer Roof & facade consultant Artist Supplier Fokkema & Partners en Roderick 2012 architecten Braaksma en Roos KossmanndeJong MVRDV ABT Octatube Nederland Richard Hutten Vitra TU Delft Monday - Friday: 08:00-22:00 Bus 60, 62, 80, 81, 82 from Delft station to Michiel de Ruyterweg / Julianalaan It's also just 15 minutes walking from the station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 8
Vermeertoren Van Beresteynstraat Delft http://wwwvermeertorennl/ A housing flat with 23 storeys for 66 apartments and social facilities like a small a community centre, a health care centre with pharmacy and parking garage On the ground floor, the two wings of the lower storeys enclose a courtyard for inhabitants to enjoy the sun All apartments are built as an adaptable house, which means not having to move as needs change The apartments It provides the flexibility for people to easily modify their homes as their circumstances or physical abilities alter Project is not public! 2007 Geurst & Schulze Peter_Varkevisser_Photography photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 9
photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters 186 student houses in Delft Leeghwaterstraat 152 2628 Delft This student housing complex was designed for the DUWO Foundation For a fast building process, a modular construction system was used Each building is six storeys tall and is designed without an apparent front or rear Three facades are finished in dark masonry laid with beards of overflowing, excess mortar, their irregular texture resulting in a distinctive play of shadows on the facade Deeply recessed window openings framed in aluminium are scattered in a playful pattern over the facades Facing the park, the three buildings feature a green facade of composite panels combined with a tubular metal frame covered in climbing plants Students can occupy the units alone or share with one other person Three rooms are grouped around a shared living room with kitchen Facilities such as the entrance, bicycle parking and garbage room are situated on the ground floor of each building photo: Christian Richters Project is not public! Floor area/size 11-2008 9600 m² Project manager Mecanoo Ursem Bouwgroep Duwo Ursem_Bouwgroep http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gb/guides/delft/ 10