almere Projects 31 Created 29-Jul-09 By marco zanini, milano, Italy La Defense Almere, UNStudio office De Kunstlinie Tarra Tower Silverline Chateaubriand Day-care Centre Les Carolins a Eysins The Sphinxes Body Plan Sport The Imagination 7 Block 16 De Citadel 14 Casa Curutchet 15 Place du Molard 16 House M 17 Almere, Marc Koehler s private house 8 Playroom 18 Almere, Marc Koehler s atelier, car park, pavilion 9 Project X 19 Almere, René van Zuuk Architekten private house 10 Apartment Building by Le Corbusier 20 Paris, France Le Corbusier atelier, housing, monument 11 Zeewolde, René van Zuuk Architekten pavilion Geneva, Switzerland 2b architectes square Zeewolde, RAU fitness club, kindergarten, sport 6 Huizen, Neutelings Riedijk housing 13 La Plata, Argentina Le Corbusier clinic, private house Eysins, Switzerland GAS Architekten housing 5 Geneva, Switzerland MPH atelier d'architecture kindergarten Museum De Paviljoens Almere, Christian de Portzamparc commercial space, housing Almere, Claus en Kaan en housing 4 Almere, MVRDV office Almere, Robbrecht en Daem en art, culture, museum Almere, SANAA theatre, music theatre 3 The Angle 21 Almere, S333 commercial space, housing, retail 12 Almere, René van Zuuk Architekten housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ Villa Overgooi 22 Almere, NEXT architects dwellings, private house 1
Rives Lac Apartments Lausanne, Switzerland David H Weibel housing Almeerse Hockey Club Blok 5 Villa Kroos Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac 25 PMQ House 29 Housing in Corsy 30 Verdeil Foundation School 31 Lausanne, Switzerland Localarchitecture education, secondary school 26 Aula des Cedres 32 Lausanne, Switzerland Jean Tschumi auditorium, congress centre 27 Vevey, Switzerland Le Corbusier private house UEFA Headquarters Corsy, Switzerland Localarchitecture housing Almere, Mieke Vullings private house 24 Almere, search cafe, housing, shopping centre Nyon, Switzerland Berger & Anziutti office Almere, Borren Staalenhoef en leisure, sport 23 Sow Geneva 33 Geneva, Switzerland SAOTA private house 28 Cologny, Switzerland nussbaumer perone architects private house http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 2
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Dirk Verwoerd La Defense W Dreesweg 14 1314 CL Almere La Defense office complex exists out of two volumes that surround a inner courtyard The exterior façade reflects the larger urban condition, with silver-colored aluminium panels, while the interior façades of the courtyards have been designed with the office tenants in mind These façades are clad with glass panels in which a multi-colored foil is integrated and, depending on the time of day and the angle of incidence, a variety of different colours are reflected, animating the courtyards photo: Dirk Verwoerd 2-2004 22800 m² Contractor Structural engineer UNStudio Hegeman Bouwgroep JVZ Ingenieurs Eurocommerce Bjorn_Utpott Office hours The office building is situated in the business centre of Almere, on walking distance from the Central Station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 3
photo: Frank van Dam photo: Frank van Dam De Kunstlinie Esplanade 12 1315 TA Almere http://wwwdekunstlinienl/ Designed by Japanse Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa on the shore (and partly on top) of the "Weerwater" lake that borders Almere's city center, the theatre is part of Rem Koolhaas master plan It has two large theaters, offices and a number of smaller performance, rehearsal, administrative, and support spaces "Even the small spaces need to have their own comfort The big theater is of course important, but the piano studio is just as important to the person who comes for a piano lesson" These spaces connect through each other, without corridors or hallways This said Kazuyo Sejima, "allows people to choose their own experience and enjoy the other functions of the building" All external facades are made of glass Throughout the building one finds light effects and views over the water Thin walls, roofs and floors complete the design Schouwburg Almere and Kunstencentrum de Kunstlinie share the same complex and must be able to function simultaneously and independently Project is public! 12-2006 15500 m² Roof & facade consultant Theatre consultant Acoustics consultant Project manager Structural engineer SANAA Van Dool Geveltechniek Janssen-Motosugi Theatre Consultants DHV Ballast Nedam ABT Gemeente Almere MI_MOA photo: Frank van Dam Daily, depending on classes, expositions and concerts From Almere Central Station take bus 1 to eilandenbuurt, stop at Esplanade Or take bus 2 with direction Gooise Kant and stop at Esplanade http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 4
photo: Maarten Scheurwater photo: Dirk Verwoerd Tarra Tower Busplein 36-40 1315 KV Almere A combination of companies in the Real Estate Sector wanted a tower in the centre of Almere that expresses the characteristics of the sector: a combination of introverted solidity and flamboyant communication The majority of the activities demand an enclosed and intimate environment The nine floors are kept empty, maximizing usage being a chief concern of the sector, and are surrounded by a concrete façade with small windows that allow for light and privacy and avoid the need for air conditioning It is an economic solution (text from architect's website) Public access unknown! 2002 4200 m² MVRDV Maarten_Scheurwater photo: Dirk Verwoerd http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 5
photo: Bjorn Utpott Silverline Hengelostraat 101 1324 Almere http://wwwstadshartalmeretk/ Built on the edge of the Weerwater lake, the artificial lake at the heart of this sprawling, polynuclear polder town (translated: again-water - since Almere is built on reclaimed land and after that, a new lake was planned), it contains 58 apartments, just outside Almere s town centre, which, two decades after its construction, is undergoing a major transformation orchestrated by Rem Koolhaas s Office for Metropolitan ure The façade is made with aluminum cladding, like a tight skin -hence the name The meander form reinforces the logo-like singularity of this building while at the same time catering to market practical demands: there are plenty of takers for the top and bottom levels, far fewer for the middle The middle has therefore been reduced to a minimum and the top and foot maximized An equally rigid logic informs the distribution of windows, which is a direct reflection of the rooms they serve Each window is positioned symmetrically in the central axis of a room 2001 12300 m² Contractor Structural engineer Claus en Kaan en Moes Bouwgroep Pieters Bouwtechniek Eurowoningen Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 6
photo: Alain Grandchamp photo: Alain Grandchamp Chateaubriand Day-care Centre Place de Châteaubriand 1202 Geneva Switzerland The Chateaubriand day-care centre is a public building catering to infants and children up to school age It is sited in a spacious park, opening out onto the shores of Lake Geneva The centre is defined by two floating concrete slabs The first one, 40 cm above the ground, is like a long bench that surrounds the building and determines its accessibility; the second, at foliage height, is designed as an elevated playing space, naturally segregated from the rest of the park Between the two slabs, the façades are made up of alternating panels of stained wood and glass Inside, a glazed patio and stairs leading down from the roof to the main hall blur the division between interior and exterior, at the very heart of the building They mediate the children's contact with the outside environment, natural light and seasonal changes Furthermore, children can play in the protected outdoor area on the roof for short periods, lightening the supervisor's work load photo: Alain Grandchamp 2006 MPH atelier d'architecture City of Geneva Manuel_Bieler Located on Place de Châteaubriand, which is part of the park attached to Palais Wilson http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 7
photo: Jean-Michel Landecy photo: Jean-Michel Landecy Les Carolins a Eysins Route de l'eglise 1262 Eysins Switzerland http://wwwcarolinsch The northern shore of Lake Leman, between Geneva and Lausanne, consists of agricultural lands and a heterogeneous built fabric, varying in density and scale GAS s took this lack of coherence as the starting point for this housing project, consisting of three new buildings By condensing the different elements of the context into a single hybrid object, they arrived at an architecture having the shape of an agricultural shed, the projecting roofs of a barn, the openings of an oversized villa, and the colours of a high street fashion item The façades are clad in horizontal, painted wooden laths The sheen of the oil-based paint and the tonal variations of the narrow wooden strips tend to de-materialize the building Without falling into an artificial communitarianism, the architects have managed to establish an organic relation between the various elements of the project which renders the external spaces more accessible and the collective more personal photo: Jean-Michel Landecy Project is public! 2005 GAS Architekten Private Manuel_Bieler Located off Autoroute 1 Following Route de Crassier to Eysins and Nyon, the intersection with Route de l'eglise is located just before Eysin's town centre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 8
photo: Amadeu Magalhães photo: Amadeu Magalhães The Sphinxes Gooimeerpromenade 1277 ER Huizen Five sculptural buildings line up in the water, in front of the shore of the Gooimeer Lake in Huizen Each building contains thirteen apartments that are arranged to enjoy the most of the location and the sunlight This resulted in tapered volumes that catch the sun at the backside with large terraces and the lake view at the front side with panoramic windows The buildings are clad in unpolished rough aluminium sheets, playing with the reflective shades of grey of the Dutch water and weather photo: Amadeu Magalhães 2003 Neutelings Riedijk Bouwfonds amadeumagalhaes http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 9
photo: RAU photo: RAU Body Plan Sport Corridor 84 3893 BE Zeewolde http://wwwbodyplannl/ The centrally situated grounds of a primary school campus in Zeewolde saw the development of a combined school-gym and a private sport centre During day-time children walk to the gym right across the schoolyard, after school the same hall is included in the sport centre s activities To achieve a healthy balance between body and soul, Body Plan Sport advocates methodical physical exercise The climbing wall presents opportunities for self-conquest By practicing self-defence young adolescent girls can work out self-esteem Three roofs, the rolling muscles of a dynamic centre, rise above the sporting men and women A body in motion is worth looking at: a big, glazed façade looks out on the pond While it doesn t interfere with privacy, it provides light in abundance and an unobstructed view Leave your worries behind: a sauna, team sports, a crèche everything has been given special care photo: RAU Project is public! 2002 1400 m² RAU BodyPlanSport RAU Daily 09:00-22:00 In the weekends only in the morning http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 10
photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters The Imagination De Verbeelding 25 3892 HZ Zeewolde The 'art-track Zeewolde' is a 7 km route passing through an open-air exhibition of high-quality sculptural art This sculpture park flows out into a pond and in this pond the art pavilion The Imagination is located With this position in the water, at the end of the art-track, the building becomes the organisational nerve centre for events, exhibitions and lectures The sculpture Sea Level by Richard Serra has particularly contributed to the art-track's reputation The elongated shape of the pavilion stems from Serra's long black concrete wall The limited budget was the occasion for applying a three-hinged frame to construct the span These originally cheap structures are often used in barns an therefore well-known in the surrounding agricultural polder-landscape All the trusses are identical but they are all at a slightly different angle compared to the ground surface The result is an elegantly twisted roofscape (Maarten Willems for René van Zuuk Architekten) photo: Christian Richters Project is public! 12-2000 350 m² Contractor Structural engineer René van Zuuk Architekten Kingma Bouw Van de Laar Foundation - De Verbeelding - art landscape nature Rene_van_Zuuk http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 11
photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters Block 16 Koetsierbaan Almere Block 16 is part of the masterplan designed by OMA for a new prestigious city centre in Almere The autonomous expressive block reacts on two conditions: the billowing end marks as a kind of gatekeeper and the building fits in with the right angled grid of the adjacent glass high-rise housing blocks The clock is sited on a basement car park (design OMA) serving as a pedestal The elevated deck level is half occupied by the common entrance and the storerooms The other part is a gym which continued on the parking level below where it ends in the fitness-café, an autonomous pavilion The design of Block 16 is largely based on an analysis of tunnel formwork constructions Implementation of this mode of construction is financially attractive in developing major housing projects Variation in the length of adjacent tunnels breaks the monotonous structure The result is a wavy facade surface providing the block with a dynamic quality (Maarten Willems for René van Zuuk Architekten) 9-2004 8740 m² Contractor Roof & facade consultant Structural engineer René van Zuuk Architekten Dura Vermeer Metaalbouw TSV Pieters Bouwtechniek Ontwikkelingscombinatie Almere Hart cv Rene_van_Zuuk photo: DJ Hoogerdijk http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 12
photo: Gert Jan van Rooij photo: Gert Jan van Rooij Museum De Paviljoens Odeonstraat 3 1325 AL Almere http://wwwdepaviljoensnl Originally designed as an exhibition space for Documenta IX in 1992, the building was moved from Kassel to Almere in 1994 where it still functions as the home of De Paviljoens, a museum for contemporary art and culture The building is an outstanding example of contemporary art-related architecture Many artists that were shown in the building (in Kassel and in Almere) related with their work to the architecture The building is also still the base for the structure of the website of the architects Robbrecht & Daem You can read more about the project on the website of Museum De Paviljoens photo: Alon Levin Project is public! 1992 900 m² Robbrecht en Daem en Documenta IX + Museum De Paviljoens martine wed & sat 12-17 thu & fri 12-21 sun 10-17 other hours and days on appointment 25 minutes by train from Amsterdam Central Station 5 minutes walk from Almere Centrum Station to the museum http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 13
photo: Dan Bagnall De Citadel Bordes 1 NL-1020 Almere The beginning idea of the plan of OMA for the Almere centre, 1994, was based on the superposition of uses, with an emphasis on pedestrians and the buildings This block, which is home to the main commercial centre is paradigmatic regarding its variety of uses, from the car park and the underground infrastructures up to the inhabited green covering Portzamparc's development of the Master Plan guidelines has a few changes and the deck is, after all, not a public space, but a bonus for the residents of the terraced houses and the tower The plan's proposal to recreate the density of a medieval city with regard to population and combination of uses has not quite been materialised In the first images of the project there were cows grazing on the deck and the slab of dwelling floated over the commercial streets It is, however, an example of how the uses of urban centres can be combined in many different ways photo: Luuk Kramer Project is public! 2006 45000 m², Urban planner Structural engineer Christian de Portzamparc Boele & van Eesteren Eurowoningen aplust http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 14
photo: Amaia Guridi photo: Amaia Guridi Casa Curutchet Calle No 53 320 La Plata Argentina http://wwwcapbaorgar This is the only residence Le Corbusier built in America Its the most recognized peace of Modern Arquitecture in Argentina Doctor Curutchet contacted LC through his sister living in Paris, to design his office and house LC never visited the site during this project and all contact was made by mail The building begins with the entrance, where the stand-alone door frame leads into a courtyard that separates the front office from the residence Two opposing concrete ramps connect the structures A tree works its way up through the building The entire space is dynamic There are curved internal structures on the top floor that contrast with the overall angular nature of the building The medical practice, supported on pilotis with brise-soleils, bridges the full width of the site The house is a cube to the rear of the site This building incorporates the principles of Modernism, pilotis, free ground plan, continuous windows, free façade and garden terrace photo: Amaia Guridi Project is public! 1949 Le Corbusier Doctor Curutchet MVar Monday to Friday 1000 to 1430 BUS: To get there from Buenos Aires, take the Costera Criolla Bus to La Plata from inside the Retiro Bus Terminal (one hour) It's a twenty-minute walk from there From the bus station, walk three blocks along Calle 42 (direction NE) to Avenida 1, walk ten blocks (direction SE) to Calle 54 TRAIN: From the train station walk along Avenida 1 (direction SE) for ten blocks to Calle 54 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 15
photo: 2b architectes photo: 2b architectes Place du Molard Place du Molard CH-1204 Geneva Switzerland The Place du Molard is a trapezoid-shaped space, closed and strongly defined by the façades of the surrounding buildings It's the only fully-protected public area in Geneva and in summer months crowds flock its open air cafés To reinforce the simplicity of the present layout, sandstone paving was used throughout an ordinary feature, but one which connects the square with the adjoining public spaces The past, and especially the Middle Ages when there was a lake port at this spot, is a major consideration Water is evoked by the random distribution of luminous glass pavés, which become more and more numerous the closer you come to the lake These pavés are a metaphor for the relationship between the place and its history, reminding you of the proximity of the water The individual s appropriation of this public space is emphasized by words chiselled at random into the glass squares simple phrases like good morning, see you soon, or welcome written in six different languages photo: 2b architectes Project is public! 2004 Main designer, Landscape architect Artist 2b architectes CA Presset S Collet Ch Robert-Tissot 2b_architectes http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 16
photo: Allard van der Hoek photo: Allard van der Hoek House M Ludenbos 11 1358 EL Almere House M is a contemporary response to a changing cultural environment in the which is characterized by a growing demand for monumentality, solidity and enclosure as dominant aesthetic values to be expressed in the architecture of the private house In response to this, we positioned the house as it were a wall between front and back garden, separating the introverted street facade from an extroverted garden facade The kitchen, dining room, living room and office space are located on the ground floor in a continuous space which opens-up towards the sunny back garden On the street side, the house appears rather closed and monolithic Two volumes reach out from this mass in an expressive way, providing the entrance and the garage space, defining the sculptural monumental image of the house as seen from the street, creating an interesting visual dialogue with the neighbouring houses built in neo-classical style photo: Allard van der Hoek 2005 230 m² Structural engineer Contractor Marc Koehler s Brouwer en Kok Goldewijk Marian van Leeuwen Marc_Koehler http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 17
photo: Allard van der Hoek photo: Allard van der Hoek Playroom Ludenbos 11 1358 EL Almere Playroom is a multipurpose garden pavilion used as guest house, artist-studio, carport and storage space The building is incorporated in the landscape by sinking it into the ground, by a huge roof-cantilever and by connecting its only wall in form and color scheme to the natural hedge on the gardens perimeter During the project, we got inspired by materials and details found in the so-called `case study houses in Los Angeles built in the 1950s Due to this construction elements have been used in a non-conventional manner By making the roof extra thick, the space underneath appears extra transparent The zig-zagging columns are also over-dimensioned creating a robust image appropriate in the open, windy landscape of the polder photo: Allard van der Hoek 2006 60 m² Structural engineer Contractor Marc Koehler s Brouwer en Kok Goldewijk Marion van Leeuwen Marc_Koehler http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 18
photo: René van Zuuk photo: Christian Richters Project X De Fantasie 8 1324HZ Almere Behind the somewhat mysterious name Project X, hides the design of René van Zuuk and his family s residence The villa with a small office space is located right next to the architect s former residence Psyche in Almere s The Fantasy district, an area for experimental housing Because the old house serves as his office since 2004, it occurred that the 2 plots could be consolidated into one garden The garden area is optimized by leaving only the width of a parking space between Project X and its neighbouring house From an urban point of view 3 major considerations were important: the box-shaped appearance of all the Fantasy dwellings, the fixed building line and the pattern of alternating building heights Placing the lower storey half below ground level resulted in House X being lower than the adjacent dwellings, thus fitting in the height sequence The distance to the water is reduced, creating a sense of living along the waterfront despite the rather modest size of the canal photo: Christian Richters 2006 215 m² René van Zuuk Architekten Rene van Zuuk en Marjo Korner Rene_van_Zuuk http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 19
photo: goa photo: goa Apartment Building by Le Corbusier Rue Nungesser et Coli 24 75016 Paris France http://fondationlecorbusierfr This apartment building in Paris - Immeuble Molitor Appartement - was constructed in 1934 with on top the apartment of Le Corbusier himself He lived there his whole life, next to the Parc des Princes It is an interesting building, similar to the Clarté Building in Geneva with its glass façade with rigid exterior This stands in contrast to his own apartment on top, which has roof vaults, old brick walls in his atelier and a little roof terrace Project is public! 1934 240 m² Main designer,, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner Le Corbusier goa Pierre Jeanneret Kouznetzoff - Noble photo: goa Visitable by appointment For reservations please contact Fondation Le Corbusier Tel: +33 (1) 42 88 75 72 E-mail : reservation@fondationlecorbusierfr Metro: lines 9 and 10 (Michel-Ange - Molitor) / Bus: line PC (Porte Molitor) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 20
photo: Jan Bitter photo: Jan Bitter The Angle Citadel Almere The Angle, Almere the is a four storey mixed use housing and retail project containing 54 dwellings and 3900 m2 of retail space completed in 2007 In 1996, Office of Metropolitan s (OMA) began developing a masterplan for Almere that would provide 1000 new housing units and a host of other cultural facilities such as shops, a museum, library and theatre S333 worked alongside internationally renowned architects including Rem Koolhaas, Kazuyo Sejima, Gigon and Geyer, MVRDV, UN Studio, SeArch, Christian Portzamparc, William Alsop and David Chipperfield The Angle (block 7 + 9) is the final project in OMA s masterplan to complete and it signifies the completed construction of Almere s brand new city centre that is expected to reach up to 250,000 inhabitants by 2010 photo: Jan Bitter 2007 Technical engineer S333 Pieters Bouwtechniek Almere Hart CV: Bouwfonds MAB, Euro Woningen S333 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 21
photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan Villa Overgooi Echobos 28 1358 EG Almere Villa Overgooi is a special residential building At first glance, it looks like a single villa but there are actually five! It was commissioned by 5 private clients who had 5 homes designed on this plot of land measuring 5,000m2, with the caveat that they should look like a single villa This led to a series of spatial transformations that merged 5 unique homes into a single compact building The design also made the best possible use of the surrounding natural landscape Each floor was rotated 90 degrees from the floor above/below it, giving the houses two different orientations The first floor runs from east to west, connecting the view between the street and the garden The second floor runs from north to south, optimizing the views out and the amount of sun the houses receive Each building was then elevated to give the second floor of each home a view out over the Gooimeer lake dike Villa Overgooi was nominated for the Dutch AM NAi in 2018 and the Golden Pyramid awards in 2008 photo: Iwan Baan 8-2008 1300 m² NEXT architects Villa van Vijven next-architects http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 22
Rives Lac Apartments Avenue du Général Guisan 39 1004 Lausanne Switzerland This four-storey concrete building in Lausanne contains six apartments and was shaped to gain the greatest exposure sweep of Lake Geneva Since the views get more dramatic with increased height, all the way out to the west, the orientation of the attic changes to face outward in that direction 16-2006 289 m² David H Weibel Private David_Weibel photo: Fascini By bus from the train station or by foot from Ouchy by the Lakeside promenade http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 23
photo: Pieter Kers photo: Pieter Kers Almeerse Hockey Club Tuinkruidenpad 4 1312 JW Almere http://wwwalmeersehockeyclubnl/site/defaultasp The Almeerse Hockey Club is one of the fastest growing sports clubs in the new town of Almere Ten years after realizing its first pavilion (now demolished), this building has been realized with a clear vision on future development The club competes with older 'classical' hockey clubs in the Gooi region The building is designed to be extended in the future and incorporate a stand when the club reaches first division Now it is a transparent building, well protected by a steel clad base The pavilion has three floor levels in before coming to the first floor thus keeping the spectators in contact with the fields and each other All used materials are free of maintenance so volunteers can concentrate on sports photo: Pieter Kers 3-2007 1000 m², Interior architect Borren Staalenhoef en yep Almeerse Hockey Club http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 24
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín Blok 5 Flevostraat 1315 CC Almere Due to economic fluctuations, the components of Blok 5's original programme have been frequently changed, switched or moved In this final scheme, a high rise block is located on the banks of the Weerwater, the lake beside which the new town centre is located This tower consists of a rectilinear planned apartment block placed above a trapezium-shaped base that contains a Grand Café These two contrasting volumes are morphed together to form one continuous building At the other end of the site, a shopping 'warehouse' bridges over a new internal street The main shopping thoroughfare of the Diagonaal links the two While the long stretch of this street is subdivided into individual units, the flowing shop fronts and torqued surfaces of the elevations unite the long façade (text from architect's website) Project is public! 2008 search Almere Hart cv fotosvoladoras photo: Dirk Verwoerd http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 25
photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Irene van Hooff Villa Kroos Ludenbos 15 1358 EL Almere This villa is located in a new district called Almere Overgooi, characterized by large parcels and luxury villas, showing a rich mixture of architecture styles Contrary to common building rules in the, the municipality of Almere decided to not prescribe a particular architecture for this district's development plan It's astounding however that with so much freedom, a majority chooses for catalogue housing But not for this project! The clients were determined to build their modern dream-house on a plot of no less than 3000 sqm The concept is based on a zigzag plan turned 15 deg on its location, which arises from the orientation of the sun, direction of the wind and views from inside and when arriving at the villa The volume is split up in a higher block at the north and lower block at the south The living area for cooking, dining and relaxing forms the heart of the villa in one large open space, which stands in direct contact with the rest of the house and garden photo: Mieke Vullings 7-2009 273 m² Contractor Project manager Mieke Vullings Bouw2000 Vidazz private Mieke http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 26
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac Route de Laveaux 21 1802 VD Corseaux Vevey Switzerland http://wwwvillalelacch/ A house for the parents of the architect, an elderly couple, on the shores of lake Geneva It is small, (16m x 4m), a simple white plaster parallelogram with one floor consisting of a living room, a bedroom, powder room, a small salon that could be converted to a bedroom for guests, a vestibule, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a closet for storing clothing and other items The front exterior wall was added later, when a new road was built in front of the property A sober and even humble porch precedes the entrance door An elevated additional (guest)room, accessible by stairs in the entrance courtyard, has a magnificent view at the lake over the roof Hollow concrete blocks that were used for the walls are good conductors of heat and cold, which was bad For these and other technical reasons, a coating of galvanized panels was added to the façade Structural problems caused by the lake and cheap construction materials led Le Corbusier to coat the outside with aluminum in the 1950s photo: Jeroen Meijer Project is public! 1925, Interior architect Le Corbusier jpmm From April to October: on Monday from 9 to 12:00 On wednesday from 1 pm to 5 pm Outside opening hours, visits on request are possible by appointment with the curator: lecorbusier@corseauxch From the direction of Vevey: the building is located on the west edge of Vevey, on route de Lavaux, the road leading out of town beyond the Nestlé headquarters building The villa is shortly on the left side next to a marina(http://engarchinformnet/projekte/1962htm) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 27
photo: Laurence Bonvin photo: Laurence Bonvin PMQ House Chemin Boissier 19 1223 Cologny Switzerland PMQ House is situated on the upper part of the plot, between two tall, existing trees and facing Lake Geneva On both floors, the indoor layout has been designed to enhance the view on the lake The plan is organised according to parallel layers acting as filters and offering different views on the landscape The house relies on the local microclimate for its supply of fresh air A sun screen is ensured by sliding shutters, inspired by the traditional Mashrabiya one finds in Oriental architecture Contre-jour openings and plays of shadows between the eastern and western façades give a Mediterranean atmosphere to the rooms On top of their main function - sun screen by day, blinders at night - the sliding shutters are also architectural ornamental elements photo: Laurence Bonvin 2006, Interior architect, Urban planner Landscape designer Landscape designer nussbaumer perone architects Marie_Theres_Stauffer Cécile Albana Presset Pascal Heyraud Private By bus from Geneva or by car http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 28
photo: ptk photo: ptk UEFA Headquarters Route de Geneve 46 1260 Nyon Switzerland Two glass pavilions are located between a large terrace facing the lake Geneva The main office building is hidden under the terrace, invisible from the road The architects underline that the building should reflected the essence of UEFA's being in many ways, in particular through the transparency of the installations and especially the way it relate to nature, with views across Lake Geneva to Mont Blanc remaining unimpeded photo: ptk 1999 15000 m² Berger & Anziutti UEFA -ptk- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 29
photo: Milo Keller photo: Milo Keller Housing in Corsy Ch des Brûlées 28/30 1093 Corsy Switzerland Located in Corsy, the two residential buildings include a total of six apartments of high standing Equipped with independent entries, underground car park and private gardens, the estate has also a wonderful view over the Geneva Lake Enhanced by golden glitters, the yellow concrete echoes with the mineral side of the Lavaux and its terraces photo: Milo Keller 2010 Localarchitecture Manuel_Bieler http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 30
photo: Milo Keller photo: Milo Keller Verdeil Foundation School Ch de Pierrefleur 21 1004 Lausanne Switzerland The school of Verdeil is located in a residential area, on a sloping ground facing west, near a wooded park, with a view over the Geneva Lake and the Jura Set precisely on the slope, the simple volumetry of the school defines two open spaces: an upper playground and a lower court with sports fields photo: Thomas Jantscher 2009 Localarchitecture Foundation of Verdeil Manuel_Bieler http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 31
photo: Roderick Trompert photo: Roderick Trompert Aula des Cedres Avenue de Cour 33 1007 Lausanne Switzerland http://wwwheplch/cms/accueil/mission-et-organisation/ba timents-et-infrastructures/location-de-laula-des-cedreshtml The Aula des Cèdres is the work of the internationally renowned architect Jean Tschumi His career was focused around the Lake Geneva region, mainly in the 1950s The Aula des Cèdres was built in 1961 and 1962 and served as a lecture hall for the Ecole Polytechnique et Universitaire de Lausanne Jean Tschumi, the head of architecture at the school, developed this auditorium with François Panchaud, who taught students about reinforced concrete This collaboration between an architect and an engineer, representative of the time, was behind the immense concrete veil that is so characteristic of the building Rectangular in shape, the veil is lifted on both ends to accommodate the high windows that introduce a strong dialogue with the nature in the area while letting in a great deal of light The auditorium itself is an oval-shaped structure located in the middle of the building photo: Roderick Trompert 1961 Jean Tschumi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Roderick http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 32
photo: Stefan Antoni photo: Stefan Antoni Sow Geneva Rue de Lausanne 344 1202 Geneva Switzerland The owner commissioned SAOTA to design his Geneva base for his family home and office Passionate about design and architecture, this is the 4th home SAOTA have undertaken for him The others, in Cape Town and Paris and one in Senegal are manifest statements of exciting, even provocative contemporary architecture photo: Stefan Antoni 2010 2800 m² Main designer, SAOTA SRA Kössler & Morel s moswell http://wwwmimoaeu/users/marco_zanini/guides/almere/ 33