At the south side of Sumar is a small quarter with plots for new residences. Between this quarter and the village we designed, commissioned by Woonfriesland, a complex with 14 apartments. The main entrance is logically placed in extension of the entrance road. The entrance cuts the complex in two sections. This way the plot is totally in use. The building has a ‘head’ with 4 apartments looking towards a large pond with a public bicycleroad.
The other 10 residences are placed a bit backward to create larger front yards with a large collective green area. By placing the building somewhat higher the residences all overlook this collective green and the pavement. The frontyards are orientated south. To avoid disorganized gardens with all different shutters, a predesigned shutter is placed. The design is also used for the balcony on the first floor. This forms a visual relation between balcony and garden. A wider gallery at the northside, cut into the black volume, offers meeting space with the neighbors.
Doorgaans is de waterkant de achterkant, maar hier zal de waterkant beschouwd worden als een informele voorkant, Op het aangeven punt worden twee individuele woningen met een duidelijke archetypische vorm […]
In the post-war quarter Bilgaard a new neighborhood had to appear that had a better connection with the beautiful green waterfront of the Dokkumer Ee. The new part is designed […]
Seven residences will complete the corner between the Doelestraat and Groeneweg. A public path behind the block separates the collective courtyard and the public garden Princessehof. This plan was a […]
The municipality of Leeuwarden has an alliance with Lyiang, China, for many years. In this context we designed self-sufficient floating dwellings, which have the shape of a Lotus flower. Main […]
Near the city center of Leeuwarden, on the corner of the Emanuel Murandstraat and the Nieuwe Schrans in Huizum West, we realized 15 residences on the location of the former […]
In the quarter De Bouwen, Drachten, we initiated and partly commissioned by Woonfriesland a new project at the former garage location. The project contains 3 dwellings and 21 apartments with […]
In cooperation with Hans Otlhaar, from Nijmegen, and contractor ITS from Rotterdam, we developed an autarkic dwelling suitable for the African climate. The dimensions of the main module are 2,5 […]
The historical image of De Zuiderhaven is mainly formed by the old warehouses and the majestic residences alongside the canal. At the edge of the city center of Harlingen 6 […]
The area east of Bergummermeer is recognizable by the ‘woudenlandschap’. The cultivated fields are bordered with hedges and wooden ramps. The landscape near Jistrum is mainly meadow with artificial green […]
This is a city-planning and architecture assignment fort he project ‘The big Island’ in Almere. We and four other architects were invited to make a plan. The assignment is to […]
The apartmentblock for elderly is situates on the former location of a dairy-factory, at the banks of the Boarn. After research to the characteristics in the village Aldeboarn a quality-document […]
De versplintering aan de randen van steden en dorpen is ruimtelijk onlogisch en leidt tot gebieden die nergens bij horen. Het is een gevolg van de hoogconjunctuur van de jaren […]