De Citadel
2006
Christian de Portzamparc
image from Christian de Portzamparc
DE CITADEL
Above the Hospitaalweg- Almere Stad, Almere, Netherlands
2000-06. Commission. Delivered
photographs © Adrian Welch
PROGRAM :
Commercial and housing central urban block. From an OMA mass plan based on slab layering and respecting the Dutch city scale.
photographs © Adrian Welch
SURFACE :
Total surface 45,000 sqm SHON
Shops: 35,000 sqm
Apartment buildings: 10,000 sqm
Client : Ontwikkelings Combinate Chappij – Almere Hart CV
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES:
- Shops: MAB
- Apartment buildings: Eurowoningen BV
photographs © Adrian Welch
De Citadel Almere - Description
Located at the heart of the new town of Almere, the dual-purpose block designed by Christian de Portzamparc fits into Rem Koolhaas’ multi-layered urban plan. The block is fragmented by the crossing of two pedestrian high streets built onto a structural plate, which, below, accommodates the public car network and car parks. Above the high streets, colorful houses are distributed around a large convex meadow, preserving the intimacy of the inhabitants.
photographs © Adrian Welch
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De Citadel Almere architect : Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
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2007
Christian de Portzamparc
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