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Dutch Buildings : Architecture

Architectural Developments in The Netherlands, Europe

Architecture in The Netherlands

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Dutch Architecture. We aim to include interesting, good quality buildings across Holland. We cover completed buildings in The Netherlands though design proposals are considered. The focus is on contemporary buildings in Holland but information on traditional Dutch architecture is also welcome.

We have 6 pages of Dutch Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages.

Dutch Architecture : news + key projects (this page)

Dutch Architecture Designs : A

Dutch Architecture Developments : B-G

Dutch Building Designs : H-P

Dutch Buildings : R-Z

Dutch Building Developments : Architecture outwith major cities

Key Dutch Buildings are listed by city alphabetically:
Almere, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Boxtel, Breda, Delft, Doetinchem, Dordrecht, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, The Hague, Hilversum, Lelystad, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Wageningen, Other.

Dutch Architecture – Latest Designs

Architecture Designs in Holland – latest additions to this page, chronological:

6 Oct 2016
Pathé Maastricht, Sphinxkwartier Cinema, Maastricht
Design: Powerhouse Company, architects

photo : Ronald Tilleman
Pathé Maastricht Building
Just to the north of the city centre of Maastricht, in a renewed district named Sphinxkwartier, the new 1000-seat cinema is designed as a cultural hub for film, streamed opera, lectures and events. The 130m-long foyer and the eight screens are stretched across the entire length of the movie theater and is situated between the screen rooms and the Boschstraat.

26 Sep 2013
House IV, Eindhoven
Design: De Bever Architecten

photo : Norbert van Onna
Contemporary House in The Netherlands
The house is situated on a corner lot in the typical 30’s district ‘de Elzent’ against the natural landscape of the river Dommel valley, in the center of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The existing main house is relatively small in structure, however the lot size is sufficient enough to resist an carefully threaded extension. An extension where extra comfort is added to the existing house.

2 Jul 2013
NS Stations Headquarters, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Design: NL Architects

photo from architect
NS Stations Headquarters
The current floor plan consists of typical cellular offices along the facade and an oversized hallway in the center. The basic idea is to introduce a series of perpendicular walls that will organize the space. By ‘inflating’ these partitioning walls they can become storage spaces. The shelves can absorb most of the clutter that normally spreads trough the office, such as wardrobes, bookshelves, flip boards, archive, bulletin boards. And sometimes even the stairs. The Thick Walls™ will clean up the space.

2 Jul 2013
Landscape Villas, Ruurlo, The Netherlands
Design: Uri Cohen Architects

photo from architect
Landscape Villas,
Due to the delicate location of the 2200 sq. meter yard in the entrance to the new neighborhood in Ruurlo and the historical monumental farm behind the location, the municipality has announced an architectural competition. This scheme is based on the ambiguity of the location; on one hand it is a sequence of large objects on the edge of the neighborhood and on the other hand it is a part of the neighborhood of one family house.

26 Jun 2013
Villa 4.0, Naarden, Gooi, north part of The Netherlands
Design: Dick van Gameren

photo : Pedro Kok
Villa 4.0
The principle guiding the architects for this new intervention was to create a house that is sustainable and to reinstate the lost relationship between the house and the landscape. The first step was to preserve as much as possible of the existing house, limiting both the amount of waste and of new materials.

17 Apr 2013
International Criminal Court, The Hague – building news
Design: schmidt hammer lassen architects

image from architects
International Criminal Court Holland
The ICC is the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. It was founded in 2002 and has grown to the present-day size of 122 member countries.

17 Apr 2013
Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen
Design: Claus En Kaan Architecten

photo : Rick Roxburgh
Netherlands Institute of Ecology
This building is situated on the campus of Wageningen University, but falls under the aegis of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The principal’s ambition was to implement the most sustainable research institute in the world based on the cradle-to-cradle philosophy.

Netherlands Architecture – Recent Designs

27 Mar 2013
Villa L, near Utrecht
Design: Powerhouse Company with RAU

photograph from architects
Villa L
Powerhouse Company, in close collaboration with RAU, recently completed Villa L. Designed to fulfil the desires and needs of a young family, Villa L is set in the woods of central Netherlands, fully oriented towards the sun and the views on the garden.
Villa L is a spatially diverse residence where every floor has its own strong identity, creating a broad spatial spectrum within a unified whole.

27 Mar 2013
House N, Noordwijk
Design: Maxwan a+u

photo © Filip Dujardin
House N
Built in 1938, this Dutch seaside villa was originally the holiday home of a concrete factory owner. Battered and blustered by the salty sea weather over the decades, the house was in need of renovation. Besides roof replacement and basement repairs, the bedrooms, bathrooms and windows were outdated and some spaces had grown too small for the clients’ requirements. The additions by the architects bring new distinctive features to the house, while respecting its original character.

Buildings in The Netherlands – Recent Additions

21 Aug 2012
Hilversum Town Hall
Design: W M Dudok

photo © Adrian Welch
Hilversum Town Hall Building – new photographs

21 Aug 2012
Sanatorium Zonnestraal, Hilversum
Design: Jan Duiker with Bernard Bijvoet and Jan Gerko Wiebenga

photo © Adrian Welch
Sanatorium Zonnestraal – new photographs
New photographs of this famous Modernist building that appears in most histories of 20th Century Architecture and the Modern Movement.
The former Zonnestraal Sanatorium is one of the most famous modern monuments in the Netherlands. A master plan was elaborated in 1997 to convert it into a health centre with a combination of (para)medical and recreational functions.

Key Dutch Architecture Designs

Architectural Designs in Holland, alphabetical:

Almere Masterplan
Design: Rem Koolhaas

image courtesy Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Almere Masterplan + Buildings

Almere Entertainment Centre
Design: Alsop & Störmer

photo © Adrian Welch
Almere Entertainment Centre

Amphion Theatre
Design: Mecanoo

photograph © Christian Richters
Amphion Theatre

Amsterdam Architecture Center : Arcam
Design: René van Zuuk Architekten

photograph © Luuk Kramer
Amsterdam Architecture Center

Anne Frank House Museum Building
Design: Benthem Crouwel

photo © Adrian Welch
Anne Frank House Museum Amsterdam

Borneo Sporenburg : Houses
Design: various architects incl. MVRDV

picture © Adrian Welch
Borneo Sporenburg Dutch houses : Dockland architecture

Educatorium Utrecht University
Design: Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA

picture : Alan Mason
Educatorium Utrecht University building

Matchbox, Amsterdam North
Design: Allard Architecture

image from Allard Architecture
Amsterdam Matchbox building

Metzo College Building
Erick van Egeraat

photograph © Christian Richters
Dutch college architecture

Minnaert Building
Neutelings & Riedijk Architects

picture : Alan Mason
Minnaert Building

The Music Building – Muziekgebouw
3XN

picture © Isabelle Lomholt
Muziekgebouw Amsterdam

Nemo, Amsterdam
Renzo Piano Building Workshop

photo © Adrian Welch
Nemo Amsterdam

Nieuwmarkt – redevelopment : housing
Van Eyck & Bosch

picture © Isabelle Lomholt
Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam Housing

The Oostvaarders building
Drost + van Veen architects

photograph © Ben te Raa
The Oostvaarders

Silodam – housing, Oude Houthaven
MVRDV

picture © Adrian Welch
Silodam Dutch housing

Stedelijk Museum Facade – The Bathtub
BenthemCrouwel Architects

image from architects
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Building

More Contemporary Dutch Architecture online soon

Location: Netherlands, Europe

Key Dutch Architecture Designers

MVRDV

UN Studio

Mecanoo architecten

Dutch Office Buildings

Dutch Museum Buildings

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

Buildings / photos for the new Dutch Architecture page welcome

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