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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:

Pathé Maastricht, Sphinxkwartier Cinema, Maastricht
Design: Powerhouse Company, architects

photo : Ronald Tilleman
Pathé Maastricht Building – 6 Oct 2016
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.

House IV, Eindhoven
Design: De Bever Architecten

photo : Norbert van Onna
Contemporary House in The Netherlands – 26 Sep 2013
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.

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

photo from architect
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.

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

photo from architect
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.

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

photo : Pedro Kok
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.

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

image from architects
International Criminal Court Holland – 17 Apr 2013
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.

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

photo : Rick Roxburgh
Netherlands Institute of Ecology – 17 Apr 2013
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

Villa L, near Utrecht
Design: Powerhouse Company with RAU

photograph from architects
Villa L – 27 Mar 2013
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.

House N, Noordwijk
Design: Maxwan a+u

photo © Filip Dujardin
House N – 27 Mar 2013
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 – Latest Additions

Hilversum Town Hall
W M Dudok

photo © Adrian Welch
Hilversum Town Hall Building – new photographs – 21 Aug 2012

Sanatorium Zonnestraal, Hilversum
Jan Duiker with Bernard Bijvoet and Jan Gerko Wiebenga

photo © Adrian Welch
Sanatorium Zonnestraal – new photographs – 21 Aug 2012
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 Rem Koolhaas image courtesy Office for Metropolitan Architecture Almere Masterplan + Buildings	Almere Entertainment Centre Alsop & Störmer photo © Adrian Welch Almere Entertainment Centre
Amphion Theatre Mecanoo photograph © Christian Richters Amphion Theatre	Amsterdam Architecture Center : Arcam René van Zuuk Architekten photograph © Luuk Kramer Amsterdam Architecture Center
Anne Frank House Museum Building Benthem Crouwel photo © Adrian Welch Amsterdam museum	Borneo Sporenburg : Houses various architects incl. MVRDV picture © Adrian Welch Dutch houses : Dockland architecture
Educatorium Utrecht University Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA picture : Alan Mason Utrecht building	Matchbox, Amsterdam North 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 Dutch Architecture – Muziekgebouw	Nemo, Amsterdam Renzo Piano Building Workshop photo © Adrian Welch Nemo Amsterdam
Nieuwmarkt – redevelopment : housing Van Eyck & Bosch picture © Isabelle Lomholt Amsterdam Architecture	The Oostvaarders building Drost + van Veen architects photograph © Ben te Raa The Oostvaarders
Silodam – housing, Oude Houthaven MVRDV picture © Adrian Welch Dutch housing	Stedelijk Museum Facade – The Bathtub BenthemCrouwel Architects image from architects Amsterdam museum building
Theatre Agora, Lelystad, Flevoland UNStudio Theater Lelystad, 2005 © Christian Richters Dutch theatre	UNStudio Tower UNStudio photo © Christian Richters UNStudio Tower
Van Gogh Museum Building Gerrit Rietveld photo © AW Amsterdam Architecture	Van Gogh Museum – Exhibition Wing Kisho Kurokawa picture © AW Van Gogh Museum Building
The Whale Building de Architekten Cie. photograph © Adrian Welch Dutch housing	“WoZoCo” Housing for Elderly MVRDV photo © Adrian Welch Amsterdam housing