MVRDV

These bright yellow staircases just climbed their way to an award!💛 HAUS 1 in Berlin has won the Best Architects 25 award in the category Conversions & Extensions! HAUS 1 is the transformation of a tired '90s office building into an eye-catching entrance for Atelier Gardens in Berlin. The building is completed with a new living roof, a sustainable timber rooftop pavilion, and a terrace, accessible via a grand external staircase.⁠ ⁠Internally, HAUS 1 hosts adaptive work and meeting spaces across four floors, including the headquarters of Atelier Gardens and a café.⁠ The most immediately obvious sign of this change is the building’s colour. Once plain white, the building is now a sunshine yellow, drawing attention to the campus from both near and far. From the central plaza of Atelier Gardens, a zig-zagging yellow stair-scape, dotted with seating and viewing platforms frames views of the Tempelhofer Feld and the Berlin skyline. ⁠With its focus on reusing as much of the structure as possible, and giving preference to durable, recyclable materials with a low environmental footprint whenever new materials were required, HAUS 1 shows how building can be transformed to do more with less!⁠ Read more on the project here! https://lnkd.in/envbySqF Atelier Gardens | Fabrix | Hirschmüller Schindele Architects | Harris Bugg Studio 📸 Simon Schnepp & Lukas Drobny

Tripolis Park is in Het Financieele Dagblad! The article by Martijn Pols focuses on the law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, one of the major tenants of this transformation of one of the last projects of modernist architect Aldo van Eyck in Amsterdam. “We have more people and more space per floor, which stimulates working together,” says managing partner Klaas de Vries. “Since we moved here a couple of months ago, our occupation rate has risen almost 15%.” The new building complements and protects the existing Tripolis complex, creating a harmonious relationship between the two structures. A public space was developed between them, accessible to everyone. This design continues Van Eyck’s vision of office spaces as interactive meeting places, fostering connections between the buildings. Learn more on the project here: https://lnkd.in/d49MgxM You can read the article (in Dutch) here: https://lnkd.in/evQEHGnA

Proposing an alternative approach to housing in the Emirates! This is Pixel, an 85,000-square-metre mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi. Pixel features 525 apartments, (soon to be joined by more) shops, offices, and amenities. The project takes an innovative approach to designing residential complexes in the UAE. Central to this effort is the communal plaza at the heart of the development. The façades facing this plaza are what truly bring the project to life. At their bases, the seven towers crumble into “pixels”, spilling out into the plaza to create terraces and bay windows. These extend the living spaces inside into the public realm. The shading screens of the central plaza, clad in tiles of 14 different pastel colours, give the impression of a pearl inside the shell. Water and green features in the plaza below help to cool the microclimate within the plaza, making for a more comfortable environment outdoors, with planned green roofs being added to the top of the pixels. The outer façades are made of concrete panels, imprinted with a graphic pattern that was inspired by oyster shells. Read more on the project here! https://lnkd.in/e4-JvfV4 Architect of record: Dewan Architects & Engineers Outer façade graphics design: Nicole Martens 📸 Jon Wallis

Much progress is being made at Westerpark West as it continues to come to life! Nathalie de Vries, Mick van Gemert, Gerard Heerink, and Isabel Pagel visited the site in Amsterdam to check the progress of our masterplan for the neighbourhood. They looked at MVRDV-designed Blend, Salt, and Elephant’s Pepper, where residents are already moved in, and the final landscaping will be completed soon. Blend has expressive bay windows that create extra living space and enhanced views, while Salt and Pepper both have a bold cantilevered shape facing opposite directions. They also saw the construction progress on Elephant's green buildings at Kavel 2b and how the start of construction was progressing on Kavel 3, the largest plot whose seven apartment buildings will form a colourful family. Westerpark West transforms a former office complex into a green, lively neighbourhood of over 900 homes in total. The masterplan, with its landscape designed by Gustafson Porter Bowman, includes a total of 12 buildings and is located in the Amsterdam Brettenzone, directly to the west of the city’s Westerpark. The diverse architecture of the apartment buildings in Westerpark West is matched by the variety of different communal spaces to create a striking neighbourhood arising in the middle of the city. The masterplan is divided into five plots, with each plot incorporating a different character of green space, from plazas to courtyards. Read more on the project here! https://lnkd.in/e-un9m2t Cc JP van Eesteren

Looking for an activity to do in Amsterdam this Summer? The Arcam Architecture Centre is hosting the exhibition “Form Follows Finance – The City as a Spreadsheet”, which features our very own Valley model! The exhibition explores the costs associated with building and urban development and examines how financial flows influence the appearance of the city. This complex topic is clarified through a historical overview of Amsterdam’s leasehold system, insights into the construction costs of recently completed buildings, and an analysis of the future impact of climate risks on various neighbourhoods in Amsterdam. Alongside the Valley model, there is a video with our Gijs Rikken where he explains how the development of Valley was made possible, and how the decisions related to the topic of the exhibition were made. Find more information on how to visit here! https://lnkd.in/dmdaJkSa EDGE | Piet Oudolf | Deltavormgroep bv | G&S Bouw b.v.

Wishing everybody a nice weekend! And for our friends in France: happy Bastille Day! 🔵⚪🔴 Wondering what this rooster is standing on? Well, it's our masterplan for the Bastide Niel neighbourhood in Bordeaux! Read more on the project here: https://lnkd.in/dGZfUWPR

Ever wanted to march around Rotterdam as a giant? This is now possible in miniature park Madurodam, where a new section focused on the city of Rotterdam opened this week, including the Markthal and Depot! The two MVRDV-designed buildings accompany other Rotterdam landmarks such as the Cube Houses, Euromast, Erasmus Bridge, De Rotterdam, and many more. The new section of the park was opened this week by Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb along with the 16-year-old mayor of Madurodam Noor and Rotterdam’s "child mayor" Dominique. The miniatures are brought to life with a wide range of playful elements. To facilitate this, MVRDV assisted in planning the layout of the new Rotterdam section. This resulted in the Markthal being placed above a path, so visitors can walk through and "ring the doorbell" of famous and lesser-known Rotterdammers to hear from them. Find more information here! https://lnkd.in/ei_wvbZ7 Gemeente Rotterdam | Rotterdam. Make It Happen. | Rotterdam Partners | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | KLEPIERRE

Here's Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb touring the Gate M West Bund Dream Factory in Shanghai! This project is the transformation of a former cement factory with a three-dimensional pedestrian network. The mayor visited the city to celebrate the 45-year anniversary of Shanghai and Rotterdam's sister city relationship. Together with the Rotterdam delegation co-led by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai, Mr. Aboutaleb also visited the site of the Gate M West Bund Dream Center on July 6 to witness the positive results of Dutch designers practicing in China.   "As a Dutch design office with headquarters based in Rotterdam, I'm proud to see it is actively involved in urban renewal and development in such a prime area and has created pleasant waterfront spaces for the people here", said Ahmed Aboutaleb. "Rotterdam and Shanghai are sister cities with a profound friendship of 45 years. In the future, our exchanges will be more active and comprehensive. MVRDV's Gate M West Bund Dream Center project will undoubtedly add an important chapter to this friendship."   The MVRDV project combines a masterplan and architectural designs for a riverside leisure and culture district in Shanghai known as the Gate M West Bund Dream Center. The plan, currently under construction, will transform a collection of buildings of different styles and time periods, adapting a former industrial zone while making use of the existing structures, thus minimising carbon emissions.   With its design concept centered on the movement of people, expressed through a network of bright orange paths, stairs, ramps, and bridges, the design turns this patchwork of disused and incomplete buildings into a cohesive whole, generating a bustling and lively atmosphere on the banks of the Huangpu River.   Find more information on Gate M West Bund Dream Center here! https://lnkd.in/dUwH32Ra

Retrofit and revive! The Shenzhen Women and Children’s Centre has been nominated for the World Architecture Festival awards, in the category Retrofit. The Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre transforms an old mixed-use tower into a vibrant and colourful skyscraper hosting a hotel and a wide range of facilities for the welfare of women and children. The building sets an important precedent for repurposing buildings in a city that is soon to see a “great wave of adaptive reuse”. The transformation of the building was achieved while saving approximately 24,000 cubic metres of concrete from the original structure, a reuse resulting in a carbon saving equivalent to 11,800 flights from Amsterdam to Shenzhen. Read more on the project here! https://lnkd.in/d9f97_dN

How can we revolutionise the construction industry to meet the ambitious climate goals of the Paris Agreement? Leading up to this year's Les Rencontres Économiques in Aix-en-Provence, our partner Jan Robin Knikker has written an article on innovative strategies to cut CO2 emissions in construction, ranging from software to expert insights, reuse, and more. Read the article below to learn more! Plus, don’t miss our partner Bertrand Schippan live at Les Rencontres Économiques on July 6! He’ll be sharing his expertise on a panel, discussing how the construction industry can push the envelope in innovation and sustainability. Join us in Aix-en-Provence or online! Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eiMrRK-X Le Cercle des économistes