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City Hall Bronckhorst
City Hall Bronckhorst
2, Elderinkweg, Hengelo, Netherlands
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City Hall Bronckhorst
2, Elderinkweg, Hengelo, Netherlands
Type
YEAR
2009
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
What is the result of merging around forty villages and hamlets into the largest rural municipality of the Netherlands? You need a city hall which convincingly and elegantly symbolises the new administrative unit. By searching for a common denominator, the unique surroundings of the Gelderland landscape slightly sloping landscape inspired the crystallisation of the form.
The building is the result of a symbiosis between Dutch landscaping and Danish architecture. The integration of the minimalistic architectural style of the Danish Dorte Kristensen and Christina Kaiser with the green landscape gave the city hall its strong presence. In the Bronckhorst City Hall we envisaged a symbiotic relationship between the interior, the exterior and the surroundings. Here the interaction between interior and exterior is manipulated subtly to achieve the cohesion of mood and character. But how did this succeed?
The two office wings - with gently sloping landscape imitating roofs - project slightly outwards and have been placed next to each other on a wedge-shaped site between the main road and a brook. The space between the wings forms the public entrance. Stepping inside the public hall it is light and spacious. Large windows provide light and air in both inner sides at the middle of the wings: a high one for the Council Chamber, a low one for the public counters. The openings frame the landscape and the interior vice versa. The shutters around the building are an eloquent example of intelligent application of the principles of passive building. They are intended to keep an excess of solar warmth outside to prevent the building from overheating in the daytime.
In the city hall new forms of activity-related working environments are introduced. Even open workspaces are available in the public areas. Multi levels create social interaction by transparency and see troughs. Informal living rooms, where coats and postcards can be hung, are separated from the workspaces by multifunctional volumes. Natural materials in earth tones are the common factor. A well balanced mix of ergonomic furniture and vintage living rooms makes the picture complete.
The building is the result of a symbiosis between Dutch landscaping and Danish architecture. The integration of the minimalistic architectural style of the Danish Dorte Kristensen and Christina Kaiser with the green landscape gave the city hall its strong presence. In the Bronckhorst City Hall we envisaged a symbiotic relationship between the interior, the exterior and the surroundings. Here the interaction between interior and exterior is manipulated subtly to achieve the cohesion of mood and character. But how did this succeed?
The two office wings - with gently sloping landscape imitating roofs - project slightly outwards and have been placed next to each other on a wedge-shaped site between the main road and a brook. The space between the wings forms the public entrance. Stepping inside the public hall it is light and spacious. Large windows provide light and air in both inner sides at the middle of the wings: a high one for the Council Chamber, a low one for the public counters. The openings frame the landscape and the interior vice versa. The shutters around the building are an eloquent example of intelligent application of the principles of passive building. They are intended to keep an excess of solar warmth outside to prevent the building from overheating in the daytime.
In the city hall new forms of activity-related working environments are introduced. Even open workspaces are available in the public areas. Multi levels create social interaction by transparency and see troughs. Informal living rooms, where coats and postcards can be hung, are separated from the workspaces by multifunctional volumes. Natural materials in earth tones are the common factor. A well balanced mix of ergonomic furniture and vintage living rooms makes the picture complete.
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