Mimoa Guide Oma

OMA.Projects 18

.Created 12-Nov-11

.By Huang Rui, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Netherlands Embassy. Berlin, Germany. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. housing, embassy.

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Past Serpentine Gallery Pavilions. London, United Kingdom. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. pavilion, park, gallery.

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Souterrain Tram Tunnel. Den Haag, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. tram station, tunnel, underground

parking.

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Paard van Troje. Den Haag, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. music theatre, culture, bar.

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Netherlands Dance Theater. Den Haag, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. dance theater.

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Casa da Musica. Porto, Portugal. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. music theatre.

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Coal Washing Plant. Essen, Germany. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. renovation, museum, industry.

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Kunsthal. Rotterdam, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. exposition space.

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Carré. Breda, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. housing.

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Public toilet. Groningen, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. art, kiosk, toilet.

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McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Chicago, United States. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. community centre, education, leisure,

university.

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Educatorium. Utrecht, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. auditorium, university.

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Seattle Central Library. Seattle, United States. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. library.

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Prada Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills, United States. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. shop.

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CCTV TV station HQ. Beijing, China. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. office, recording studio.

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Prada flagship store. New York, United States. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. retail, shop.

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Video Bus Stop. Groningen, Netherlands. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. art, bus station, canopy.

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New Court Rotschild Bank. London, United Kingdom. OMA - Rem Koolhaas. office.

http://www.mimoa.eu/users/Ray/Guides/OMA/. this page is part of Mi guide 'OMA' made by Huang Rui, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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photo: Dutch Embassy Berlin .

photo: Dutch Embassy Berlin.

photo: Dutch Embassy Berlin

Opening hours

. How to get there

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Netherlands Embassy.

AddressKlosterstrasse 5010179 BerlinGermanyhttp://www.niederlandeweb.de/

. The new Dutch embassy is located in the Berlin-Mitte district, theearliest heart of the German capital, in-between the River Spreeand the omnipresent TV tower on Alexanderplatz. In 2005 OMAwon the Mies van der Rohe Award for the Netherlands Embassy inBerlin: “The jury felt that the embassy was a powerfulreconceptualization of the notion of an embassy, a governmentagency, and a building block within a city. OMA's refusal to eitheradapt to the city grid or create a monument, choosing instead tocreate a carefully formed fragment that leaves open the questionof what the identity of a government or a country should be, wasmuch appreciated. It was also felt that the spiraling ‘trajectory’that winds its metal-clad way through the whole block whileallowing carefully framed views of the neighboring city, producedsuch a seductive series of spaces carried out with such asophistication of materials and visual effects and so revealing ofits context, that it should receive the prize.”

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Project is public!.

Completion.

3-2003. Floor area/size.

8500 m².

Main designer, Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Interior architect.

Inside Outside. Structural engineer.

Royal Haskoning. Lighting designer.

OVI, Washinton DC. Cooperating designer.

Inside Outside. Services engineer.

Huygen Elwako. Client.

Netherlands Ministry of ForeignAffairs

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.MI_MOA

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photo: Stephen White .

photo: Richard Bryant/arcaid.co.uk.

photo: John Offenbach

Opening hoursOpen daily, 10am - 6pm

. How to get thereNearest Undergrounds: Knightsbridge, Lancaster Gate or SouthKensington Buses 9, 10, 52, 94, 148. Metered parking inKensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Full disability access.

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Past Serpentine Gallery Pavilions.

AddressKensington Gardens 1W2 3XA LondonUnited Kingdomhttp://www.serpentinegallery.org/

. Serpentine Gallery is one of London’s best-loved galleries formodern and contemporary art. Its Exhibition, Architecture,Education and Public Programmes attract approximately 750,000visitors a year and admission is free. Each Summer, theSerpentine commissions an internationally acclaimed architect todesign a temporary Pavilion for its lawn. The programme isunique worldwide. Conceived by Julia Peyton-Jones, Director,Serpentine Gallery, the project represents a rare opportunity forarchitects to create a more experimental structure in the UnitedKingdom, where none of those invited has ever built before.Those selected previously are Zaha Hadid, 2000, Daniel Libeskindwith Arup, 2001, Toyo Ito with Arup, 2002, Oscar Niemeyer,2003, MVRDV, 2004 (unrealised) and Álvaro Siza and EduardoSouto de Moura with Cecil Balmond – Arup, 2005. The SerpentinePavilion 2006 was co-designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architectRem Koolhaas and innovative structural designer Cecil Balmond.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

10-2006.


OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Architect.

Alvaro Siza Vieira. Architect.

Daniel Libeskind. Architect.

Eduardo Souto de Moura. Architect.

MVRDV. Architect.

Oscar Niemeyer. Architect.

Toyo Ito. Architect.

Zaha Hadid. Technical engineer.

ARUP. Client.

Serpentine Gallery.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


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photo: Naomi Schiphorst . photo: Naomi Schiphorst.

photo: Naomi Schiphorst

Opening hours

. How to get thereIn between Spui and Grote Markt Straat are several undergroundstations. Please be aware that you need a valid transportationticket and that photography is not permitted in the stations.

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Souterrain Tram Tunnel.

AddressGrote Marktstraat 112511 BH Den HaagNetherlands

. Urban plans to make The Hague denser (space to expand is onlyfound inside the city, since it’s confined by sea, highway andneighbouring cities) ánd minimize traffic on street level has urgedthe municipality to go underground. The city had a long anddifficult process developing this multistory 1250 m longunderground tunnel with two stops for trams combined with 500parking spaces. The construction floor was leaking and damagedthe surroundings. So the whole tunnel was entirely flooded tokeep surrounding buildings form collapsing. It got severalnicknames ‘tramtanic’ and ‘swimtunnel’. Construction could onlybe finished under high pressure air to prevent the water to enter.After 4 years of delay, costs largely exceeded budget (130 millioneuro) and the Dutch government started asking questions. Whenfinished and all ‘problems’ left behind, the project won severalprizes. It definitely proved architecture can have a positiveeffect when applied to the rigor of transport pragmatism.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


28000 m².

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Contractor.

Ballast Nedam. Structural engineer.

S.A.T. Construction Corp.. Contractor.

Strukton. Client.

Den Haag Municipality.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


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photo: Paard van Troje .

photo: Paard van Troje.

photo: Paard van Troje

Opening hoursThe opening hours depend on the performance program of theevening. The ticket office is opened form Monday to Friday, 12:00– 17:00 h. and at the night itself.

. How to get therePublic transport: From train station Hollands Spoor take tram 16,stop at ‘Centrum’, 5 minutes walking. From Central train Stationtake tram 2, 3 or 6 with direction centrum. These trams stop inthe tramtunnel (also by OMA), stop at ‘Grote Markt’, directly infront of the Paard van Troje. Car park: parking ‘Texaco’, JanHendrikstraat, open 24/7, 100 m walking; parking Torenstraat,200 m walking; Q-park, under the tramtunnel, 50 m walking.

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Paard van Troje.

AddressPrinsegracht 122512 GA Den HaagNetherlandshttp://www.paard.nl

. The biggest pop venue in The Hague has a new adaptable pop androck concert hall behind a classic exterior. The Paard van Troje(Trojan Horse) can handle 1100 visitors in the main venue and acosy 300 in the smaller hall. The Netherlands National Trust forHistoric Buildings protected one of the two buildings that formthe centre, while the other building had only its authentic facadeleft. By removing the old construction behind the historic facade,a complicated problem of space and acoustics could be solvedefficiently: the small concert hall was positioned directly behindthe historic facade while the large concert hall was constructedon the backside of the two buildings and is also reachable throughan adjacent street. The Paard van Troje is known for its eclecticprogramming featuring: Pop, Rock Hiphop, Jazz, Blues,Americana, world-music, stand-up comedy anddancing.…sometimes even on the same evening.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2003. Floor area/size.

4000 m².

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Theatre consultant.

Strakebrand. Structural engineer.

Royal Haskoning. Restauration consultant.

Rappange & Partners Architecten bv. Acoustics consultant.

Prinssen en Bus. Services engineer.

Galjema. Contractor.

BAM. Client.

Municipality Den Haag.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


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photo: Michael Buschor .

photo: H. Werlemann.

photo: Pan Sok & Jaap Ruurs Fotografie

Opening hoursDepending on the programe, so check the website of theNetherlands Dance Theater, www.ndt.nl .

. How to get thereCar: from the Prins Clausplein follow the signs ‘Den HaagCentrum’. Take the third exit ‘Centrum’. Go left at thetraffic-lights and pass the Prins Bernard-Viaduct. The theater is infront of you on the right. Parking: in one of the three car parksdirectly beneath the theatre. Public transport: from both trainstations it’s 10 min walking to ‘Het Spui’ square in front of thetheater. By tram: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16 & 17 or bus 4, 5, 18, 22,25 & 30. Stop called Spuiplein.

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Netherlands Dance Theater.

AddressSchedeldoekshaven 602511 EN Den HaagNetherlandshttp://www.ndt.nl/

. The Netherlands Dance Theatre, completed in 1987, wasoriginally conceived in 1980 as an extension to a circus theatre inScheveningen, the seaside of The Hague. In 1984, the design wasadapted to a new site - the Spui Complex - in the centre. At thattime this new context was undergoing substantial change. Nowthe Dance Theatre shares the Spui Complex with a concert hall(van Mourik, architect), the town hall (white building by RichardMeier) and a hotel designed by Carel Weeber (also the planner ofthe complex). What would have been a flamboyant exteriorreflecting the holiday vernacular of Scheveningen, became, in thecity centre, a humble building (with the exception of thebillboard/mural), which almost disappears between itsextroverted neighbors. Although there was minimal collaborationbetween OMA and the architects of the concert hall, thebuildings’ physical proximity generated a shared foyer - a 7 mwide alley between the two buildings.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1987.

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Client.

Netherlands Dance Theater.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


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photo: Casa da Música .photo: Casa da Música

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photo: Casa da Música

Opening hoursThe building is open every day, Mo-Sat: from 10:00 - 19:00 h.;Sunday : from 10:00 - 18:00 h., The Casa organizes daily guidedtours through the buidling: 11:00 and 16:00h. For groups of 15 to35 people. To reserve and more info:[email protected]

. How to get thereMetro: Linha Azul, stop at Matosinhos - Estádio do Dragão. OrLinha Vermelha, stop at Estádio do Dragão - Sr.ª da Hora.

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Casa da Musica.

AddressAvenida da Boavista 6044149 PortoPortugalhttp://www.casadamusica.pt/

. After Porto was selected one of the 2 cultural capitals of Europein 2001, an international competition started, for a new concerthall to be positioned in the historical centre. The shape directlyderived from ‘programmatic-piling-up’. Two shoe-box concerthalls were piled first, the other public programs were added ontothe shoe-boxes and the ‘remaining’ spaces between the publicfunctions were filled up with secondary serving spaces, such asfoyers, restaurant, terraces, technical spaces and verticaltransport. A continuous route connects all functions and‘remaining spaces’ by stairs, platforms and escalators: thebuilding becomes an architectural adventure. The loop createsthe possibility to use it for festivals with simultaneousperformances. Wave-like corrugated glass is used in both the1300 seat grand auditorium and its smaller 350 seat counterpart.Through material transparency each space reveals its contents tothe city; showing an array of performances and cultural events.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


22000 m².


OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Interior architect.

Inside Outside. Structural engineer.

ARUP. Client.

Porto 2001 / Casa da Música.

Contributed by.

boeboe.


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photo: Thomas Mayer / Zollvereindatabase

. photo: Thomas Mayer / Zollvereindatabase.

photo: Thomas Willemsen / Zollverein database

Opening hoursApril-November, daily 10.00-19.00. December-March, Sat-Thurs10.00-17.00, Fri 10.00-19.00. Guided Industrial History Toursavailable

. How to get thereA42 from Dortmund exit 15: Gelsenkirchen–Hessler.Turn left toKaternberg/Stoppenberg. Continue in Katernberger Straße. Turnright into Gelsenkirchener Straße. A52 from Düsseldorf/A40 fromDuisburg/Dortmund exit 26: Essen-Frillendorf. Go toStoppenberg/Katernberg. Turn right into Ernestinestraße. TheZollverein is indicated by brown & white signs. Public transp: 107culture tram, with 60 cultural sights to see along the way. FromEssen Central Station: tram 107 direction Gelsenkirchen HBF.

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Coal Washing Plant.

AddressGelsenkirchener Str 181D-45309 EssenGermanyhttp://www.zollverein.de

. After years of cleaning up the buildings, in 2001 the plan startedto refurbish and reuse the coal washing plant, and create aspecial programme for the future Ruhr Museum. Now it housesthe Zollverein visitor centre. The entrance presented a particularchallenge because there was no main entrance during the periodin which the pit was in operation, and it had to do justice to thenew usage. The architects designed a new gangway in the openair in front of the building, supported solely by a single v-shapedpillar. With 24.3 m height it’s it the highest open-air movingstaircase in Germany. The gangway leads visitors from the plazato the visitor centre in the foyer at the 24-m level. From here, ontheir way into the exhibition, guests pass the impressivemachinery with screening drums, dosing wagons and jiggingsieves, water basins and conveyor belts, to the imposing bunkerwhich was once used for storing raw coal -now opened up andserves as a stairway to the levels below.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


16000 m².


OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Architect.

Hans Krabel. Architect.

Heinrich Böll. Client.

Entwicklungsgesellschaft Zollverein.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


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photo: Piotr Krajewski .

photo: Piotr Krajewski.

photo: Rotterdam Marketing

Opening hoursTuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and publicholidays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Mondays, Queensday (April30th), Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Tours and specialreceptions on request. More information and reservations: applyto Buro Mooi Gedaan: > phone: +31 10 412 1207 > email:[email protected] .

. How to get therePublic transport: We advice you to come by public transport. TheKunsthal Rotterdam is located in Museumpark, a 20-minute walkfrom the main railway station (Centraal Station). Or take anumber 5 tram to Willemsplein (stop Vasteland), or a number 8tram to Spangen (stop Erasmus MC). Metro stationsEendrachtsplein and Leuvehaven are a 5-minute walk away.

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Kunsthal.

AddressWestzeedijk 3413015 AA RotterdamNetherlandshttp://www.kunsthal.nl

. A complex, bold and amazing exposition space, a museumwithout collection, the Kunsthal presents culture in the widestsense of the word: old art, new art, design, photography - fromelitist to popular. The site presented a dual condition: thesouthern edge is bordered by the Maasboulevard, a 'highway' ontop of a dike. The northern side, a level lower, faces the MuseumPark - conventional contemplation. With these given, and thefact that these crossings would divide the square site into 4parts, the challenge was: how to design a museum as 4autonomous projects - a sequence of contradictory experienceswhich would nevertheless form a continuous spiral circuit.Thepedestrian ramp is split, with a glass wall separating the outside,which is open to the public, from the inside, which is part of thecircuit. A second ramp, running parallel and reversed, is terracedto accommodate an auditorium, and beneath it the restaurant.On the level where the 2 ramps cross, is the main entrance.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


7000 m².

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Structural engineer.

ARUP. Client.

City of Rotterdam.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


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photo: Maarten Scheurwater .

photo: Maarten Scheurwater

Opening hours

. How to get thereBusses 10, 6 and 132 pass the Chassé campus. The terrain is southof the city centre, about 15 min walking from the Central TrainStation.

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Carré.

AddressNonnenveld 29 294811 HN BredaNetherlands

. This courtyard housing block clad in wood veneer is placed on theChassé campus, a former military base at the south of the citycentre. The compact block sits on a pedestal containing parkinggarage and circulation is arranged by three staircases andelevator tracts which can be reached through the courtyard. The10 storey high building contains over 144 rental andowner-occupied houses of different types. All the apartmentshave balconies, which have custom made sun shading elementsmade off expanded aluminum sheet, framed in aluminumprofiles. West 8 designed the courtyard and Inside Outsidedeveloped the landscape. OMA was also the mastermind behindthe urban plan of this successful campus concept.

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Project is not public!.

Completion.


100000 m².


OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Landscape architect.

Inside Outside. Landscape architect.

West 8. Client.

Chassé C.V. Proper Stok Woningen.

Contributed by.

Maarten_Scheurwater.


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photo: João Morgado .

photo: João Morgado.

photo: João Morgado

Opening hours

. How to get there

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Public toilet.

AddressReitemakersrijge 19711 GroningenNetherlands

. Public-Toilet project - "A Star is Born" Public toilet by RemKoolhaas with photographs of Erwin Olaf.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

4-1996.

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Artist.

Erwin Olaf. Client.

City of Groningen.

Contributed by.

Joao_Morgado.


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photo: Ryan Taube .

photo: Ken McCown.

photo: Ryan Taube

Opening hours

. How to get there

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McCormick Tribune Campus Center.

AddressSouth State Street 3201Chicago California 60616United Stateshttp://www.iit.edu/mtcc/

. Occupying a spot directly beneath an elevated train track, TheMcCormick Campus Center is the first building designed by RemKoolhaas in the United States. In order to muffle the noisy trainsabove, Koolhaas actually designed two distinct buildings that arestructurally separated from each other. The train is surroundedby an "acoustically isolating stainless steel tube". The CampusCenter beneath is entered through a 20 foot high glass portrait ofMies van der Rohe, who established himself at IIT after theclosure of the Bauhaus in 1933. It houses a number of servicesthat were previously spread out across the campus, including abookstore, auditorium, coffee bar, post office, and conveniencestore. The formal layout for the building was inspired bytracking the movements of the students as they crossed under thetrain tracks, making their way between the residence halls andthe classrooms. The interior corridors follow these original pathswith the services filling in between.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


10690 m².

Architect.


Illinois Institue of Technology.

Contributed by.

rtaube.


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photo: Piotr Krajewski .

photo: Viktor Ramos.

photo: Piotr Krajewski

Opening hoursThe building is public and open to visit freely, at workdays onoffice hours. For guided tours, contact the Utrecht ArchitectureCentre at [email protected] and [email protected] or call +31 (0)30232 1686

. How to get thereBuslines 11, 12 and 12-S go from Utrecht Central Station to theUithof university campus. Call the reception of the Educatoriumat +31 (0) 30 253 8530

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Educatorium.

AddressLeuvenlaan 193584 CE UtrechtNetherlandshttp://www.uu.nl

. Situated in the centre of the University Campus the Uithof, justoutside the centre of Utrecht, this building is most famous for itsuse of concrete. The concrete construction of the building foldsand forms the floor, wall and ceiling in one curved motion. In theceiling, steel reinforcement bars emerge from the exposedconcrete slab. Steel and concrete dissociate allowing eachmaterial to work at optimum efficiency: the 20cm thick concreteslab is made to span 21 metres. "Composed of two planes whichfold to accommodate a range of distinct programs including anoutdoor plaza, two lecture halls, cafeteria and a testing facility.Planes interlock to create a single trajectory in which the entireuniversity experience – socialization, learning, examination – isencapsulated." Bad detailing or lack of proper maintenance has caused the facade to look old and worn out, even after a coupleof years.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


11000 m².

Architect.


ABT. Contractor.

BAM. Client.

University of Utrecht.

Contributed by.

NGHM.


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photo: Ryan Taube .

photo: Ryan Taube.

photo: Ryan Taube

Opening hoursM-Th: 10:00am - 8:00pm. F-Sa: 10:00am - 6:00pm. Su: 12:00pm - 6:00pm.

. How to get thereDriving from the north (going south) via Interstate-5: * TakeI-5 exit 165B at Union Street. * Follow Union three blocks westto Fifth Avenue. * Turn left on Fifth and go south three blocksto Spring Street. Driving from the south (going north) via I-5: * Take I-5 exit 165 at Seneca Street. * Follow Seneca Streetone block west. * Turn left on Fifth Avenue and go south oneblock to Spring Street.

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Seattle Central Library.

Address4th Ave 1000Seattle Washington 98104United Stateshttp://www.spl.org/

. Seattle's new library was designed to be a vast "Living Room" forall Seattleites. It's twisted form was derived from both acontinuous spiral of book stacks, as well as an attempt tomaximize space within the strict height and setback restrictions. As Koolhaas states, "the ambition is to redefine and reinvent theLibrary as an institution no longer exclusively dedicated to thebook, but as an information store, where all media 'new and old'are presented under a regime of new equalities."

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Project is public!.

Completion.


34000 m².

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas. Contractor.

LMN Architects.

Contributed by.

rtaube.


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photo: Ryan Taube .

photo: Ryan Taube

Opening hoursMonday - saturday 10.00 - 18.00 / Sunday 12.00 - 17.00

. How to get thereFrom the 405 Freeway, exit at Santa Monica Boulevard and headeast. Turn right onto Rodeo drive. There is some street parkingand there are plenty of parking garages.

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Prada Beverly Hills.

AddressN Rodeo Drive 343Beverly Hills California 90210United States

. The design for this Prada store is unique among the shops ofRodeo Drive in that it does not have the traditional storefrontenclosure of glass and mannequins. Instead, the entire wall facingthe street drops into the basement to give maximum entry, mostof which is a grand staircase ascending to the second floor. Acurtain of air at the entry keeps the air temperature at areasonable level. The inner walls of the second level are linedwith porous green resin devloped specifically for the store. About4 inches thick, this wall was constructed by pouring resin intopanels filled with wax balls. After the resin had dried, the waxwas melted away to create the porous look. The store also boastssome technological innovations such as cameras and an LCDscreen in the changing rooms, allowing the customer to seethemselves from all angles.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


2200 m².

Architect.


Prada.

Contributed by.

rtaube.


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photo: Thom Hoevenaar . photo: Colin Manuel.

photo: Thom Hoevenaar

Opening hours

. How to get thereThe building is located in Beijing's new Central Business District.

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CCTV TV station HQ.

AddressDongsanhuan Zhong lu BeijingChinahttp://www.cctv.com

. The new headquarters for China Central Television is an iconicbuilding, combining the entire process of TV making -administration, production, broadcasting - into a single loop ofinterconnected activity. Two structures rise from a commonproduction platform. One is dedicated to broadcasting, thesecond to services, research and education. They merge at thetop to create a cantilevered headquarters for management. Theresult is a truly 3D experience. Before the towers were linked,they were prone to movement due to the extremes of hot andcold weather in Beijing, which posed a great challenge to Arupengineers. Though the triangulated tube structure has been usedbefore, the scale and form in this building are unrivalled. OMAwon an international design competition with a new typology,competing with the conventions of regular skyscrapers. Thebuilding would also stand out on the horizon, on the day it opensand into the future, when a forest of skyscrapers emerge inBeijing.

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Public access unknown!.

Completion.


465000 m².

Architect.


ARUP. Associate architect.

ECADI. Client.

China Central Television (CCTV).

Contributed by.

Colin_Manuel.


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photo: Roderick Trompert .

photo: Roderick Trompert

Opening hoursMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 11am-7pm. Thursday, Friday,Saturday:11am-8pm. Sunday: 12pm-7pm

. How to get thereSubway B ,D, F, V Broadway-Lafayette St Station

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Prada flagship store.

AddressBroadway 575New York New York NY 10012United Stateshttp://www.prada.com/

. Upon entering the store, which previously housed the SoHobranch of the Guggenheim Museum, visitors are met with alargely vacant space dominated by an oversized, round elevator.OMA is said to have spent two months of research "investigatingways to reinvent the retail experience." Perhaps as a result ofthis, the ground floor only has a small amount of merchandise,relegating the majority of merchandise and actual shoppingactivity to the basement level, which feels cramped and lacksappropriate lighting. The store's main design component is thehalf pipe-like wooden curve that connects the two floors visually.On the Broadway side, the curve has steps and serves as a placefor clothes to be shown. According to OMA, this portion of thehalf pipe also serves as place for people to try on shoes, though inreality the shoe department is under the stepped side of thecurve, and seating is provided there for shoppers.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2001.

Architect, Interiorarchitect

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OMA - Rem Koolhaas.

Client.

Prada.

Contributed by.

Roderick.


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photo: Jeroen Meijer . photo: Jeroen Meijer.

photo: Jeroen Meijer

Opening hours

. How to get thereBy bus, or a five minute walk from the station.

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Video Bus Stop.

AddressEmmaplein GroningenNetherlands

. The Video Bus Stop is an asymmetrical composition of glass,marble and corrugated steel, that protects the commuters with ared velvet curtain 'against the elements', which provides a starkcontrast with the constant circulation of buses. The shelter'sasymmetrical orientation aims at amplifying the effect of twoidentical objects facing each other. The use of real marble on thewall creates an impossible dignified abris - like Mies van der Rohemeets Decaux. The only sign of 'vulgarity' are the different videoprogrammes projected on the marble surface with 3D metalletters on the outside. Discreet holes on the sides of the marblewalls provide for discreet sound. The project was part of theexhibition 'What A wonderful World' that took place in Groningenin 1991 (text from architect's website).

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1989.

Architect.

OMA - Rem Koolhaas.

Contributed by.

jpmm.


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photo: goa . photo: goa.

photo: goa

Opening hours

. How to get thereMetrostation Bank

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New Court Rotschild Bank.

AddressSt Swithin's Lane 3EC4N 7AR LondonUnited Kingdom

. New Court will be made up of a central cube of ten efficient andflexible open-plan office floors - which facilitate views over St.Stephen's and the surrounding city - linked to four adjoiningannexes, with meeting rooms, enclosed offices, verticalcirculation, reception areas, and a staff cafe and gym. The top ofthis central cube features a landscaped roof garden with outdoormeeting areas. This in turn is overlooked by an adjacent SkyPavilion - a small tower with three double-height storeys peeringout over the city - which houses meeting and dining rooms and amultifunctional panorama room with extraordinary andunfamiliar views across the city, including St. Paul's Cathedral. The central cube has a distinctive repeated pattern of structuralsteel columns embedded in the façade. At street level, the entirecube is lifted to create generous pedestrian access to the tallglass lobby and a covered forecourt that opens a visual passage toSt. Stephen's Walbrook and its churchyard.

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Public access unknown!.

Completion.


13000 m².

Landscape designer.

Inside Outside. Services engineer.

Ove Arup and Partners. Client.

NM Rothschild & Sons.

Contributed by.

goa.


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