Rietveld originals: Handle with care!

The work of architect Gerrit Th. Rietveld (1888 – 1964) is appreciated throughout the world. Many of the well-known buildings he designed have survived to the present. Some have been restored or refurbished, depending on the condition of the building, current needs of the building users, etc. Rietveld himself had a very clear vision about...

The transformation of a highvoltage laboratory at the KEMA terrain in Arnhem into a museum for magical realistic art.

Between the Veluwe and the river the Rijn in the west of Arnhem is the KEMA terrein located in a park designed in beautiful english landscape architecture. The laboratories of KEMA (Keuringsdienst Elektrische Materialen Arnhem), designed in the thirties and realised in the Haagse School Stijl, are vacant these days. Our assignment was to choose...

E-Motion Pictures

Graduation at ExploreLab 16 Topic: "E-motion Pictures - culture for attachment" Research: An exploration into the addoption of culture in depopulation policies by local governments of shrinking areas, in order to promote attachment of local inhabitants. Design: The design of an art cinema in Heerlen, Parkstad Limburg (NL), as an examplary case...