The new art & dance academy of Apeldoorn: Re-interpretation of Centraal Beheer Office to a creative city for students and the inhabitants of Apeldoorn

This project discovers the future of structuralism by transforming the Centraal Beheer building of Herman Hertzberger into a art and dance academy. Hereby looking at the possibilities to create hierarchy in the building without affecting the value and structural appearance.

NHV Academy: Handball center for innovation and education

This project elaborates on the transformation design for a professional handball academy in the former Centraal Beheer building in Apeldoorn by Herman Hertzberger. It aims to discover the possibilities and limitations of this icon of Dutch Structruralism, using three different Heritage approaches for transformation being 'preservation', ...

Centraal Beheer: minimal interventions, big change

Centraal Beheer in Apeldoorn by dutch architect Herman Hertzberger is considered an icon of structuralism, an architectural movement concerned with human scale, repetition and flexibility. Now vacant, it poses an interesting question on what to do with structuralist heritage in the Netherlands. This plan proposes a multifunctional program...

Structuralism Reconfigured: Centraal Beheer as a center for adaptive academic education

This project discovers the possibilities to accommodate a flexible program for academic education in the iconic structuralism monument in Apeldoorn of Herman Hertzberger. It discusses different types of learning environments and application of a diverse and flexible program in the polyvalent structure. The design attempts to introduce different...

Revitalizing Centraal Beheer: Discovering the future potential of Structuralism, by redesigning Centraal Beheer and revitalize its inherent concepts

Discovering the future potential of Structuralism, by redesigning Centraal Beheer and revitalize its inherent concepts