Herman Hertzberger, Laurens Jan ten Kate, Cor Kruter, Willem van Winsen, Folkert Stropsma, Ariënne Matser, Andrew Dawes
A shift in the building line gave this local department store the opportunity to extend its premises (to a depth of just six metres) so as to show a new face to the square. The idea was to have the new portion stand free of the existing block at the front, like a ship moored alongside with only 'gangplanks' linking it to the 'quay'. The design proceeded from a 4.5 metre deep building combining a row of slab-shaped columns with cantilevering floors, held clear of the existing department store by a 1.5 metre wide void. Construction-wise it consists of a number of floors divided into smaller areas by the slab-shaped columns. The vast display window with its glass skin shows off the variety of wares to be found in a department store like Vanderveen.
Koopmansplein 16, 9401 EL Assen
17.000 m2
Vanderveen department store
Duccio Malagamba and AHH
MFC Omnibus has been selected for the shortlist and competes for the Heuvelinkprijs 2016.
Today, the sports hall designed by AHH was festively opened, with fantastic performances by the students. Good to see how the building is used!