News - 2010
MVSA wins competition for Pro-LOG building, RWTH Aachen
As part of the Ante4C team, MVSA has won the tender for the development of the Logistics Cluster within the new Campus Melaten in Aachen. The cluster will provide for a multitude of academic institutes and commercial companies that investigate innovations in the field of industrial logistics. MVSA has made the urban plan for the cluster and the design for the first building. The concept is centred upon the interaction between the different users. The learning factory on the ground floor is connected to the innovation laboratories and the offices via a central atrium. The result is a Logistic Theatre.
The design preparations will start in January 2011 and the realisation is planned for 2013.
Jeroen van Schooten in Kunststof TV
This coming Sunday, December 5th, 17:35, Nederland 2
Jeroen van Schooten, co-founder of MVSA, will be appear in Kunststof TV on Sunday, December 5th.
Kunststof TV is a program of the NTR about art and culture, coverage’s and music. Jeroen will talk about the visible and the invisible aspects of the work of Meyer en Van Schooten Architects, as well as the publication of the new book Circumstances. In a special coverage in the New Library of Almere photographer Jeroen Musch explains how he looks at the work of MVSA and what his focus is to capture it in his pictures.
ING House at 'Skyscraper City: Zuidas Architecture'
The exhibition shows the most recent building projects on the Zuidas (or in planning up till 2014), displayed in architectural models, photographs and drawings. Although not officially a Zuidas site the ING House is also part of the exhibition because of its prominent role along the A10.
The event will be opened officially on Friday 3rd of December at 17.00 by Maarten Poelgeest, alderman city planning for the city of Amsterdam and will last till December 24th .
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Circumstances Book Launch
MVSA launched the new book Circumstances in New Babylon, The Hague. While still under construction the atrium of New Babylon’s shopping center was transformed into the reception hall for the special event. Approximately 200 guests came for the occasion.
After the opening speech of Jeroen van Schooten, followed by an introduction into the book by the publisher Martien de Vletter (SUN Architecture), Roberto Meyer and Jeroen proudly presented the first copy to Elco Brinkman, chairman of Bouwend Nederland.
Jeroen van Schooten also took the opportunity to show the kick off of the new web site of MVSA.
The New Library Almere best library of the Netherlands
Almere, December 10th
The New Library of Almere has been voted as the best library of the Netherlands according to a review by professional journal ‘Bibliotheekblad’.
From the jury report:
‘The jury is deeply impressed by the manner in which the New Library of Almere (190.000 residents) in a way is built around the book collection and presents it in an stimulating way to its visitors.'
'Immediately after entering the visitor is surrounded by books; the huge counter which would not be out of place in a five star hotel, offers the opportunity to ask questions. According to the director Chris Wiersma the library pays tribute to The Book, but also is contemporary through its elaborate and user friendly possibilities to work with new media, internet or your own laptop. Because of the building and the presentation visitors are invited to discover the library and its great collection.'
'The jury was unanimous in their judgment: the New Library Almere is the Best Library of 2010 and thus forms a huge inspiration for others.'
Almere Architecture Award for The New Library
Friday November 26th.
MVSA has won the biennial Almere Architecture Award 2010 with the project The New Library Almere.
Out of 80 projects 21 were nominated.
The jury paid close attention to the relation between the projects and their landscape, urban and thematic surroundings. Other important criteria were vision, innovation, form, sustainability, detailing and use of materials as well as the symbolic value for the city of Almere. According to the jury report “the library is an inviting department store of knowledge in the heart of the city. Justice is done to the complexity of the program.”
“Of the 4 finalists the New Library clearly delivers the most substantial contribution to the social climate of Almere. In its result and location lie a very successful combination of interior and exterior. The space works like a magnet and gives new direction to the ideas about public space. It’s a seamless addition to the urban plan and an enrichment of Almere’s city heart.”
Start construction for office building Heart Foundation
Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten and OVG Projectontwikkeling celebrated the start of the construction of the first BREEAM EXCELLENT office building in The Netherlands. The office building’s official name is Extra Verde and measures almost 6.000 m². The project is situated on plot 26 West of the Prins Willem-Alexanderkwartier adjacent to the A12 motorway and the area of the Plas van Reef.
MVSA, together with OVG, succeeded in obtaining the first BREEAM Excellent certificate for an office building in the Netherlands. The design incorporates an aquifer, an eco roof, an atrium, water saving utilities for lavatories and high tech installations.
Circumstances The new book about the work of MVSA
This month SUN architecture published the monograph ‘Circumstances’ : Work by Meyer and Van Schooten Architects. In this book we explain how changing circumstances influence our work, ideas and methodology.
Author is Hans Ibelings, photography by Jeroen Musch, graphic design by Reynoud Homan. The book is published by SUN Architecture.
MVSA at Kunststof TV
On Sunday December 5th Jeroen van Schooten was a guest at the tv program Kunststof TV. To watch the coverage of the broadcasting go to:
http://kunststoftv.ntr.nl/
Science Faculty officially opened
Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the new building of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Faculty of Science (FNWI) at Science Park Amsterdam on Wednesday, 24 November 2010. Already in June 2009 the larger part of the building was finished and taken into use. Now also part D is finished and the whole project is completed. All the UvA science disciplines (teaching and research) are housed under one roof in this new building. The project is a design collaboration by Rudy Uytenhaak Architects (coordinating architect), Meyer and Van Schooten Architects and Architecture Studio HH.
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Launch of the new MVSA website
November 3rd we launched our new website. The new site has a very clear and transparent setup. Featuring a straight forward thumbnail gallery and large, screen-wide, images of our projects.
The site is designed by Solar Initiative and developed by Driebit. MVSA aspired an open and straight forward layout plus look and feel for the new web platform. In fact we created an on line portfolio, displaying project images and photographs with their full impact.
Visitors can look through the thumbnail gallery in selective order by typology, chronology, topographically or alphabetically. As well as seeing the projects currently in design stage or being under construction.