RADIX

The brief was for a flexible and transparent building offering space for innovative office concepts with flexible use of laboratories. The design is based on a highly compact building. Daylight enters through the glass facades and the patios in the building. These enclosed spaces house plants and trees from the Plant Knowledge Unit. Various routes lead through and around the patios at different levels, creating a three-dimensional ensemble of work and laboratory spaces. The simple geometry of the glass and timber column facade changes with the seasons as the need for blocking the sun's heat and light fluctuates.

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location

Wageningen

address project

Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen

Client

Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum, Wageningen

Gross Floor Area

21000 sqm

date design

2003

date completed

2009

architect

Chris de Weijer & Robert Alewijnse

team

Chris Suijker, Harrie Hupperts, Loes Oudenaarde, Daan van der Vlist, Ines Lellek, Daniela Bellelli, Frederique van Andel, Richelle de Jong, Mark van der Hoff, Salome Kuratli

program

Newly built university building with labs, working spaces and service building

consultants

ABT, Delft/Velp | Bureau Bouwkunde Rotterdam, Rotterdam | Pieters Bouwtechniek, Almere | Schreuder Groep, Apeldoorn | DGMR Raadgevende Ingenieurs, Arnhem | Basalt bouwadvies, Nieuwegein

contractor

Heijmans Bouw, Arnhem

Keywords

Compact / Patio / Sustainability / Flexible / Green / Innovation / Office / Light / Transparancy /