Hoog Steenvoorde, Rijswijk

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

One of the better printed models we've produced on scale 1:400.

[Piet Meijs]

Some images of phase 1.

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

Phase 1, which consists of two towers on a shared base with about 180 rental apartments will be filed for building permit around October 15.

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

There is a nice movie of the Hoog Steenvoorde project, which is now being updated to be viewed at the public information evenings at the end of October.

They used our print model information and added materials, colors, trees and people to create the "artist impressions".

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

Today we had to pick the colors. We always rendered the different phases in different colors. We dropped the red brick with white frames for white brick with black frames. In the coming weeks we will render new images with this color selection.

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

At one time we had each of the double towers not designed as twins, but each tower would relate more to the closest tower in the next block.

With the split up in different phases this concept got lost in the process.

We are now reconsidering, and make the two towers of the block in phase 1 in different colors, to be transposed across the public space into the next phases later.

[Ramses]

The white version is the best in my opinion. That's the most elegant one.
And i think these types white squares with glassy facades is typical Rietveld, so the building would be instantly be recognizable as one of yours.

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

Originally Posted by Ramses

The white version is the best in my opinion. That's the most elegant one.
And i think these types white squares with glassy facades is typical Rietveld, so the building would be instantly be recognizable as one of yours.

Thank you, Ramses.

We are working constantly on evolving our architectural language. Affordable housing comes with its own challenges, and sometimes it's tough to keep to your own standards alive. But I think that the design is developing nicely.

[Piet Meijs]

Originally Posted by Ramses

And i think these types white squares with glassy facades is typical Rietveld, so the building would be instantly be recognizable as one of yours.

Our office does have a name that all our buildings are white. This is probably because many of our early renderings show white buildings. It's true that we like white buildings since it works so well with modern architecture. But another reason that our renders often show white buildings is because we don't want to commit to a color or material that early in the design process.

A white building feels like a blank canvas that can be filled in later with the right color and material.

As you can see we do use color every now and then.... (I'll admit, there is still a lot of white there)

[Margaret and Rijk Rietveld]

Actually non of our buildings are Richard Meier white. I've done enough Richard Meier white to last me a life time....

Let alone that we make everything white. They might have some white in it, but mostly they are some variation of silver combine with a strong color on the second plain.