Municipal office in Venlo
Hans Goverde
The brief presented a unique challenge in the form of stringent sustainability requirements set by Venlo municipality, which is the first region in the world to attempt full implementation of the Cradle-to-Cradle principles.
The result was a unique design process and an extraordinary (vision)building that combines a comfortable working environment with sustainable innovation.
It also incorporates several strategies to guarantee sustainability: the heavily polluted air from the adjacent road is purified by the building and cooled down with the help of the River Maas and the underground car park; the offices and (glasshouses)hothouses generate heat for the (connected) homes; rain water is collected and used, then purified and released into the Maas; the construction uses mainly wood.
Animation Municipal office Venlo
year
2009 - today
project team
Vincent van der Meulen, Daniela Schelle, Vincent van der Meulen, Annemiek Bleumink, Anja Mueller, Hiroko Kawakami, Simone Pinkse, Christian Müller Architects