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MFA Koningshof

The heart of the Koningshof arts centre is formed by an atrium linking the library to a music school, a meeting centre, multifunctional rooms, a theatre and medical care facilities. The atrium is the central meeting area in which the bar takes the form of a copper wind instrument. The interaction between voids and wall openings creates dynamic sight lines.

Part of the Koningshof is the newly rebuilt library, a striking corner building. The library entrance is a gate in the curved wall. The building's central axis is intersected by a slender bridge that connects the exhibition area with various offices. A striking copper-clad bar- area also serves as a footbridge to the music school.

Name

MFA Koningshof

Location

Maassluis

Design

2001 - 2002

Built

2003 - 2004

Client

Gemeente Maassluis

Team

Hans Goverde, Nol van den Boer, Theo Hofstede, Patrick Keijzer, Dave van Klaveren, Edward Timmermans, Peter Steegers, Wim van der Torre, Hester Wessels

GFA

2,765 sqm

"If you have a garden and a library,
you have everything you need."
(Marcus Tullius Cicero)