Groningen Office Building
The Netherlands, 2000. Kantoorgebouw Groningen. Groningen Office Building. A super study office building that stands out by being sober.
Situation
Extraordinary location facing demand for ordinary office space.
Target
Create a simple and non expensive building that reflects the importance of the site.
Action
Listen carefully to the history of the site: the building faces Groningen City’s most important war memorial. Design a simple, stilled and sober building, that faces the memorial with pride.
Result
An impressive and characteristic office building. Although it meets every efficiency standard, its presence is far from ordinary.
Did you know?
The huge vertically articulated entrance is a mend to be the architectural echo of the war memorial across the street.
