© 2006 Jan Derwig
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION CAMBRIDGELAAN
R.H.M. UYTENHAAK, 1993-1999
Cambridgelaan, Utrecht
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Rudy Uytenhaak
BUILDING TYPE:
Special accommodation
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Uithof
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Rudy Uytenhaak
BUILDING TYPE:
Special accommodation
PUBLICATIONS:
Cement 1999-1; de Architect 1999-5RELATED BUILDINGS:
Uithof
This dense complex of 1000 or so student bedsits per hectare stands on the southern rim of university campus De Uithof. All units occupy a monumental gateway building and a low-rise portion linked to it. The offbeat detailing and urban scale of the taller block stand it in good stead with the university buildings on the north side. The 'roof' of the gateway consists of four residential 'bridges' that step down to enable the sun to penetrate their considerable depth. By contrast, the low rise with its narrow street channels and raised promenade has a rustic air about it that weds well with the idyllic meadow landscape.