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URBAN DESIGN SPHINX CÉRAMIQUE
J.M.J. COENEN, 1987-2006
Avenue Céramique e.o., Maastricht

URBAN DESIGN:
Jo Coenen

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
Gunnar Martinsson

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
MBM (Martorell, Bohigas, McKay & Puigdomenech
Álvaro Siza Vieira
Luigi Snozzi
Aurelio Galfetti
Harry Gulikers
Jo Coenen
Cruz y Ortiz
Boosten Rats
Mario Botta
Wiel Arets
Theo Teeken
bOb van Reeth
Aldo Rossi
Bruno Albert
Hubert-Jan Henket
Herman Hertzberger
Arn Meijs
Jo Janssen
Christian Kieckens
Wim van den Bergh
Jan Gerko Wiebenga

BUILDING TYPE:
Urban plans

PUBLICATIONS:
de Architect 1990-3, 1998-3, 2001-10; Bouw 1997-5; A. Oxenaar - Jo Coenen, architect, 1994; J.B.M. Vercauteren - Céramique Maastricht, 1996; J. Cüsters, J. Huisman - Cahiers Céramique, 1999; H. de Haan - Jo Coenen, 2004

RELATED BUILDINGS:
Bonnefantenmuseum
Headquarters Sphinx Céramique

This housing district occupying the site of a former ceramics factory was masterplanned by Jo Coenen. Marked by a layout of perimeter blocks, the plan’s architecture has been entrusted to an international galaxy of name architects. Chopping the plan in two lengthwise is the Avenue Céramique, along which stands the new Bonnefanten Museum. The sole survivor of the original factory is the so-called ‘Wiebenga-hal’, a workshop of reinforced concrete with a shell roof designed by the structural engineer Jan Wiebenga in 1912 and now serving as exhibition space. After a shaky start the buildings came thick and fast. At the area’s core is Coenen’s own Centre Céramique. Acting as an intermediary between the new-build and the old town, it contains the public library, the municipal archives and a theatre plus café. A handful of office buildings assemble in the southern portion along the ring road.
Projects: 1 A.J.M. Siza Vieira (Arco Íris/A Fachada/De Toren, 1990-2002), 2 A. Galfetti (La Résidence, 1990-2000), 3 J.M.J. Coenen, M. de Lucchi (int.) (Centre Céramique, 1995-1999), 4 M. Botta (La Fortezza, 1989-1999), 5 Boosten Rats Architecten (Woningbouw, 1992-1993), 6 Th.H.C. Teeken (Woningbouw, 1990-1993), 7 bOb van Reeth (Résidence Sonneville, 1994-1997), 8 B. Albert (Résidence Cortile, 1994-2002), 9 L. Snozzi (Stoa, 1991-2002), 10 H.J.M. Gulikers (Woningbouw, 2000-2001), 11 H.A.J. Henket (Kantoorgebouw Rijkswaterstaat, 1995-1998), 12 J. Janssen, W.H.J. van den Bergh (Piazza Ceramique, 2002-2006), 13 MBM (Martorell, Bohigas, McKay & Puigdomenech) (Jardin Céramique, 1994-1998), 14 Cruz & Ortiz (Woningbouw, 1999-2001), 15 J.G. Wiebenga, A. Rossi (rest.) (Hoofdgebouw Sphinx Céramique, 1912), 16 Chr. Kieckens (Woningbouw, 1999-2003), 17 H. Hertzberger (Kantoorgebouw Il Fiore, 1998-2002), 18 A. Meijs (Kantoorgebouw, 1995-1998), 19 W.M.J. Arets (Kantoorgebouw, 1990-1995)