© 2006 Jan Derwig
MUNICIPAL OFFICE DELFT
J.M.J. COENEN, 1984-1986
Phoenixstraat 16, Delft
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jo Coenen
BUILDING TYPE:
Government buildings
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jo Coenen
BUILDING TYPE:
Government buildings
PUBLICATIONS:
Wonen-TA/BK 1985-2/3; Architectuur Bouwen 1987-4; de Architect 1987-9; Bouw 1988-3; Architecture + Urbanism 1988-9; Jaarboek 1987-1988; A. Oxenaar - Jo Coenen, architect, 1994
Of the three plans submitted, Coenen's was chosen because of its public walkway and the novel approach to civic architecture: monumental and symmetrical, a style long out of use for administrative buildings. The 3500 square metres called for in the brief was successfully accommodated within the stringent development plan designed to safeguard the townscape. The large cylinder contains office space about a void with a skewed roof.