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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
APON, VAN DEN BERG, TER BRAAK, TROMP, 1974-1984, Bezuidenhoutseweg 67, Den Haag
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken / Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Apon, Van den Berg, Ter Braak, Tromp )
© 2006 Rook & Nagelkerke

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Apon, Van den Berg, Ter Braak, Tromp

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Dick Apon

ARTIST:
Auke de Vries

BUILDING TYPE:
Government buildings

This cruciform ministry building sits diagonally on the restricted site, so that as much of the office space as possible faces outwards. Able to hold some 1200 civil servants, it comprises two storeys for parking, two for general use, eight for offices and two for plant, with the main service areas at the intersection. The stepped construction of the storeys, tapering of fronts and dominating, clad concrete frame give the whole a sculptural quality.