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EXTENSION HET ARSENAAL
TJ. DIJKSTRA (VDL), 1975-1981, Arsenaalstraat 1, Leiden
Verbouwing Het Arsenaal / Extension Het Arsenaal ( Tj. Dijkstra (VDL) )
© 1987 Rook & Nagelkerke

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Tjeerd Dijkstra
VDL

BUILDING TYPE:
Buildings for education

Within the new university complex 'The Arsenal' has retained its eye-catching status. It comprises two linked squares each with an inner court. One inner court has been built in, the other covered with a transparent dome supported by an agglutinated timber construction rising from a single point. The new concrete floors rest against newly-erected inner cavity wall leaves, with the old floor functioning as formwork. Cheap techniques such as this managed to keep restoration costs down.