ARCHITECTUURGIDS.NL / ARCHITECTUREGUIDE.NL

INFORMATION CENTRE DE HOEP

MIN 2 BOUW-KUNST, 1992-1994, Johannisweg 2, Castricum

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Maarten Min

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Min 2 bouw-kunst

BUILDING TYPE:
Museums and exhibition buildings

This Information centre wants to be part of the dunes, even having an undulating roof you can walk across; entry through a large drainpipe is an unmistakable reference to water management. The centrally-placed oval film theatre pokes up through the grass roof; services and offices assemble in a strip on the north side. The whole is supported by a structure of laminated timber beams and posts which combines with the welter of air ducts, interior fittings, partitions and exhibition displays into a magnificently complex interior for some, a chaotic jungle for others.