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HEALTH CENTRE ALMERE

A.E. & H. VAN EYCK, 1989-1993, Greta Garboplantsoen 1, Almere-Stad

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Aldo en Hannie van Eyck

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Julyan Wickham

BUILDING TYPE:
Health service buildings


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Housing Bouw-RAI 2

Aldo van Eyck was commissioned to design a health centre for the Filmwijk neighbourhood as part of https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/1094" class="inline_link">Bouw-RAI II. From outside the building looks hermetic, a fortress even, judging by the phalanx of ‘periscopes’ poking up like battlements along the north facade. Internally the design proves to be another illustration of Van Eyck’s ‘house as a small city’ theme. The various services and their glazed reception areas are ranged in orderly fashion along a toplit central ‘street’. At each end of the street, and within the centre’s walls, is an open-air patio where children can play. The entrances are located at places where the outer walls sweep inward.