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H.H.L.M. DIRRIX (DIEDEREN DIRRIX VAN WYLICK), 1997-2002, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Bert Dirrix

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Diederen Dirrix Van Wylick

ARTIST:
Arthur Bagen

ORIGINAL DESIGN:
OD 205

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Paul Diederen

BUILDING TYPE:
Buildings for education
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RELATED BUILDINGS:
Technical University Eindhoven

This former chemistry building of the https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/814" class="inline_link">Technical University has been converted into new premises for the architecture faculty. The existing generous floor-to-floor heights and floor areas (30 x 40 metres) necessitated additional facilities for natural lighting. To this end a huge void was sawn out of the floors of the top four storeys and the facades clad with full-height glass panels, even the opaque areas. To keep out direct sunlight, each of these panels has a print applied to the outside (a blown-up photo of the scaffolding surrounding Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia) and reflecting cloth on the inside.