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HEADQUARTERS VOLKSWONINGEN
DOBBELAAR DE KOVEL DE VROOM (DKV), 1992-1994, Prins Alexanderlaan 201, Rotterdam
Hoofdkantoor Volkswoningen / Headquarters Volkswoningen ( Dobbelaar De Kovel De Vroom (DKV) )
© 2007 Rook & Nagelkerke
Sandwiched between a large-scale high-rise district and a rural point-by-point ribbon development, this office building reconciles the differences between them. It takes as its stepping-off point the traditional Dutch farmstead, an assemblage of buildings tightly enfolding a courtyard. The character of the wall reflects the immediate surroundings, from the taut introverted elevation on Prins Alexanderlaan containing the main entrance with its curved expanse of glass, to the hornbeam on the side adjoining the rural area. The most prominent features on site are a centrally situated tower of stairs, lifts and services in an anthracite-coloured rendering, and a zinc-clad office wing.