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OFFICE BUILDING GSD LEEUWARDEN

A. BONNEMA, 1971-1975, Noordvliet 37, Leeuwarden

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Abe Bonnema

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
Mien Ruys

BUILDING TYPE:
Office buildings
Housing

The aim here was to introduce a modern building into a historical context aided by precast concrete elements (columns, beams, floor slabs and parapets). Inside the building are 'kantoortuinen' (office landscapes) designed to a small-scale module (2.5 x 2.5 m. and 5 x 5 m.). The street elevation is a typical example of seventies architecture, with its blurred distinction between individual dwelling units and the office block as a whole.