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EVOLUON

L.C. KALFF, L.L.J. DE BEVER, 1962-1966, Noord Brabantlaan 1a, Eindhoven

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Lou Kalff
Leo de Bever

:
DHVAIB
Gert Grosfeld
Mick Eekhout

BUILDING TYPE:
Museums and exhibition buildings

STATE:
G. Grosfeld (DHVAIB), A.C.J.M. Eekhout (ren. 1991-1995)

Its futuristic shape and tectonic bravura all point to the building's function, an exhibition pavilion for technological discoveries and Philips products. The Evoluon consists of a dish held aloft by 12 V-shaped supports and covered with a shell roof. Both shell and dish are 35 metres in diameter and assembled from precast concrete elements. The exhibition area occupies three encircling platforms with a lift and ventilation shafts in the central space. These day the Evoluon serves as a conference centre.