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Block 16 in Stadshart Almere, Netherlands René by Van Zuuk Architekten

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Block 16 is part of the master plan designed by OMA for a new prestigious city centre in Almere. The autonomous expressive block reacts on two conditions: the billowing end marks as a kind of gatekeeper the harbour entrance. At the other end the movement is smoothened and the building fits in with the right-angled grid of the adjacent glass high-rise housing blocks.

The block is situated on a basement car park (design OMA) serving as a footstall. The elevated deck level is half occupied by the common entrance and the storerooms. The other part is a gym which continues on the parking level below where it ends in the fitness-café, an autonomous pavilion.

The design of Block 16 is largely based on an analysis of tunnel formwork constructions. Implementation of this mode of construction is financially attractive in developing major housing projects. The basic principle of tunnel formwork is the simultaneous casting of floors and party walls.

Architect: René van Zuuk Architekten
Client: Ontwikkelingscombinatie Almere Hart c.v
Design Team: René van Zuuk, Kersten Scheller
Project Team: Björn Ophof, Marieke van den Dungen
Structural Engineering: Pieters Bouwtechniek Delft b.v.
Site Area: 1,650 sqm
Constructed Area: 8,740 sqm
Photographs: Christian Richters

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