SEARCH

Description

The work of SeARCH (Urban Planning & Architecture), established in 2002 by Bjarne Mastenbroek and partnered by Uda Visser, is marked by a continuous research into the most intimate meaning of the sites. This book brings together a number of their recent projects. Included are the Dutch Embassy in Addis Ababa, the Villa KBWW in Utrecht, a residential development on an artificial island near Hoofddorp (the Netherlands), the “Wolzak” farmhouse in Zutphen (the Netherlands), the Museum at the Site of Fireworks Explosion in the Roombeek area in Enschede, and a tree-top observation platform near Putten (the Netherlands). Introductory essay by Silvio Carta.

CONTENTS

• Stedenbouw en ARCHitectuur
• Between Naivete and Idealism
• The Significant Tweak /  Author Silvio Carta

Nature

• Hill-versum: Competition for Housing, Parking and Commercial Spaces on Former ‘Circus Area’ Hilversum, NL
• Hide and Seek: Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa, ETH
• Westerijdok: Masterplan Mixed Use Program, Amsterdam, NL
• Poldernat, a ‘Droste Effect’: Housing Study in the Polder, NL

Transparency

• Novo Nordisk: Conference and Activity Center, Hillerod, DK
• Villa KBWW: Private Double House, Utrecht, NL
• Re-arrange: Residential Development on an Artificial Island, Floriande, Hoofddorp, NL
• The Void: Synagogue for the Progressive Jewish Congregation, Amsterdam, NL

Revitalize

• Shrink to Fit: ‘Wolzak’ Farmhouse Extension and Renovation, Zutphen, NL
• Sporting West: Clubhouse for a Netball Club at the Former Wester Gas Factory, Westerpark, Amsterdam,NL
• Culture Cluster: Museum at the Site of Fireworks Explosion, Roombeek, Enschede,NL
• Sunny Side Up: City Villa Extension and Renovation, Amsterdam, NL
• 7 Freedom Square: Renovation and Extension of a Trades Building, Tbilisi, GEO

Innovation

• The Hole: Holiday Home, Vals, CH
• Divide and Conquer: Car-Free Residential Development, Scherf 13, Leidsche Rijn, NL
• Morph: Retail Complex with Apartments, Blok 5, Almere, NL
• Link: Connecting Building, One Extension for Two Schools, Dordrecht, NL

Sustainability

• Tower Power: Tree-Top Observation Platform, Schovenhorst, Putten, NL
• High Tea: Posbank Pavilion in Veluwezoom National Park, Rheden, NL
• Soft Edge: Three Apartments and Offices, Zilverparkkade, Lelystad, NL
• Junior College: School Building for Secondary Education, Julianadorp, Den Helder, NL
• Nature Center: Study for Museum and Education Center along the Waal River in Nijmegen, NL

272 pages, color ills / 23 x 30 cm / English, Korean