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Mosque Enschede
The design deliberately opted for the addition of an avlu, traditionally a central place in a mosque. Usually this is an outdoor space, but here the avlu has been executed as a covered courtyard, making the building …
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Own drinking water in the Melkhal
Broadcaster 1Twente has made a report on how the large water cellar under the Melkhal can be used to produce drinking water for the Melkhal itself and the surrounding (residential) buildings with the help of its own …
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Water Authority Vechtstromen starts innovation fund
Water Authority Vechtstromen is always looking for innovative solutions to complex issues relating to water quality, climate change and sustainability. The water authority does this by working together with knowledge …
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Building permit for micro-apartments in Mönchengladbach, Germany
The city of Mönchengladbach has granted planning permission for the construction of 32 micro-apartments and 53 furnished one-room flats ('boarding rooms') at Aachener Straße 1-5. It is a special housing project …
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Successful video conference 'Linking specification information to BIM'
Last Thursday, the 18th of June, The National BIM Platform together with IAA Architecten and Systhema hosted a BIMTalk online. Together, we were able to provide a successful video conference on 'Specifying and …
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Linking specification information to the building model
The amount of information you can link to a building model is ever increasing. In order to be able to add specification information as well, Systhema and IAA Architecten are developing and testing software that links …
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Music centre and conservatory
On 9 September 1988, Queen Beatrix officially opened the Music Centre in Enschede, consisting of a large and small concert hall, in a complex combined with the conservatory. It marked the start of putting Enschede on …
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Modularly built micro-apartments
At Aachener Straße 1-5 in Mönchengladbach, just north of the old town centre, a residential block with 32 micro-apartments and 53 furnished one-room flats ('boarding rooms') is being built. The centrally …
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Mosque Almelo
Proposal by IAA Architects for the new Almelo mosque in a limited design competition.
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Construction with solar panel facade
Second opinion design for a cost-conscious facade of office building in Rostock.