BREDA CARRÉ BUILDING, NETHERLANDS, BREDA, 2000 
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| An apartment building geared toward empty-nested baby-boomers, part of a larger masterplan |
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The Carré was designed as a relatively compact block made up of a series of densely stacked blocks. The building floor plate sits on a pedestal containing a parking garage for the inhabitants of the building. Circulation of the building is arranged by three staircases/elevator tracts which can be reached through the courtyard. The footprint of the building is 110 by 80 meters; the Carré reaches up to 10 stories high. more... |
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FACT SHEET
Project: An apartment building geared toward empty-nested baby-boomers, part of a larger masterplan Client: Chassé CV (Proper Stok Group / Wilma) Year: 1999 completion, 1998 building began Status: Built Type: Residence Location: Breda, Netherlands Site: On a former military site, within the historic ring of the center of Breda Program: 140 apartments, sport facilities, shops, doctor, 140 space carpark (total area: 22,362m2, total volume: 64,000m3) Budget: fl. 20,000,000 COLLABORATORS Structure: Snellen Meulemans van Schaik Technical drawings: Royal Haskoning BV Courtyard design: West 8 Landscape Architects Landscape: Inside Outside |
CREDITS
Team: Govert Gerritsen, Reinier de Graaf, Michel Melenhorst, Jan Kooijman, Richard Eelman, Rob de Maat, Jeroen Thomas, Fernando Romero Havaux |
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