OMA - Uithof, Netherlands, Utrecht, 1986

UITHOF, NETHERLANDS, UTRECHT, 1986

Regenerative masterplan for 'De Uithof'

Uithof Masterplan aims to represent a long term perspective for ‘De Uithof’. The future possibilities for ‘De Uithof’ are based on the two main qualities of the area: the strength of the old underlying park meadow landscape and the remains of the orthogonal grid of the original planning by Van der Steur.
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FACT SHEET

Project:
Regenerative masterplan for 'De Uithof'

Client:
Utrecht University

Year:
1986

Status:
Built

Type:
Masterplan

Location:
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Site:
24,000,000m2 university campus in rural surroundings outside ring road east of city center

Program:
Phase I: three high schools (50.000m2 each), housing for 1,000 students, extension to academic hospital, new children’s hospital, sports center, Educatorium (lecture/study facility)
Phase II: university library, relocation of law school from city center, various extensions to existing facilities

CREDITS

Preliminary design:
Rem Koolhaas, Xaveer de Geyter, Willem-Jan Neutelings, Art Zaaier

Realization:
Art Zaaier in collaboration with OMA