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Return to Watford – more impressions of St.Mary’s
In February I was Watford, England for a week to visualize the planned renovation of St. Mary’s church. I wrote this blog article about it. Convinced Those images, of the chancel area of the church,...
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The Colors of the Union: 304888344611713860501504000000 Ways to Make a Flag
In 2002, my former employer Rem Koolhaas designed a flag for the European Union. His idea: a kind of bar code with the colors of the flags of the various member states arranged from east to west. One...
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Sleeping in a Bridge Keeper’s Cabin in Schiedam
In Schiedam, at a stone’s throw from my place of birth, is the Orange Bridge, a structure from the thirties which spans the New Harbour. Since early this year, the bridge keeper’s cabin is managed by...
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The Barge: a New Stadium for Feyenoord
For a few years now, there have been discussions about a new stadium for Feyenoord, replacing the legendary football temple and municipal monument, De Kuip. Allthough I am not as frequent a visitor of...
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Rumah Kecil: a Tiny House Extra Large
Some time ago I took part in a design competition organized by the Sint Trudo housing corporation in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The assignment was to design a condo, a compact apartment in an urban...
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Venlo revisited: the Koninginneplein Tunnel
The tunnel under Koninginneplein (or should I say Queen’s Square?) in Venlo was completed in 2011. It ensured a smoother and prettier transition between the railway station and the city center. Through...
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The Cornfields of the Wheat District, an idea for the Maassilo Roof
The Maassilo on the Brielselaan is one of the coolest buildings in Rotterdam. As a child I was already fascinated by the huge concrete block that you could almost touch when traveling to the city...
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A Tiny House With a View: Blok’s Block
During the Rotterdam Rooftop Days, in the beginning of June, the Codrico grain silo at Katendrecht once against caught my eye. This national heritage may be the most beautiful industrial building in...
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The Rotterdam Metro in Past, Present and Future
On February 9, 1968, the first section of the Rotterdam metro was opened: six kilometers, six stations, from Central Station to Zuidplein. I was there together with my father, but all I remember is...
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A Tiny Houseboat: Blok’s Blokje
About a year ago I designed Blok’s Block, a kind of tiny house XL. A compact home for adventurous urbanites, to be placed on roofs of tall buildings. One of the reactions I received on the Block: it...
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