Centre for architecture

At the river forelands of the IJssel river and near the city of Deventer (NL) a centre for architecture is to be located. The centre is accessible from an existing path in a production forest. It is introduced by an open space within the forest with a rammed earth wall.

The ensemble of buildings is structured around two courtyards. The most public courtyard serves the public facilities of the centre; a building with central dining room and shared kitchen on the west; and a building south that houses a little café-shop, the library and the ateliers for different crafts.

The ateliers look out over the river foreland and have space to build outside. The second courtyard consists of an enclosed garden, with a greenhouse on the northside. Three houses for permanent staff are placed at the perimeter of the site, and a separate building in the forest provides eight studios for temporary residents.