De Bouwmeester
A transgenerational wave
De Bouwmeester, Utrecht
At the edge of the Van Heukelom Park in Utrecht De Bouwmeester is a striking structure considering colour, shape and material. It is one of the anchor points of the renewal of this green lobe and the adjacent neighbourhood. The residential care building is one of the two ensembles at the edges of the park designed by LEVS architecten who also made the urban plan.
Despite 10,000 m2 GFA De Bouwmeester joins smoothly into its surroundings. On a warm coloured brick plinth the volume rises up from two to seven layers around a courtyard. Each 'step' offers space to set up a communal terrace with panoramic views of the surrounding greenery. The volume with its golden metal facades, rounded corners and undulating balconies houses a diverse social program.
On the ground, first and partly on the second floor there are various living areas for residents requiring care. Above there is social housing. In combination with day care, nursery and acommunity centre at ground level, De Bouwmeester has a sustainable mix of social functions.
The ground floor “flows” via large glass doors into a designed garden. Here meeting areas and spatial sight relations create a place where both, young and old, come together; protected and yet right in the society.
Info
- Client
- MITROS projectontwikkeling
- Design
- Adriaan Mout, Jurriaan van Stigt, Marianne Loof
- Projectteam
- Stefan Lippert, Jelle van der Veen, Daan Goedhart, Ulf Bjällerstedt, Christiaan Schuit
- Program
- 10.000 m² zorg en wonen voor ouderen (PG woongroep, woongroep voor psychiatrische behandeling, dagverzorging), kinderdagverblijf, wijkfunctie, 30 woningen
- Location
- Utrecht
- Year
- 2009 – 2013
- Contractor
- ERA Contour
- Urban plan
- LEVS architecten
- Photography
- Marcel van der Burg, LEVS architecten