Energy-neutral House of Eemnes is a sustainable “culture house”
Thirty minutes east of Amsterdam, the municipality of Eemnes has recently welcomed a beautiful community center...
An award-winning forest tops the world’s first publicly accessible art depot
The Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the first publicly accessible art depot in the world, has just completed construction...
Hollandse Nieuwe crafts a vibrant, eco-friendly workspace with VR
Amsterdam-based architectural practice Hollandse Nieuwe has enlisted the help of virtual reality to create a dynamic...
MVRDV plans to sustainably repurpose the Dutch Expo 2000 Pavilion
MVRDV has unveiled plans to sustainably transform one of its seminal projects, the Dutch Pavilion at the 2000 World...
Prefab apartment proposal wants to make city living more sustainable
Rotterdam-based architecture firm AEMSEN has recently unveiled BARBIZON, a design proposal for sustainable apartments...
Energy-neutral school in Utrecht enhances biodiversity
At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral...
UNStudio unveils “future-proof” energy-generating education building for TU Delft
UNStudio has unveiled designs for Echo, a new multipurpose academic building for TU Delft that will not only generate...
Architects propose produce markets designed for social distancing
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, making a trip to the grocery store has become a stressful experience for...
Fully circular office can be sustainably demounted and rebuilt in weeks
In its latest example of circular construction, Dutch architecture firm cepezed has completed Building D(emountable),...
BREEAM-certified renovation for 70s modernist icon in Amsterdam
MVSA Architects has dramatically breathed new life into Amsterdam’s iconic Rivierstaete — a monolithic 1973...
Self-sufficient floating office building for GCA will take anchor in Rotterdam
Rotterdam-based architecture firm Powerhouse Company has unveiled designs for a unique floating office building...
Carbon-neutral, prefab development targets sustainable urbanism for Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven area
In a bid to revitalize the area of Rijnhaven, a Rotterdam port dating back to 1895, Blueroom and Urban Crossovers...
MVRDV’s garden “oasis” in Utrecht includes a green-roofed convention center
MVRDV has unveiled designs to transform the underutilized area on the west side of Utrecht’s central station...
Solar-powered Dutch home produces all of its own energy with surplus to spare
When Marjo Dashorst and Han Roebers set their sights on designing a sustainable home in Zutphen, a municipality...
Amsterdam’s new circular archives building sustainably generates all of its own energy
The city of Amsterdam has officially opened the Depot Amsterdam Noord, a new repository for the capital’s Stadsarchief...
MVRDV unveils pro-bono vision to reopen the lost canals of The Hague
In a bid to restore a lost part of nature to The Hague, MVRDV has unveiled a proposal to reopen the city’s 17th-century...
Naturalis Biodiversity Center reopens with a sustainable, future-proof renovation
After nearly a year of renovations, the Netherlands' prized Naturalis Biodiversity Center — a museum and research...
This Eco Villa in Utrecht produces all of its own energy through solar power
Dutch architectural practice Studio Public has carved out a slice of eco-friendly bliss in Houten, a nearly car-free...
MVRDV designs a Dutch office building covered in potted plants
MVRDV has unveiled designs for the Green Villa, a striking mixed-use building draped in greenery for the Dutch...
Sustainable RAUM Pavilion can be continually reused or recycled in Utrecht
Utrecht's burgeoning cultural hotspot at Berlijnplein (Berlin Square) has recently gained the RAUM Pavilion, a...
A Dutch village inspired the design of this solar-powered home
Within a cluster of traditional Dutch homes in The Hague, local firm Global Architects designed a single-family...
A potato field is transformed into an award-winning communal home in the Netherlands
Amsterdam-based architectural firm bureau SLA and Utrecht-based ZakenMaker have transformed a one-hectare potato...
Cepezed completes the first self-sufficient bus station in the Netherlands
Delft-based architectural firm cepezed has completed the Netherlands’ first self-sufficient bus station in the...
A massive, egg-shaped bird observatory features reusable natural materials
Bird lovers in the Netherlands now have a new way of watching their feathered friends thanks to the recent opening...
Daniel Libeskind unveils climate change-inspired sculptures at Paleis Het Loo
This spring, tapestry-like shrubbery and geometric flowerbeds won’t be the only highlights at the Het Loo Palace’s...
An old office is transformed into the Netherlands’ most sustainable renovated building
In Amsterdam South, a newly renovated office building with a shimmering silver roof has achieved BREEAM Outstanding,...
Solar-powered Dutch home brings the coastal woods indoors
Dutch design studio Natrufied Architecture has embedded a solar-powered home into the coastal woods in the old...
Studio Roosegaarde wants to turn space waste into shooting stars and 3D-printed housing
At the Space Waste Lab Symposium in Almere, Netherlands, artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde...
High-rise living in Utrecht to be transformed by a sustainable vertical village
A trio of high rises are expected to outreach Utrecht, Netherlands' tallest building and be a beacon of sustainable...
A modern, solar-powered home breathes new life into the Dutch countryside
In the Twente countryside of Rijssen, the Netherlands, Dutch practice Reitsema & partners architects and landscape...