NIEUW HOOG CATHARIJNE
VAN DEN OEVER - ZAAIJER EN PARTNERS ARCHITECTEN
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INFO
CLIENT/S:
CORIO NEDERLAND RETAIL BV (RETAIL CENTER); ING REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (HOUSING)
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT/S:
VAN DEN OEVER - ZAAIJER EN PARTNERS ARCHITECTEN
SIZE:
90,000 SM RETAIL CENTER; 93 HOUSING UNITS ABOVE RETAIL
DESIGN:
2003
COMPLETION:
IN CONSTRUCTION, PHASED COMPLETION - 2013, 2015, 2017
Located in Utrecht's financial center, this residential and retail project connects the train station and the convention center to the historic medieval square. The design celebrates the confluence of commerce, culture and the canal with the introduction of a "City Room", a large-scale glass box that spans the waterway and serves as a public gathering space. The project links the new and the old by reintroducing a Dutch sense of scale and restraint, and is destined to become the new heart of the community.