Voorveldse Hof
Utrecht, the Netherlands
A small-scale home
in a city palace
Wiegerinck was commissioned by AxionContinu to design a residential building for psychogeriatric patients in the De Veemarkt urban district outside of Utrecht.
Seven residential groups
The building consists of seven residential groups for psychogeriatric patients, as well as a Grand Café for residents and the general public alike. In addition to unity and tranquility, the architecture seeks nuance and differentiation. The large windows of the street-facing living rooms can be easily distinguished from the those of residents’ private rooms.
Differentiation per group
The position of the communal areas was chosen in such a way that the individual rooms are divided into two clusters, each with four sitting/sleeping rooms. On the smallest scale, there are cosy nooks and seating areas that invite residents to discover and relax.
Project data
- Location
- Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Functie
- Residential building for psychogeriatric patients
- Size
- 4,000 m² GFA
- Period
- 2014 – 2016
- Status
- Complete
- Client
- AxionContinu
- User
- AxionContinu
- Team
- Tom Vlemingh, Frank Pörtzgen, Bastiaan Buurman, Joris Alofs, Inge Geurts, Ruud Hilderink, Joost van Weerd
- In collaboration with
- Bartels, Sweegers en de Bruin, Poelmans-Reesink, VASD
- Photography
- William Moore, Dennis Brandsma, Kim Zwarts
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