spatial sustainability

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    ROC van Twente celebrates 'Purple Friday'

    'Purple Friday', every second Friday in December, is a day when students, teachers and other staff wear the colour purple to show their solidarity with gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender and intersex people. Like …

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    New entrance area at 'De Maere' in Enschede

    For a long time, students of the ROC van Twente location Ariënsplein and those of Saxion 'Epy Drost' shared the same entrance at the Van Galenstraat. The upgrading of Ariënsplein into a new public space offered the …

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    Research grant awarded

    The Creative Industries Fund has awarded IAA Architecten a grant to carry out the research project Synergetic Relationships. In this project we will investigate how a sustainable design process can quantify the added …

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    Sustainability

    Naturally, we fit the buildings we create with the latest technical insights, we use materials with the least environmental impact and structure energy and water as efficiently as possible. Besides having experience …

  5. project

    SJHT Walhofstraat

    On this small plot, 12 apartments are housed on three floors of a newly developed building. To make the building appear smaller and to connect it to its surroundings, the corners are cut at an angle. The characteristic little residential building is completely covered with slate stone.

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    Coberco site

    Between the city centre and the inner ring road of Enschede, lies the district of Boddenkamp, a typical early 20th century example of mixed building of industry and housing. Now that the industry has disappeared, the …

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    A new life for village squares

    On the south side of Borne centre, five squares are located, which show little cohesion and are worn out in terms of design: The Rheineplein, The Bolkshoek, The Bleek, The Marktplein and The Koem. Together they form …

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    Hotel in Essen

    In Essen, within walking distance of the main station and the city centre, GHotel has commissioned the construction of a three-star superior hotel consisting of 174 rooms, restaurant, conference facilities and parking space for 53 cars.