client:
Essent Facilities
programme:
24.000 m² offices (new development),
12.000 m² kantoren (renovation),
605 parking spaces
architect:
Pi de Bruijn
project team:
T. Berkhout, O. Sarafopoulos, A. van der Hoek,
M. van Aalderen, Th. Martens,
R. Garritsen, A. van Gelderen, P. Kinfu, J. Kriene,
G. Vissers, A. Janson, L. de Jong
interior design:
V. Ulrich, C. Fuchs, A. Icinsel
landscape designer:
landschapsarchitectenburo Sant en Co.
contractor:
BAM
structural engineer:
ABT, Velp/Delft
date of commission:
2003
date of construction:
2005 - 2006
gross surface:
36.000 m²
volume:
145.000 m³
interior design:
V. Ulrich
Essent head office, Den Bosch
The former PNEM building (C. de Bever, 1956) was extended and renovated by adding new wings to the rear of the castle-like structure. Although this drastically altered the scale and organization of the complex, old and new still form a harmonious whole thanks to subtle similarities correspondences in scale, formal idiom and roof structure. A ‘high street’ connects the wings with the original building and gives access to the office spaces and collective functions. The old courtyard has been transformed into a glass-covered atrium that serves as a foyer and restaurant for the conference rooms surrounding it.