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Hydra Pier
Haarlemmermeer
The Netherlands

Photo: Christian Richters

The Hydra Pier, a municipal pavilion acknowledging and celebrating the fast growing city of Haarlemmermeer, was the winning entry in an International competition.
Haarlemmermeer is located in a region, adjacent to the Amsterdam Schipol airport, that was below sea level for most of the19th Century.

The dams and pumping stations, engineered during that time, are still in existence today and are potent symbols of Holland's tenuous relation to the surrounding sea.
The pumping of water through and onto the roof and the subsequent formation of a 3.5 m high curtain of water as an entry threshold celebrates this rich history.

Photo courtesy Asymptote

In contrast to the heavy air traffic around the airport., and the endless streams of highway commuters, the Hydra Pier is situated in an artificially manufactured pastoral landscape.

Photo courtesy Asymptote

The Pavilion is separated into two parts; one overhangs and shelters an outdoor landscaped space, the other, floating on the lake, encloses a multi-media space for public events and other functions yet to be determined.
The “liquid” roof, accommodating a plane of cascading water, reflects and distorts the large sky overhead where large body airplanes are in constant states

Photo: Christian Richters

Client: The city of Haarlemmermeer
Architects: Asymptote
Principal designers:
Hani Rashid
Lise Anne Couture

Assistants:
Elaine Didyk
Birgit Schoenbrodt
Jose Salinas
John Cleater

Associate Architect:
Architektenburo Bronsvoort bna
Principal: Anton Bronsvoort

Engineers
Ingenieursburo:
Smit Westerman (structure)
Octatube (glass structure, panels roof)
VanDam (panels wall, ceiling)
Lomans (Installations)
Lotek (watersupply)

Builder/Fabricator:
Nijhuis Bouw bv
Chris Kreijns
Nijhuis, Utrecht
Infocus Bouwmanagement bv

Lighting Advisor:
Hollands Licht (Rogier van der Heide)

Image courtesy Asymptote

Asymptote's latest installation: Flux 3.0-Mscape City, a large scale digitally augmented work dealing with the hyper-urbanism of New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo is being presented in the new "Binding-Brauerei" exhibition space at Documenta XI in Kassel.

July 8, 2002

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		Asymptote Hydra Pier Haarlemmermeer The Netherlands Photo: Christian Richters The Hydra Pier, a municipal pavilion acknowledging and celebrating the fast growing city of Haarlemmermeer, was the winning entry in an International competition. Haarlemmermeer is located in a region, adjacent to the Amsterdam Schipol airport, that was below sea level for most of the19th Century. The dams and pumping stations, engineered during that time, are still in existence today and are potent symbols of Holland's tenuous relation to the surrounding sea. The pumping of water through and onto the roof and the subsequent formation of a 3.5 m high curtain of water as an entry threshold celebrates this rich history. Photo courtesy Asymptote Photo courtesy Asymptote In contrast to the heavy air traffic around the airport., and the endless streams of highway commuters, the Hydra Pier is situated in an artificially manufactured pastoral landscape. Photo courtesy Asymptote The Pavilion is separated into two parts; one overhangs and shelters an outdoor landscaped space, the other, floating on the lake, encloses a multi-media space for public events and other functions yet to be determined. The “liquid” roof, accommodating a plane of cascading water, reflects and distorts the large sky overhead where large body airplanes are in constant states Photo: Christian Richters Photo: Christian Richters Photo: Christian Richters Client: The city of Haarlemmermeer Architects: Asymptote Principal designers: Hani Rashid Lise Anne Couture Assistants: Elaine Didyk Birgit Schoenbrodt Jose Salinas John Cleater Associate Architect: Architektenburo Bronsvoort bna Principal: Anton Bronsvoort Engineers Ingenieursburo: Smit Westerman (structure) Octatube (glass structure, panels roof) VanDam (panels wall, ceiling) Lomans (Installations) Lotek (watersupply) Builder/Fabricator: Nijhuis Bouw bv Chris Kreijns Nijhuis, Utrecht Infocus Bouwmanagement bv Lighting Advisor: Hollands Licht (Rogier van der Heide) Image courtesy Asymptote Asymptote's latest installation: Flux 3.0-Mscape City, a large scale digitally augmented work dealing with the hyper-urbanism of New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo is being presented in the new "Binding-Brauerei" exhibition space at Documenta XI in Kassel. July 8, 2002 Asymptote arcspace features