Rem Koolhaas OMA
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Paard van Troje (Trojan Horse)
Hague, The Netherlands
"With most of the new construction located behind an ancient monumental facade Paard van Troje, Trojan Horse, is an appropriate name".
OMA
Photo © Hans Werlemann (Hectic)
After a renovation and extension by OMA the performance centre, Paard van Troje (Trojan Horse) opened to the public on July 3, 2003. The centre will officially reopen at the beginning of the new cultural season in September.
With most of the new construction located behind an ancient monumental facade Paard van Troje, Trojan Horse, is an appropriate name for the cultural centre, previously known as Paard.
Photo © Hans Werlemann (Hectic)
The Netherlands National Trust for Historic Buildings protected one of the two classic buildings that form the centre, while the other building had only its original facade left.
Photo © Hans Werlemann (Hectic)
By removing the old construction behind the historic facade, a complicated problem of space and acoustics could be solved efficiently. The small concert hall, with seating for 300 people, was positioned directly behind the historic facade while the large concert hall, seating 1100 people, was constructed on the backside of the two buildings, making it accessible from an adjacent street.
The entrances of both halls are on the same level so that they can be used together for large events. The cafe in the historic building is is also connected so that all public spaces can be used together.
Photo © Hans Werlemann (Hectic)
The lobby, under the small concert hall, shows the confrontation of old and new. The walls are left untreated and show damages and changes that happened during the last century. The small hall is supported by 6 beams with large buffers and does not touch the historic walls and facade, avoiding acoustic leaking.
Photo © Hans Werlemann (Hectic)
At the Lange Beestenmarkt side the new facade, of Cor-Ten steal, was constructed so that water is drained inside the facade.
Area: 4.000 square meters
Client: Paard van Troje, Trojan Horse
Architects: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Project Director: Floris Alkemade
Project Team:
Jan Kooiman
Bart Cardinaal.
S,M,L,XL
By Rem Koolhaas & Bruce Mau
Publisher: Monacelli Press
S,M,L,XL combines a critical selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced over the past 20 years by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, with a wide variety of startling and poetic writings. The inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau is a graphic overture that weaves together architectural projects, photos and sketches, diary excerpts, personal travelogues, fairy tales, and fables, as well as critical essays on contemporary architecture and society.
The book's title is also its framework: projects and essays are arranged according to scale. While Small and Medium address issues ranging from the domestic to the public, Large focuses on what Koolhaas calls 'the architecture of Bigness.' Extra Large features projects at the urban scale, along with the seminal essay 'What Ever Happened to Urbanism?' and other studies of the contemporary city.
Running throughout the book is a 'dictionary' of an adventurous new Koolhaasian language - an assemblage of definitions, commentaries, and quotes from hundreds of literary, cultural, artistic, and architectural references.
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Rem Koolhaas: Oma
By Aurora Cuito & Cristina Montes
Publisher: te Neues Publishing Company
Each volume in this eminently affordable series highlights the work of a renowned 20th century architect. Packed with dazzling four-color photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, generous layouts and brief, comprehensive texts, these books are both authoritative and attractive, while their convenient size makes them great travel companions. An easy reference for work, school, or play, these colorful introductions to architectural wonders will fill your head with inspiration - without emptying your wallet.
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August 18, 2003
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