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Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Boskoo ...

Jacob van Rijs Jacob van Rijs Ir. FRIBA (Amsterdam, 1964) is a Dutch architect, urban planner and one of MVRDV’s three founding partners. Besides giving lectures worldwide van Rijs is also professor Entwerfen und Baukonstruktion at the Technical University of ...

Nathalie de Vries Nathalie de Vries (born 1965 in Appingedam) is a Dutch architect, lecturer and urbanist. In 1993 together with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs she set up MVRDV. MVRDV Great Work The Ceiling Of The Market Hall In Rotterdam on which de Vries was co-de ...

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, the masterplan for the

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Horticultural Expo 2022, also in Almere, and a research masterplan into the future of greater Paris which was commissioned by French president

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and the mayor of

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Bertrand Delanoë. MRVDV also maintains a research-oriented project called "The Why Factory", which is described by them as an "independent think-tank and research institute". It is run together with the Delft University of Technology.

Influences

In an interview,

Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Boskoo ...

names Rem Koolhaas as one of the most important people that he has worked with and for. He describes parts of his work as intellectual responses to Koolhaas questions. OMA and MVRDV share a couple of common features, starting with the positioning of the architect in their draft process. Projects are treated as collaborative efforts and the architect becomes a catalyst."If the notion of creation is still present in their discourse, it is more than a co-creation or synergie between all the parties than as the exclusive vision or synthesis of an architect." The general concept of densification in the urban context is a topic Rem Koolhaas focuses heavily on in his book "Delirious New York", which also constitutes a major part of MVRDV's research for instance in their publication "FARMAX".Through these conceptual overlaps the projects of the two offices show in some cases even strong formal accordances, as in the case of the VPRO Building and the Educatorium. Natalie de Vries was the project leader for one of

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´s projects at the time, where she could gain experience of the real architecture practise. Another factor that supported the founding of MVRDV was the general

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situation in the

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that was supportive of young

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s. This led to all three receiving a grant from the Dutch government which helped them start their own office.

Architectural language

The variety of design choices shows that MVRDV is not to develop a specific style of

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, but to provide and develop different methods in designing architecture and urban space. Projects are developed by interdisciplinary teams that test different possibilities rather than designing "top-down". Over the years, this strategy led to the development of an architectural language that helps in explaining design choices to others. In the exhibition "Architecture speaks" – The Language of MVRDV, the office presents four of the words used in the language that describes their work. The

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was shown in the "aut", the centre for architecture in

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, in

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,

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and was curated by Natalie de Vries. * "stack": This refers to the ever growing demand in space as well as the approach to stack and connect functions vertically, to create a three-dimensional space. This method came into use for the "Berlinvoids" design, where the office saw an opportunity to renew the standard way to deal with densification. * "pixel": The term "pixel" deals with the boundaries of space and provides the smallest unit in an agglomeration of units. It was initially developed as a measuring tool for the offices software "The Function mixer" and transformed into a flexible form that is adapted to the needs of its function. * "village": With the manifestation of the term village, MVRDV takes the next step into not only wanting to develop the immediate building but also the context. They use the "village" to be an example for ideal homes and neighbourhoods that can work as a basis for "healthy community-making"(DeVries, 2019). * "activator": Spaces that engage social interaction are referred to as "activators". These projects provide structures that exceed habitable use, being descriptive of the social interaction process rather than the formalistic character of the structure itself.

Projects (selection)

Villa VPRO, Hilversum, Netherlands (1993–1997)

Main article: Villa VPRO

Silodam Housing complex,
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
(1995–2003)

The

Silodam Silodam is a housing development and mix use (office / commercial / meeting place / public space) complex located in Oude Houthaven in the Netherlands. The complex is designed by MVRDV. Built on a former breakwater and incorporating grain silos ...

Housing complex unites 157 units that are used for

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,

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s and work spaces, as well as room for commercial and overall public use. The complex is grouped into four to eight units from the same house type that can be recognised in the facade. These housing types come from four different clients: a housing developer, a housing corporation, a developer of workspaces and the city of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. From the outside, the complex resembles a containership. These containers also provide different types of housing for different types of (financial) background. To match these varieties, the depth and height of the blocks can vary from 5–15 meters in width as well as 2,80m to 3,60m in height. To strengthen the symbolic image of a containership, there is also a

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underneath the complex, that connects the different "neighbourhoods".

Dutch Pavilion at the Hannover World Exhibition Expo 2000 (1997–2000)

The Dutch Pavilion is one of the

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s that helped the office to international recognition. The 50m high structure does not have a facade, but consists of several floor levels stacked on top of each other. By taking the assigned floor area for the pavilion and stacking said space, MVRDV wanted to contribute to the dutch history of taking land from the sea and eventually giving it back by expanding vertically. Through dividing and stacking the floorspace,

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can be saved, existing

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can be preserved and there is more space for cultural manifestations. As of July 2020 there are plans to revisit the project and convert it into an

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as well as adding student housing and

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to the structure.

Hagen Island, Ypenburg, Netherlands (2000–2003)

The Hagen Island is a part of the bigger residential housing project "Ypenburg" in

Ypenburg Leidschenveen-Ypenburg () is a Vinex-location and district of The Hague, located in the southeast. It is geographically connected to the main body of the city by only a narrow corridor. It consists of four quarters: Hoornwijk and Ypenburg on the ...

, outside the borders of Den Haag. Being a " randstad", the city of

Ypenburg Leidschenveen-Ypenburg () is a Vinex-location and district of The Hague, located in the southeast. It is geographically connected to the main body of the city by only a narrow corridor. It consists of four quarters: Hoornwijk and Ypenburg on the ...

consists of monocultural

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an structures. The whole area consists of 37 different "

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s". Hagen Island is a

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with only one motorized street circling the

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. The plots are divided into four rows of

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s, that are broken up from linearity. This generates a series of exterior spaces that differ in appearance and use. The whole area is connected through small paths that access the houses as well as two communal spaces in the middle of the island. The 119 units are designed very simply in six different facade types and do not have a cellar, which is a result of the tight budget, as well as giving the future

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space to reinterpret their homes. The houses are intentionally built void of detail to reduce cost and also strengthen the archetypical appearance. With this design, the office did not want

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to be the main focus, but the spaces in between that define the

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.The whole project was also an answer to the ideal approach of homeowning and planned out to be almost a

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of said ideal.

Market Hall, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2009–2014)

The

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in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...

is a mixed-use building that unites privately developed apartments with a public space. The public space houses a central market hall during the day and a series of restaurants on the lower levels in the evening as well as further public uses as shops and parking. The inner facade of the Market Hall is covered with a large mural covering the entire inner space. The artwork "Cornucopia" by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam shows large images of food products that reference the Dutch still-image paintings of the 17th century. To protect the inner space of the arch from the weather, but still provide the open character the architects intended, the facade is made of single-glazed glass panels that form a cable-net facade, which is the largest of its kind in Europe.

Traumhaus Funari, Mannheim, Germany (2015–?)

In cooperation with the prefabricated house

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"Traumhaus", MVRDV developed a

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structure on the site of the former US

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Benjamin Franklin. Their approach in this design is to redefine

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an living. The fully pedestrianised village is pre-planned out of a catalogue of housing and garden modules that match a certain resident type. This is meant to cause diversity and avoid

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of the area. Out of the 127 pre-planned houses, potential buyers can choose one that matches their lifestyle and needs. File:Inside Villa VPRO.jpg, Villa VPRO, Hilversum, Netherlands (1993–97) File:Mvrdv silodam.jpg, Silodam Housing complex,

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(1995–2003) File:Expo Pavillon Holland.jpg, Dutch Pavilion at the Hannover World Exhibition Expo 2000 (1997–2000) File:Edificio Celosía (Madrid) 01.jpg, Edificio Celosía,

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(2001–09) File:Gemini Residence from west.JPG,

Gemini Residence Gemini Residence is a residential building on the Islands Brygge waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark. Built to the design of MVRDV, the building has been created by converting two former seed silos. It is located at the end of Bryggebroen, connec ...

, two former silos converted into a residential building in

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,

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ...

File:Gyre_Omotesando_2.jpg, Designer retail complex "The Gyre", Omotesandō avenue in

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(2006-?) File:Markthal Rotterdam bij avond.jpg, Market Hall Rotterdam,

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, Netherlands (2009–2014)

Criticism

Since the office made its way to be a major player in the architectural industry, critical voices started to rise as well. One of the claims could be described as an adaptation to the contemporary commercial trends. According to Mark Minkjan's article the renderings of the "Valley", a project located in an emerging business district of Amsterdam, are deceptive commercial images that palliate the future realised building. Furthermore, he accuses the office of

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, by the unrealistic illustration of rooftop gardens and terraces, which is used as a coverup of the emissions of the building construction. Generally speaking he claims that architects nowadays serve oftentimes as makeup artists of sales pitches, or producers of visual pleasing "Eye-Candies'' and gives an example of these developments by MVRDV’s architectural representation of the "Valley". MVRDV's design of the

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has been strongly criticised and said to be pointless, a massive waste of time and material, a pile of rubble, and London's worst attraction.

Research

The Why Factory

The Why Factory is a co operational

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of the Delft University led by professor

Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Boskoo ...

. Its

research Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

revolves around analyzing urban developments and providing possible future scenarios for future cities and societies. Particular focus is put on opening up the discourse to the public through

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s, workshops, publications and panel discussions. The 2007 founded Institute provides an experimental outlook on the urban

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of the future by exploring imaginary narratives and their interlinked new social contexts. To develop scenarios further, the Why Factory also uses computational design tools for analyzing and generating these concepts. This List shows the research projects of MVRDV. * Gwangju Folly * Crystal Houses * Almere Oosterworld * Grand Paris * Almere 2030 * Airbus UAM * Pampus Harbour * North Sea Wind Park * Pig City * The NEXT ITMO * Oslo Le Grand * Stadt Land Schweiz * Skycar City * Metacity/Datatown * Myst Light Fixture * The Why Factory * Architecture Speaks: The Language of MVRDV * Infinity Kitchen * Vertical Village IBA * Vertical Village Seoul * House of Clothing * NL28 Olympic Fire * Freeland @ the Biennale * Vertical City Taipei * Bi-City Biennale 2017 * MVRDV Haus Berlin * Porous City Lego Towers * The Hungry Box * MVRDVH20 * China Hills

Publications

FARMAX (010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1999)

Metacity/Datatown (010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1999)

Spacefighter The evolutionary city game (Actar, Barcelona, 2005)

KM3 EXCURSIONS ON CAPACITIES (Actar, Barcelona, 2006)

Skycar City (Actar, Barcelona, 2008)
* ttp://www.naibooksellers.nl/boekenberg-spijkenisse-biografie-van-een-gebouw.html Book Mountain – Biography of a Building (010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 2013)

References

External links

*
Archicentral.com: MVRDV projectsDanda.be: MVRDV projects photo galleryArchello.com: MVRDV publications
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History

Influences

Architectural language

Projects (selection)

Villa VPRO, Hilversum, Netherlands (1993–1997)

Silodam Housing complex,
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
(1995–2003)

Dutch Pavilion at the Hannover World Exhibition Expo 2000 (1997–2000)

Hagen Island, Ypenburg, Netherlands (2000–2003)

Market Hall, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2009–2014)

Traumhaus Funari, Mannheim, Germany (2015–?)

Criticism

Research

The Why Factory

Publications

Further reading

References

External links