Hans • Goverde

The heart of the Koningshof arts centre is formed by an atrium that links the library to a music school, a meeting centre, multifunctional rooms, a theatre and medical care facilities. The atrium is the central meeting area in which the bar takes the form of a copper wind instrument. The interaction between voids and wall openings creates dynamic sight lines.

Part of the Koningshof is the newly rebuilt library, a striking corner building. The library entrance is a gate in the curved wall. The building's central axis is intersected by a slender bridge that connects the exhibition area with various offices. A striking copper-clad bar area also serves as a footbridge to the music school.

year
2001 - 2004

client
Municipality of Maassluis

GFA
2,765 m²

website
www.koningshof.net

project team
Dave van Klaveren, Wim van der Torre, Leendert Spreij, Peter Steegers, Hester Wessels, Theo Hofstede, Edward Timmermans