Introduction / Justa van Bergen en Mathias Lehner -- The architecture of Drost + van Veen Architecten / Harm Tilman -- Meaningful work / Dorine van Hoogstraten -- Good architecture makes good neighbours / Marieke Berkers -- De Oostvaarders : nature experience centre at the Oostvaardersplassen -- Hotel Heppie : holiday hotel for special needs and less fortunate children -- Nieuw Overbos : care complex in the dunes -- Landgoed Rhederhof : living on a country estate.
Summary
Drost + van Veen Architects in Rotterdam looks at landscape as its primary source of inspiration for its designs. These designs either strongly merge into the context of their landscape or really stand out like a beacon. Next to this conceptual approach, materialization is quite an important aspect of the working method for these two architects, both of whom were originally educated as interior designers.