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Huis van Droo
Social cultural / Care
Huis van Droo
Social cultural / Care
Community center 'new style'

Duiven municipality wants to develop Droo-Zuid to be at the center of a residential service area. The aim is to provide housing for both younger and older people who require some form of care, so they can live amidst their family, neighbours and friends. Together with the users and the neighborhood we developed ‘Huis van Droo’; a community centre ‘new style’ –  the new heart of Droo-Zuid. The sports hall, situated in the center of the building, is wrapped with other public program. The neighborhood lounge, facing the entrance of the neighborhood, is the most public place in the building. The new kindergarten, care, and other neighborhood function are all positioned around the central hall.

Status: completed January 2012
Team: Johan De Wachter, Marieke van Hensbergen, Kerem Masaraci, Joana Torres, Tiago Pinto de Carvalho, Louise Nedergaard Clausen
Collaboration: Vitruvius Consultancy, Companen, Willems Technisch Adviesburo, Bartels Ingenieursbureau b.v., Buro Bouwkunde
Client: Duiven municipality
Location: Duiven, NL
Program: 1650 m2 multifunctional accommodation with a gymnasium, neighborhood lounge, child daycare and para medic services
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Huis van Droo
Social cultural / Care
Community center 'new style'

Duiven municipality wants to develop Droo-Zuid to be at the center of a residential service area. The aim is to provide housing for both younger and older people who require some form of care, so they can live amidst their family, neighbours and friends. Together with the users and the neighborhood we developed ‘Huis van Droo’; a community centre ‘new style’ –  the new heart of Droo-Zuid. The sports hall, situated in the center of the building, is wrapped with other public program. The neighborhood lounge, facing the entrance of the neighborhood, is the most public place in the building. The new kindergarten, care, and other neighborhood function are all positioned around the central hall.

Status: completed January 2012
Team: Johan De Wachter, Marieke van Hensbergen, Kerem Masaraci, Joana Torres, Tiago Pinto de Carvalho, Louise Nedergaard Clausen
Collaboration: Vitruvius Consultancy, Companen, Willems Technisch Adviesburo, Bartels Ingenieursbureau b.v., Buro Bouwkunde
Client: Duiven municipality
Location: Duiven, NL
Program: 1650 m2 multifunctional accommodation with a gymnasium, neighborhood lounge, child daycare and para medic services
Huis van Droo
Social cultural / Care
Community center 'new style'

Duiven municipality wants to develop Droo-Zuid to be at the center of a residential service area. The aim is to provide housing for both younger and older people who require some form of care, so they can live amidst their family, neighbours and friends. Together with the users and the neighborhood we developed ‘Huis van Droo’; a community centre ‘new style’ –  the new heart of Droo-Zuid. The sports hall, situated in the center of the building, is wrapped with other public program. The neighborhood lounge, facing the entrance of the neighborhood, is the most public place in the building. The new kindergarten, care, and other neighborhood function are all positioned around the central hall.

Status: completed January 2012
Team: Johan De Wachter, Marieke van Hensbergen, Kerem Masaraci, Joana Torres, Tiago Pinto de Carvalho, Louise Nedergaard Clausen
Collaboration: Vitruvius Consultancy, Companen, Willems Technisch Adviesburo, Bartels Ingenieursbureau b.v., Buro Bouwkunde
Client: Duiven municipality
Location: Duiven, NL
Program: 1650 m2 multifunctional accommodation with a gymnasium, neighborhood lounge, child daycare and para medic services
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