Gortemaker Algra Feenstra Designs a 'Transparent' Dutch Town Hall for the 21st Century
In the world of politics, the notion of ?transparency? refers to the honesty constituents expect of their elected officials. In architecture, it means something much more literal: a transparent surface, like a window or glass wall, is one you can see through. In the small Dutch municipality of Albrandswaard, architects Gortemaker Algra Feenstra have melded the two definitions with a circular, glass town hall. As the firm writes of the project, ?a single transparent space...shows the process of democracy as soon as you enter.?
Courtesy of Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
In the world of politics, the notion of ?transparency? refers to the honesty constituents expect of their elected officials. In architecture, it means something much more literal: a transparent surface, like a window or glass wall, is one you can see through. In the small Dutch municipality of Albrandswaard, architects Gortemaker Algra Feenstra have melded the two definitions with a circular, glass town hall. As the firm writes of the project, ?a single transparent space...shows the process of democracy as soon as you enter.?
Courtesy of Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
Courtesy of Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
The town of Rhoon (within the municipality of Albrandswaard) will house the town hall, which will sit at the crossroads of an eclectic collection of public spaces: a metro station, an arcaded shopping mall, a fifteenth-century castle, and the Groene Kruisweg, a major road that...
Courtesy of Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
In the world of politics, the notion of ?transparency? refers to the honesty constituents expect of their elected officials. In architecture, it means something much more literal: a transparent surface, like a window or glass wall, is one you can see through. In the small Dutch municipality of Albrandswaard, architects Gortemaker Algra Feenstra have melded the two definitions with a circular, glass town hall. As the firm writes of the project, ?a single transparent space...shows the process of democracy as soon as you enter.?
Courtesy of Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
Courtesy of Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
The town of Rhoon (within the municipality of Albrandswaard) will house the town hall, which will sit at the crossroads of an eclectic collection of public spaces: a metro station, an arcaded shopping mall, a fifteenth-century castle, and the Groene Kruisweg, a major road that...
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