MVRDV Reveals Tribune-Shaped, Mixed-use Design With Communal Terraces
MVRDV has disclosed its design for a mixed-use tower in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Strijp-S district, the partnership with the Trudo housing association produced their unique project named “The Tribune. ” The building has a stepped-tribune-like shape that allows the inhabitants and guests to view the public square below. Strijp-S was once a part of the Philips electronics company’s factory complex and has now transformed into Eindhoven’s cultural center since Philips left the city in the 1990s. Currently, it is a busy center, and it is the place where Dutch Design Week happens; a variety of creative enterprises and residents are established in the refurbished factories and modern high-rises that surround the area.
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The Tribune, created by MVRDV, reflects the area’s industrial past through its ascension of eight stories before narrowing down to a two-story slim at Ketelhuislein, thus merging with the green surroundings. Its two-story building near Ketelhuisplien’s plaza bridges the ample space and The Tribune’s mountainous structure. The timber exterior creates a feeling of warmth, and the Dutch Design Week, the most successful one in 2019 – Biobasecamp, was also held there.
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The Tribune by MVRDV is a design that follows the area’s industrial heritage. It has eight stories before getting down to a two-story at Ketelhuislein, and it is an excellent example of integration with the environment. The two-story complex, together with Ketelhuisplien’s square, between the vast open space and The Tribune’s high building, is a mediator. The Dutch Design Week-themed building, which has a timber facade, can provide warmth while simultaneously showing the dynamic activities of the Biobasecamp of 2019, among others.
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To promote sustainability, MVRDV gratefully adds greenery along The Tribune’s steps, which are planted with numerous trees and elongated planters acting as railings. Moreover, The Tribune has huge private green terraces, which will increase biodiversity and control water runoff. These green spots yield private places and community spaces and connecting staircases to promote a feeling of community among the residents. The extension process towards Leidingstraat has a pier used as a public lookout, adding to public safety and connectivity.
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Muya Ruud has created commercial spaces in the lower two stories of the building, which are thus suitable for retail stores, restaurants, cafes, and offices. On top of it, the apartments are accessed through the large internal hallways, which are flooded with natural daylight inside. To sum up, the design of these hallways is the factor that makes the communities within these hallways stick together; the hallways are like active streets, and people can meet and interact with their neighbors.
In other news, MVRDV has recently announced the construction of a large-scale residential complex in Qianhai Bay, Shenzen. The Dutch-based studio has also started to build the LXK Office and Residential Campus in Berlin. Furthermore, MVRDV has recently published a new design study that deals with the possibility of co-living to determine the future of housing.
