Demolish Leythenrode, Leiderdorp
by Bas | Nov 16, 2023 | Topical
The demolition of the existing buildings on the site commenced in April 2023, marking the beginning of Phase 1 construction of the New Leythenrode Residential Care Center! This promises to be exciting!
The final icon of Roombeek
by Bas | Nov 16, 2023 | Topical
With all key players present, the official groundbreaking ceremony for a new residential building with 116 apartments in the Roombeek district of Enschede was celebrated on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. In attendance were developer and builder Koopman, investor...
Two of the 25 greenest buildings in Amsterdam.
by Bas | Nov 16, 2023 | Publications, Topical
On Monday, September 26, 2022, the booklet 'The Green Architecture Guide of Amsterdam 2000-2025' was presented by ARCAM Architecture Center Amsterdam, featuring an overview of the 25 greenest buildings in Amsterdam. Two buildings by TANGRAMare also included:...
Grand Opening Celebration of OurDomain Rotterdam
by Bas | Sep 12, 2022 | Topical
Grand Opening Celebration of OurDomain Rotterdam
OurDomain commemorates Rotterdam war victims
by Bas | May 16, 2022 | News, Topical
On May 14 and 15, 2022, the 805 names of civilian victims were projected onto the facade of the recently completed OurDomain residential tower. A remarkable event, because only now - after 82 years - do we know who died in the German bombardment of Rotterdam on May...
Bart Mispelblom Beyer elected
by Bas | Mar 24, 2022 | News, Topical
Bart Mispelblom Beyer has been elected to the BNA Members' Council, along with 23 other colleagues. The Members' Council is involved in strategic policy of the trade association for Dutch architects (BNA). Important in this time of conflicting spatial tasks and scarce...
Rhapsody in Taiwan
by Bas | Jan 31, 2022 | Media, News
The Taiwanese glossy Interior has extensively featured our residential project Rhapsody in West in the Amsterdam Kolenkitbuurt in its January issue. Nine pages are dedicated to showcasing the project, accompanied by captivating...
Neighborhood happy with Rhapsody – quality of life study
by Bas | Jan 27, 2022 | Topical
Residents in Amsterdam's Kolenkitbuurt are positive about the arrival of Rhapsody West. They believe that the building has improved the quality of the neighborhood. That is one of the results of a master's study conducted by students from Delft University of...
OurDomain Rotterdam: ode to post war reconstruction
by Bas | Dec 22, 2021 | Topical
On a construction site proverbially the size of a postage stamp, Stebru and Drees & Sommer have done a great job. In the heart of Rotterdam they built a residential tower for young city residents. OurDomain Rotterdam Blaak, at the foot of the André van der...
Rhapsody best sustainable area development 2021
by Bas | Apr 1, 2021 | News, Topical
Rhapsody in West has won the prize for the best sustainable area development, the SKG Award. The jury praised the "courageous approach to developing in a challenging place with quality and attention to (social) sustainability". According to the jury, daring to develop...
Rhapsody goes international
by Bas | Nov 10, 2020 | News, Topical
Rhapsody in West is published in ArchDaily, a well known International Architecture site. The project can also be seen on the Spanish- and Portuguese versions of ArchDaily Very nice! In this way, our vision of densification in compact cities will hopefully be...
TANGRAM at Dutch Design Week #FutureCities
by Bas | Oct 26, 2020 | News, Topical
How do we want to experience the city of the (near) future? Host Erna van Holland of the Dutch Design Week (DDW) talk show Future Cities asked four specialists. People make the city, they respond to their environment and to each other. What experiences do we want to...
Rhapsody wins Amsterdam Architecture Prize
by Bas | Sep 25, 2020 | News, Topical
The audience jury of the Amsterdam Architecture Prize (Gouden A.A.P) chose Rhapsody because it is a catalyst for the neighborhood and the entire city. "This project has the most direct impact on the living environment of people in the neighborhood and the quality of...
Future proofing highrise
‘Is it possible to make highrise corona proof?’, Harm Tilman [editor of de Architect] was asking in his blog of 31 August. His doubt was triggered by the news that the upper floors of many tall office buildings are sitting empty as they have become virtually...
Futureproof work: near home
by Bas | Jul 16, 2020 | News, Topical
The article Thuiswerken 2.0 (Working from Home 2.0) is included in the digital magazine 'Futureproof werken'. Will the corona pandemic provide a different way of working and thus a new urban program? Bart Mispelblom Beyer sees opportunities: the corona crisis can...
The City after Corona: Bart on national TV
by Bas | Jul 16, 2020 | News, Topical
In the Nieuwsuur series The World after Corona, Bart Mispelblom Beyer and Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade were interviewed about the City after Corona. What can we learn from this pandemic? Architecture and social themes meet. That is clearly noticeable...
Tangram in times of corona
by Bas | Mar 17, 2020 | News, Topical
Since March 16, we have been working mainly at home in these uncertain times of the corona crisis. Fortunately, that works fine, helped by all kinds of online apps and tools. And through the efforts of our clients. Our office in Amsterdam IJburg has a minimal...
5th nomination for Rhapsody
by Bas | Mar 16, 2020 | News, Topical
Although there are more important things at the moment, we would like to share that Rhapsody in West has been nominated for another prize. This time the Golden A.A.P. , the prize for the best building in Amsterdam. It's the fifth nomination in a row for Rhapsody. That...
Fourth nomination for Rhapsody
by Bas | Dec 4, 2019 | News, Topical
For the fourth time Rhapsody in West is nominated for an important architectural prize. This time it is the Zuiderkerk prize. It represents the best housing project that was completed in Amsterdam this year. The three other nominations that Rhapsody won earlier this...
Visit from Germany
by wphelpdesk | Oct 7, 2019 | News, Topical