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2024-11-05T22:31:22-05:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150453037/mvrdv-adds-a-protective-design-to-aldo-van-eyck-s-tripolis-complex-in-amsterdam
MVRDV adds a protective design to Aldo van Eyck's Tripolis complex in Amsterdam
Josh Niland
2024-11-05T15:41:00-05:00
>2024-11-05T15:43:21-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e00b13e06abe3dca06bc272c268b2497.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/327/mvrdv" target="_blank">MVRDV</a> has completed the restoration of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1447716/aldo-van-eyck" target="_blank">Aldo Van Eyck</a>’s Tripolis Park office complex in Amsterdam. </p>
<p>The project, which founder <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1962758/winy-maas" target="_blank">Winy Maas</a> says was deeply personal to him as a fan of the eccentric late Structuralist master, re-establishes two buildings within the monumental original design to cater to Uber and other high-end tenants while greening the site and constructing a new 12-story 'landscraper' to protect against vehicular noise pollution.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a608f03a76aa138db6ae530f74b0097.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a608f03a76aa138db6ae530f74b0097.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Ossip van Duivenbode</figcaption></figure><p>The complex links to one of Van Eyck’s most beloved designs, the Amsterdam Orphanage from 1960. MVRDV felt it was their responsibility to protect both its future and the architectural character of the Tripolis buildings’ facades—an act which required careful research done in unison with surviving Van Eyck family members and his available archives. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6f1d8f097d37be77d157e6f0fb06fcbe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6f1d8f097d37be77d157e6f0fb06fcbe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Ossip van Duivenbode</figcaption></figure><p>The work they performed thereafter included adding an all-wood cladding material outside, while designing a more usable office environment i...</p>