Myriad, Syntax And Tunga

Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg

MYRIAD, SYNTAX AND TUNGA 

Dick Van Gameren Architecten

CATEGORY
Housing

YEAR
2009

ARCHITECTS
Dick Van Gameren Architecten

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcel Van Der Burg

Text description provided by architect.

Myriad stands out from the other urban villas in the inner area of the Funenpark grounds due to its varied programme.

Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg
Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg
Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg

The six-storey building contains twelve four- and five-room dwellings and ten smaller two- and three-room apartments. The block with twenty-two apartments is made of up of thirteen different types of dwellings.

The larger apartments were constructed as single-family residences. The six maisonettes at ground level each have an outer area bordering the green car-free space between the residential blocks.

The other six family residences are detached houses located on the roof of the fourth storey. A small square on the roof, containing trees and a few paths, connect these houses with the centrally located area where stairways and lift can be accessed.

Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg
Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg

Each of the two storeys situated in between contains five apartments located on opposite sides of an inner passageway that stretches from façade to façade.

The way the building block was constructed is evident on the outside: the twelve family dwellings stand out due to the variety of colours used in the brick façades and masonry bond patterns, thus emphasizing their individual characters.

Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg
Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg

The two intermediate storeys, on the other hand, suggest the communal character of an apartment complex: continuous glass fronts between strips of preformed steel create a neutral filter between the city and the apartment.

Syntax en Tunga are two identical apartment buildings with three storeys resting on a semi-underground storage level on the edge of Funenpark.

Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg
Myriad, Syntax And Tunga
© Marcel van der Burg

Ten apartments and a maisonette are located around a central area that gives stairway and lift access.

The apartments’ outdoor areas face the park as much as possible.


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Myriad scheme
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