De Drukkerij

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

DE DRUKKERIJ

EVA architecten

CATEGORY
Library, Housing, Refurbishment

LOCATION
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

ARCHITECTS
EVA architecten

AREA
1500

PHOTOGRAPHS
Luuk Kramer

MANUFACTURERS
41zero42, Jansen, Hunter Douglas, Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe)

YEAR
2017

PROJECT ARCHITECT
Maarten Terberg

PROJECT TEAM
Daniël Biesheuvel, Jeroen Makkink, Jeroen Baars

CONTRACTOR
Bejaco Bouwbedrijf

FACADE
Interdam

CONTRACTOR INSTALLATIONS
Klein Poelhuis Installatietechniek

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
JVZ

ENGINEER INSTALLATIONS
ABT

ENGINEER BUILDING PHYSICS
ABT

INTERIOR DESIGN
NEST

INTERIOR BUILDER
Vink Interieurbouw

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Kees Tolk

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Cock van der Gaarden & ATB bouwontwikkeling

VISUAL ART
Marc Ruygrok

CLIENT
Nederlandse Provincie der Paters Jezuïeten (The Dutch Province of Jesuïets)

The Dutch Province of Jesuïets has had their residence, care and nursing home in Nijmegen for many years now.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer
De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

As the population was decreasing the building became too big and a replacement was looked for.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer
De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

At a distance of 700 metres, in Brakkenstein park, a new residence is erected. In the same park there is a printing works from the 1930’s, its characteristic industrial identity well intact.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer
De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

It was purchased and designated to house all functions that should support the residence: refectory (restaurant), offices, archives and library.

Besides, a restaurant for non-residents is realised. The total plan is designed in a design team, in which Diederendirrix is responsible for the residence, Kees Tolk for the garden design and we for the printing works and enlargement.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer
De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

The corridor connecting the buildings and the garden is designed in consultation.

The historic value of the printing works was appraised, at which it appeared that earlier enlargements had hardly any architectural, spatial or functional added value.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer
De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

Therefore they are ‘peeled off’, until the first building phase plus one later enlargement remain.

Subsequently, a new part will be built around it, clearly showing what is old and what is new.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer
De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer

The ground floor is as transparent as possible to maximise the view of the park. The upper floor has anodised aluminium slats, the same material as the frames in the residence.

The closed parts will have the effect of a printing plate, subtly referring to the past of the building as a printing works. This is designed by visual artist Marc Ruygrok.

De Drukkerij
© Luuk Kramer


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Ground Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan


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Elevations
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Elevations


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Section
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Facade Details