wiel arets completes the AvB tower in the hague

‘the AvB tower’ by wiel arets, the hague, the netherlands
all images courtesy of wiel arets architects

amsterdam-based practice wiel arets architects have shared with us photos of their recently completed ‘AvB (anne van bueren) tower’ in the hague. the experience begins outside at the anne van bueren square which serves as a sort of outdoor lobby where shops, reception, restaurant, offices, lecture hall ad library communally share the space – an ideal area for the businessman or the academic to find all their needs met. the following  five floors provide space for this hybrid programming, while above, 400 spacious ‘guest-rooms’ will function as student studios with floor-to-ceiling sliding yellow-tinted glass panels, thus providing views to the square, the skyline, and the distant north sea. plenty of visual contact from within the steel tower out onto the the adjacent square will ensure that the tower’s residents are provided a truly urban university living experience. located next to the city’s central station, at the intersection of urban envelope and square, the tower encourages and creates an amplified ‘interiority’ within and around the public plaza.

project info:

location: anna van buerenplein, 2595 be the hague, the netherlands
typology: housing, school
size: 24.000 m2
date of design: 2010-2012
date of completion: 2013
project team: wiel arets, rob willemse, joost körver, raymond van sabben, thorsten schneider, jelle homburg, jochem homminga
collaborators: janosch welzien, jasper stevens, ramon alverez roa, martin tessarz, tobias bamberg, steffen winkler, carlatta giacomin, marco leite velho, itziar quiros
client: anna van buerenplein bv
consultants: dgmr raadgevende ingenieurs bv, van rossum raadgevende ingenieurs bv