{"id":2273,"date":"2016-05-20T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T18:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/actueel\/bna-gebouw-jaar-kwr-meest-stimulerende-omgeving-nederland\/"},"modified":"2016-06-16T12:21:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T10:21:24","slug":"kwr-most-stimulating-environment-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/actueel\/kwr-most-stimulating-environment-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"KWR “most stimulating environment” in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our new KWR building has been named as the most stimulating environment as part of the \u2018Best Building of the Year\u2019 prize awarded by the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA). The expert jury announced this during a celebratory prize-giving ceremony on 19 May at the new A\u2019DAM Toren building. \u201cA beautiful building, pleasant to spend time in, calm and transparent \u2013 you almost feel as if you\u2019re outside,\u201d according to the jury. KWR Director Wim van Vierssen: \u201cThe prize shows that we have succeeded in creating a building people enjoy working in.\u201d<\/p>\n

For this edition, the \u2018BNA Best Building of the Year\u2019 professional jury was chaired by Hanneke Groenteman and also included architects Mels Crouwel, Maaike Westinga and Reimar von Meding, as well as AM Director Ronald Huikeshoven and Dike Warden Roelof Bleker. In addition to the judging by the expert jury, the public could vote for their favourite project.\u00a0The underground parking garage in Katwijk aan Zee<\/a>\u00a0has been named the Best Building of 2016. There were also prizes to be won in four categories: Identity and Iconic Value, Liveability and Social Cohesion, Private Living Experience and Stimulating Environment.<\/p>\n

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Pavilion surrounded by greenery<\/h2>\n

The KWR building was one of a total number of eight nominated projects and was the winner in the Stimulating Environment category. This category focuses on the way in which the building contributes to improving the functions it accommodates; in the case of an office, improving work performance. The new KWR building has been designed as a transparent pavilion surrounded by greenery, with a strong relationship between the inside and outside. The aim was to create a bright and pleasant work environment, focused on flexible use, interaction and knowledge sharing. The design succeeded in achieving that, say Von Meding: \u201cKWR shows that an office on a business site, a very common but somewhat neglected challenge, can become a very special building. A beautiful building, pleasant to spend time in, calm and transparent \u2013 you almost feel as if you\u2019re outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well thought-out design<\/h2>\n

The jury praised the consistency with which the concept of the office around a central atrium with stairs was applied. \u201cFrom the position of the building on the site to the \u2018clinical\u2019 look, which fits perfectly with the function as a laboratory; the building is well though-out from beginning to end.\u201d KRW Director Wim van Vierssen agreed that: \u201cFrom the very start, the intention was to create a building where our employees enjoyed working. That was successful and we are also especially proud that we have won in the Stimulating Environment category in particular.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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