Commissioned by Volker Wessels Vastgoed, 59 life-resistant senior housing and facilities of various types have been realized in Westergouwe, Gouda. The so-called Farm Lot is part of the image quality plan WesterGouwe – II of Kuyper Compagnons. The plot is situated in the north western corner and is directly connected to the ring dike and the Provincialeweg, on the other sides it is bordered by a waterway. Two buildings are being realized on the farm plot: a care building and a residential building. Both buildings designed on all sides are emphatically oriented towards the central green space where the main entrances are located.
The care building is characterized by a clear and simple design of 3 connected building volumes. To clarify the circuit, each warehouse volume is equipped with a gently sloping saddle roof and its own colour masonry, together they do form a family. This is reinforced by giving the individual facades a vertical articulation with floor-to-ceiling facades.
The housing types, 2 and 3 room apartments, are accessible from a wide central corridor and each have a loggia or a terrace on the ground floor. One of the buildings offers customized care, provided by a contracted care organization. On the ground floor, the communal areas are situated on the water, where meeting and doing activities together are central.
Status: Designed 2018, completed 2022
Team: Evelien van Veen, Freek Speksnijder, Robby Smith, Thomas Latjes, Martina Stenta
Collaboration: Kuiper Compagnons
Client: VolkerWessels
Location: Westergouwe – Gouda
Program: 59 life-resistant senior housing and facilities
Photographer: Luuk Kramer
Commissioned by Volker Wessels Vastgoed, 59 life-resistant senior housing and facilities of various types have been realized in Westergouwe, Gouda. The so-called Farm Lot is part of the image quality plan WesterGouwe – II of Kuyper Compagnons. The plot is situated in the north western corner and is directly connected to the ring dike and the Provincialeweg, on the other sides it is bordered by a waterway. Two buildings are being realized on the farm plot: a care building and a residential building. Both buildings designed on all sides are emphatically oriented towards the central green space where the main entrances are located.
The care building is characterized by a clear and simple design of 3 connected building volumes. To clarify the circuit, each warehouse volume is equipped with a gently sloping saddle roof and its own colour masonry, together they do form a family. This is reinforced by giving the individual facades a vertical articulation with floor-to-ceiling facades.
The housing types, 2 and 3 room apartments, are accessible from a wide central corridor and each have a loggia or a terrace on the ground floor. One of the buildings offers customized care, provided by a contracted care organization. On the ground floor, the communal areas are situated on the water, where meeting and doing activities together are central.
Status: Designed 2018, completed 2022
Team: Evelien van Veen, Freek Speksnijder, Robby Smith, Thomas Latjes, Martina Stenta
Collaboration: Kuiper Compagnons
Client: VolkerWessels
Location: Westergouwe – Gouda
Program: 59 life-resistant senior housing and facilities
Photographer: Luuk Kramer
Commissioned by Volker Wessels Vastgoed, 59 life-resistant senior housing and facilities of various types have been realized in Westergouwe, Gouda. The so-called Farm Lot is part of the image quality plan WesterGouwe – II of Kuyper Compagnons. The plot is situated in the north western corner and is directly connected to the ring dike and the Provincialeweg, on the other sides it is bordered by a waterway. Two buildings are being realized on the farm plot: a care building and a residential building. Both buildings designed on all sides are emphatically oriented towards the central green space where the main entrances are located.
The care building is characterized by a clear and simple design of 3 connected building volumes. To clarify the circuit, each warehouse volume is equipped with a gently sloping saddle roof and its own colour masonry, together they do form a family. This is reinforced by giving the individual facades a vertical articulation with floor-to-ceiling facades.
The housing types, 2 and 3 room apartments, are accessible from a wide central corridor and each have a loggia or a terrace on the ground floor. One of the buildings offers customized care, provided by a contracted care organization. On the ground floor, the communal areas are situated on the water, where meeting and doing activities together are central.
Status: Designed 2018, completed 2022
Team: Evelien van Veen, Freek Speksnijder, Robby Smith, Thomas Latjes, Martina Stenta
Collaboration: Kuiper Compagnons
Client: VolkerWessels
Location: Westergouwe – Gouda
Program: 59 life-resistant senior housing and facilities
Photographer: Luuk Kramer