Source: KAAN architecten Photography: Sebastian van Damme KAAN Architecten completes two elegant mid-rise towers for De Zalmhaven residential complex in Rotterdam De Zalmhaven is a high-quality residential complex developed by AM & Amvest on a site adjacent to the former eponymous port in the centre of Rotterdam. It comprises one high-rise (by Dam & Partners Architecten) and two mid-rise towers sprouting from

Source: KAAN Architecten Photography: Brigida Gonzalez KAAN Architecten is proud to present the Geo- and Environmental Centre (GUZ), their first project built in Germany. As the winning entry of an international competition, the building is a state of the art facility for interdisciplinary research into solutions for environmental problems, particularly water, soil and the atmosphere. With its prominent location, the

Source: KAAN architecten Photography: Simone Bossi KAAN Architecten has designed the new Crematorium Siesegem on the outskirts of Aalst (Belgium), as an entry for an international competition that the Dutch firm won in 2012. The building is a comforting sequence of spaces in symbiotic relationship with its tranquil surroundings. Located in the countryside bordering the western ring road of the Belgian city, the crema

Source: KAAN Photography: Sebastian van Damme De Walvis: an intruder becomes a pleasant neighbour In historical Amsterdam, the office building De Walvis on Bickerseiland has been stripped down to its bones and completely revitalised by KAAN Architecten. The client Maarsen Groep requested a «hip and industrial feel» that would leave everyone in awe and fit with their envisaged future tenants from the advertising, medi

Source : KAAN Photo : Fernando Guerra FG+SG The distinguished and welcoming new building of the Amsterdam courthouse has begun operation, replacing the old complex on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam. The first sessions take place here on Monday the 3rd of May. This scintillating and functional building in the Zuidas area was designed and built by the consortium NACH (New Amsterdam Court House) at the behest of the Central

Source: KAAN Photography: Mediamixer, Sebastien van Damme, Stijn Bollaert, Karin Borghouts Built in the 19th century, Antwerp’s Royal Museum of Fine Arts was conceived as a ‘daylight museum’ by architects Winders and Van Dyck. During the 20th century, the building underwent many fundamental changes in the layout, modifying the original circulation route and the connection with the city. Our intervention aims to rever

source: KAAN architecten photography: Simone Bossi KAAN Architecten was commissioned by the Netherlands War Graves Foundation (Oorlogsgravenstichting) to design a multifunctional building commemorating the Dutch victims during the Second World War and more recent international conflicts, in Loenen near Apeldoorn. Harmoniously blending with the surrounding forest, the building is a layered and connecting element betwe