Source: Dom Hans van der Laan Photography: Caroline Voet, Jeroen Verrecht, Coen van der Heiden,  Friederike von Rauch Position of the site As with scheme 9 in the cell – court – domain model, Dom van der Laan chose a peripheral disposition for the building on the site. The way the building is positioned creates two gardens: a more private garden for the Sisters on the east side, and a larger garden on the south side

Source: Jeorren Verrecht Photography: Jeorren Verrecht Saint Benedict Abbey is a Benedictine monastery established in 1922 in Mamelis, close to Vaals, in the Netherlands. Their most famous buildings are designed by monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan (1904-1991). He holds a prominent position in 20th century religious architecture. With a modest built oeuvre in The Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden, he is one of t