Thanks to the acquisition of a monastery complex next to its current building complex, the NHTV University of Applied Sciences in Breda, The Netherlands, has the opportunity to grow into a true campus complex. The design team of INBO-CULD is developing a campus based on a core idea of sustainability, place-making and connectivity. The entire program will be reshuffled in order to ensure better shared facilities, connect public programs to the public space and to create a true green atmosphere around a central heart of the campus. The heart will be the new iconic centerpiece of the campus, with a strong entrance an ceremonial function, while the rest of the campus complex will breathe a lush and energetic mood of reflection, sports and interaction.
KEY THEMES:
- Smooth connections
- Revitalization and reprogramming of a monastery
- Green atmosphere around a central heart of the campus
- Lush and energetic mood of reflection, sports and interaction
- Bicycle and pedestrian friendly environment
- Programmatic optimization of university program
PROJECT DATA:
- Size: 5 ha (50.000m2)
- Program: 30.000 m2 GFA (monastery refurbishment approx. 10.000m2 GFA)
- Parking: 400 spaces
- Process: Competition, 1st prize, 2015; Master plan, landscape, architecture commission
- Status: Ongoing, start construction 2017
- Design: CULD-INBO
- Consultants: Pieters Bouwtechniek, Deerns, DGMR, Brink Groep
- Client: NHTV Breda
- Site: 13 hectares (130.000m2)