MVRDV

Profile of MVRDV, headquartered in Netherlands. Thirteen projects submitted by MVRDV have been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

: [L-R] Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries – © Allard van der Hoek

Principals

Winy Maas
Jacob van Rijs
Nathalie de Vries

Brief description

MVRDV was set up in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries. MVRDV produces designs and studies in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design. Early projects such as the headquarters for the Dutch Public Broadcaster VPRO and housing for elderly WoZoCo in Amsterdam lead to international acclaim.

MVRDV develops its work in a conceptual way, the changing condition is visualised and discussed through designs, sometimes literally through the design and construction of a diagram. The office continues to pursue its fascination and methodical research on density using a method of shaping space through complex amounts of data that accompany contemporary building and design processes.

MVRDV first published a cross section of these study results in FARMAX (1998), followed by a.o. MetaCity/Datatown (1999), Costa Iberica (2000), Regionmaker (2002), 5 Minutes City (2003), KM3 (2005), which contains Pig City and more recently Spacefighter (2007) and Skycar City (2007), the latter two will be exhibited at the 2008 Biennale of Venice. MVRDV deals with global ecological issues in large scale studies like Pig City as well as in small scale solutions for flooded areas of New Orleans.

Current projects include various housing projects in the Netherlands, Spain, China, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, USA, India, Korea and other countries, a television centre in Zürich, a public library for Spijkenisse (Netherlands), a central market hall for Rotterdam, a culture plaza in Nanjing, China, large scale urban masterplans in Oslo, Norway and in Tirana, Albania, a masterplan for an eco-city in Logroño, Spain and an urban vision for the doubling in size of Almere, Netherlands.

The work of MVRDV is exhibited and published worldwide and receives international awards. The 60 architects, designers and staff members conceive projects in a multi-disciplinary collaborative design process and apply highest technological and sustainable standards

Published projects

: The Why Factory Tribune by MVRDV Several weeks after the Why factory – a newly established research institute, lead by MVRDV and the Technical University Delft - had moved into their new...

: RVU Building by MVRDV The RVU is one of the buildings which forms the 'campus' of co-operating television companies together with VPRO, VARA, and NPS. Initially, the location was...

: Cancer Centre Amsterdam by MVRDV The Cancer Centre Amsterdam, part of the Antony van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam, needs to be rebuilt and enlarged on its existing site. A temporary...

: Houses Borneo by MVRDV In Borneo-Sporenburg Amsterdam - the most compact new housing district in The Netherlands - two dwellings have been designed that aim for the greatest possible...

: Balancing Barn by MVRDV Balancing Barn is situated on a beautiful site by a small lake in the English countryside near Thorington in Suffolk. The Barn responds through its...

: Gwang Gyo Power Centre by MVRDV Gwang Gyo Power Centre - The Green Peaks Power Centre 1.0 Since the beginning of the millennium local nodes with a high density concentration of mixed program...

: The Water Cube by MVRDV The Hall and library of the oceans “The Living Ocean and Coast”, the theme of the 2012 International Exposition in Yeosu, South Korea, asks for a greater...

: Montecorvo Eco City by MVRDV 1st prize developer’s competition In 2007 MVRDV together with the Spanish office GRAS joined a competition for a sustainable urban extension area of the city...

: Business Centre, Omotesando by MVRDV Recent developments in the Omotesando district of Tokyo incorporate the spectacular design of new box-shaped buildings, each with a magnificent façade and a...

: Didden Village by MVRDV The first realization in MVRDV’s hometown Rotterdam is a rooftop house extension. On top of an existing monumental house and atelier, the bedrooms are...

: Gemini Residences, Frøsilo by MVRDV Everywhere in Europe old harbor areas are being reconverted into high-quality living areas. Excellent views, waterfronts, proximity to the center and an...

: Barcode House by MVRDV Located in one of the outermost bourgeois suburban neighborhoods of Germany's secret capital - Munich - the bountiful villa stretches itself across two...

: Market Hall by MVRDV At the place where Rotterdam was founded, near the historic Laurens church, the Market Hall will be realized as a new urban typology. The Market Hall is a...