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Cancer Centre Amsterdam

This is a project by MVRDV and it is located at Netherlands. Project's program: Labs, offices. There are five images for Cancer Centre Amsterdam.

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Project details

Project name: Cancer Centre Amsterdam
Location: Netherlands
Program: Labs, offices
Area: Site area: 2,000 m2 • Building area: 2,000 m2 • Total floor area: 6,000 m2
Year: Design: 2005 • Construction: 2005-2006
More details: Quantity of Containers: 256
Project by: MVRDV
Team: Project team: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries with Stefan de Koning
Others: Structural Engineer: De Meeuw • Mechanical Engineer: GTI zuid • Structure: Heijmans

Project images

Designer's statement

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 institute is to be erected during the construction activities. This is conceived as a series of containers on a small site next to the A19 motorway, within the Zuid-as Development Zone in Amsterdam. The tight location demands a vertical institute. The location next to one of the busiest highways of the Netherlands provides the opportunity to attract more attention for the institute. Each container has been painted in a way that together they advertise the existence of the institute.