As part of the redevelopment of the area called Wellton Park on the Prospekt Marshala Zhukova in Moscow, this project, dubbed K11, will be the spectacular final act that completes the district. Our project Dutch House, the two apartment towers that will be completed early 2018, also stands in this neighborhood, as is the Bon
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Good Affordable Housing
A practical research project by Sputnik, 15 housing associations, subsidized by the ministry of the interior. In 2013 the national policy regarding social housing shifted considerably. According to the new policy, the rent for social houses should be less subsidized and more fit to the income of the tenant.
nov.’17: Hofbad Tower up for D&B tender
We’ve produced a feasibility study for the Hofbad Toren in The Hague commissioned by housing association Staedion. The resulting model is a highrise with social housing apartments and it is used as a base for the D&B tender.
Paul de Vroom lectures at Wienerberger Russian Brick Awards 2017 in Moscow
For the very first time on December 7th Wienerberger organizes the Russian Brick Awards 2017. Paul de Vroom is performing a TED-presentation about the importance of brick architecture in his career, especially in the projects he realized in Russia in the past and in the project we are realizing at the moment: The Dutch House
7 dec.’17: Bert Karel Deuten lectures at Platform31 conference
On December 7th Bert Karel Deuten lectured about our research project Goed Wonen in een Betaalbare Woning at the conference ‘Betaalbare nieuwbouw, dat doe je zo!’ organized by Platform31. There is a growing demand for affordable housing in The Netherlands. Bert Karel joined the discussion with the panel and the audience to find the answer
New typology for Dutch refugee centers
Since 2014 we have been working with Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers, COA, on different assignments for refugee housing. We find it a very rewarding job to work on projects to enhance the living circumstances of people in hardship. The general brief for refugee housing is relatively new. In The Netherlands (permanent) refugee centers only exist
Sputnik’s first built
In 2001 we got our very first commission as Sputnik office. Two pensionados were planning to move from the Randstad to the countryside and had specific ideas about their new home. One of which was that the mother of the lady of the house would move in and have her own quarter inside the house.
Ruben’s photo’s
Each time when a project is finished, we try to send a professional photographer to make beautiful pictures of the built result of our efforts. Ruben Dario Kleimeer has been one of our favorites for years now. Great architecture photography goes far beyond getting the horizon horizontal and the colors right. When we commission a
Desert master planning
In the period from 2009 until 2011 we have been commissioned by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council to produce three successive master plans for the restructuring and expansion of desert towns. Together with Juurlink and Geluk landscape architects, we founded CULD Complex Urban Landscape Design for these kind of large scale planning commissions. Many