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14/02 2022

‘Floating Stillness’ released on MINUTES platform

We are delighted to introduce the short film ‘Floating Stillness’, now freely available worldwide on the MINUTES web platform. This film marks the tenth release for the series, consisting of 12 short movies directed by international filmmakers and portraying a selection of projects by KAAN Architecten.

Directed by Miguel C. Tavares at Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat Hauts-De-France, Floating Stillness portrays a specific moment in time. It is a meditation on a paradoxical period at a multifunctional building for collective use. Instead of weaving together people and stories, the big machine is on standby, its parts suspended mid-air.

Floating Stillness guides us through different spaces as the temporarily vacant building is revealed in fragments. The sound emerges, unveiling an expectant inner soul. In this narrative, the building is the starting point for a poetic analysis of the moment we are living in.

Miguel C. Tavares works as an independent filmmaker and frequently collaborates with different artists and disciplines. Together with Ana Resende and Tiago Costa, he started a series of films that explore visual constructions from architectural works. Their latest projects are The Construction of Villa Além (in collaboration with Rui Manuel Vieira), a film that follows the construction of a house by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati on the Alentejo coast.

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10/02 2022

Construction to start on NEAC Visitor Centre in Margraten

Construction of the new Visitor Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten is set to begin this February.

KAAN Architecten was appointed by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) to design the Visitor Center at Netherlands American Cemetery (NEAC) in Margraten, which will host interpretative exhibits and enhance the understanding of the site’s history. Groep van Roey will act as the main contractor for the project.

The Visitor Center is a product of an integrated design process dedicated to creating an effective and efficient facility with attention to the landscape. Located on an opening amid a ring of scattered trees, the building blends with the sloping topography, its presence delicate compared to the monumental features of the Cemetery. Explore the complete project here!

04/02 2022

Galeries Modernes shapes up!

Recently named as one of the 20 most anticipated buildings of 2022 by the Domus magazine, the renovation of Galeries Modernes is steadily advancing. Scroll down for a photo report from the construction site in the heart of Rotterdam!

Strong volumes with deep setbacks in a horizontal composition and sharp canopies are original qualities reinterpreted and translated into a contemporary building. 

The façade design is equivalent on all sides of the building with a transparent plinth of big glass panels resembling the rhythm of the original façade.

Above the plinth, a glass box and natural stone volumes follow in a horizontal alignment. Few carefully chosen materials manifest in a natural yet elegant ensemble.

Inside the building, a patio will bring light into the hotel. On top of the 5th floor, a terrace and a pavilion will be surrounded by a green roof looking out over the city centre of Rotterdam.

Explore the full project here.
Photographs by Sebastian van Damme.