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Mecanoo, House with Studio, Rotterdam, 1991

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Architect: #FrancineHouben (#Mecanoo architecten)

Structural engineer: Buro Happold 2013

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Since its founding in 1984 the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has developed into a globally operating powerhouse: based in Delft the founders Francine Houben, Henk Döll, Rolf Steenhuis, Erik van Egeraat and Chris de Weijer continuously extended the size of their projects from their early experiments in social housing to the skyscrapers, university buildings and libraries of the present day. In recent years Mecanoo also added high-profile renovations and refurbishments to their portfolio, among them the prestigious restoration and transformation of Mies van der Rohe’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. and the renovation and extension of Frits Peutz’s Heerlen City Hall, a fascinating piece of Dutch modernist architecture.

The entire range of Mecanoo’s activities in the field of architecture can be studied in their latest monograph, recently published by nai010 publishers: on 528 pages „Mecanoo - People Place Purpose Poetry“, written by Francine Houben and Herbert Wright, presents more than 50 projects from the recent past as well as ongoing ones. They are subdivided into 11 chapters that are prefaced by a brief text that elaborates the ideas connecting the projects discussed.

The monograph’s title in turn alludes to the four P’s Mecanoo addresses in each project: „People“ obviously stands for the architectural translation of the needs of clients and end users while „Place“ represents the crucial importance of setting, climate and culture for each project. „Purpose“ on the other hand symbolizes the nature of every project as a material response to defined objectives and „Poetry“ seeks to infuse architecture with a dimension that touches all senses.

912. Mecanoo (Francine Houben & Erick van Egeraat) /// House with Studio /// Rotterdam, The Netherlands /// 1989-91