The Municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer has been given a single, prominent, public building in which a theatre, an arts centre, a library and the town hall are accommodated. In the dynamic heart of this Dutch municipality citizens are served a wide palette of services, information, education, culture and recreation. Existing elements, such as the theatre auditorium, dating back to the 1980s, are re-used in the new development. The adjacent town hall, at the moment still in an outdated state, will ultimately undergo a complete transformation. In the meantime the existing premises and the new build function as a single entity. The connecting, central street forms a temporary solution to the gaps in the present infrastructure. Both in terms of use, as well as technological exploitation and urban design, the new central building has great advantages for Hoogezand-Sappemeer.
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Architects: De Zwarte Hond

Location: The Netherlands, Hoogezand, Netherlands

Area: 9250.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Michel Kievits

Landscape : OKRA

Contractor: Groothuis

Client: Municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer

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