Looping Towers, Utrecht Development, Dutch Residential Complex, Architecture Images
Looping Towers in Utrecht
New Housing Development in Maarssen, Holland ? design by Peter Pichler Architecture
13 Sep 2017
Looping Towers
Architects: Peter Pichler Architecture
Location: Maarssen, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Looping Towers

Peter Pichler Architecture won an international invited competition for the design of a new residential tower complex of 35.000 sqm in Maarssen, Netherlands.

The new complex consists of approx. 260 apartments, parking garages, public facilities, gym and a running track on the roof. It is located on a main axis between Amsterdam and Utrecht and should act as a social ?engine? in the area, which will undergo some major developments within the next years.
PPA´s proposal for two looping towers are the result of an optimized geometry based on views and sunlight. Starting point were massing studies of straight extrusions that are moved towards the end of the plot to guarantee the view from the offices behind towards the river and the old city center of Maarssen. The special situation of the site (north side with view, south side sunlight) and the unsophisticated orientation of the apartments within a straight extruded tower with central core led to a slim L shaped geometry that guarantees multiple views and sunlight. While sloping back the L shaped towers with the lower tower on the west side, better views are generated for adjacent buildings with a minimum sh...