S-West Eindhoven Strijp-S, former Philips site architecture, Dutch residential project photos
S-West Eindhoven at Strijp-S, former Philips site
21 Apr 2022
Design: Orange Architects
Location: Torenallee – Ir. Kalffstraat, Eindhoven, North Brabant, The Netherlands
Strijp-S, Eindhoven, Nederland

Photos by Sebastian van Damme
S-West Eindhoven Building at Strijp-S
S-West is located in the heart of the former Philips site known as Strijp-S, just to the north of the centre of Eindhoven. Thanks to initiatives by Sint Trudo housing association, and on the basis of a master plan by West 8, the area has in recent years been transformed into a new urban district, which is increasingly becoming a vibrant and trendy part of Eindhoven, the ?city of light?.
Old Philips buildings have been redeveloped, among them the Klok Building and the Anton and Gerard Building on Torenallee ? locally known as ?the Tall Back? ? and together with the new development they form the layered DNA of the district, which was previously inaccessible.

S-West borders the north side of Torenallee, the west side of the St Lucas College and the south side of the monumental Natlab building, where the most historical Philips discoveries were made. The east side of the plot offers access to Ingenieur Kalffstraat. The plan consists of an ensemble of four buildings on a half-sunken car park with a roof garden. The total size of the project is about 30,000 m2 gross floor area.

The four buildings all have a chara...