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The Hague Bicycle Parking Garage
27 July 2020
Den Haag Bicycle Parking Garage
Location: under the Koningin Julianaplein, The Hague, the Netherlands
Design: Silo with Studio Marsman

Photos by Mike Bink
As the COVID-19 crisis has spurred new initiatives to make cities more pedestrian and bike-friendly, the Netherlands continues to lead by example. In The Hague, the world’s second-largest bicycle parking garage has been opened, featuring an all-encompassing back-lit mural of Escher-like tesselations that honor the city’s eclectic architecture.

The Hague bicycle parking garage
Bicycle parking The Hague
The fabric of the city One of the largest bicycle parking garages in the Netherlands has been built underneath the Koningin Julianaplein in The Hague, right in front of the Central Station. Silo developed a powerful spatial concept that transforms parking your bike into a museum-like experience. The unconventional result enhances comfort and safety for the thousands of daily users.

Essential link
A good connection between bicycle and train is an essential link in the urban mobility network. However, underground parking spaces are often unpleasant due to low ceilings, and the lack of daylight and views of the surroundings. With room for approximately 8,000 bicycles and rental bikes, the Municipality of The Hague, in cooperation with the national railway operators, offers a ser...