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The new Westland town hall and municipality office were opened in Naaldwijk. The opening included an official ribbon cutting ceremony by mayor Sjaak van der Tak, alderman Bram Meijer, Volker Wessels CEO Dik Wessels and Volker Wessels director Piet van der Hoeven. The town hall functions as a center for the council as well as for public services and ceremonial gatherings. It is situated at the Verdilaan.
Courtesy of architectenbureau cepezed – Site Plan
The new municipality office houses the majority of the municipal staff and is located at the Laan van de Glazen Stad (Lane of the Glass City). The new edifices were jointly realized within the framework of a Design Build Finance Maintain and Operate-assignment that was granted to the Groene Schakel (Green Link) consortium, which consists of Boele en Van Eesteren, Homij Technische Installaties, the PHC Dienstengroep and Kondor Wessels Projecten. The architecture and interior were designed by cepezed and cepezed interior. Courtesy of architectenbureau cepezed – Photographs : Lucas van der Wee
The buildings were conceived with a focus on a variety of theme?s, such as representatives, spatial quality, functionality, flexibility, comfort and sustainability. On both locations, the architecture is based on the metaphor of a green house. After all, the green house is an omnipresent element in the urban, cultural and economic aspects of the Westland municipality. ...