Junya Ishigami + Associates and Studio Maks have been chosen to collaborate on the design and implementation of architectural interventions at Park Groot Vijversburg in Tytsjerk, The Netherlands. This partnership will bring together the unique expertise and creativity of both firms, resulting in a revitalized park that blends nature, architecture, and innovative design, enhancing the visitor experience and preserving the site’s cultural and historical significance.
Park Groot Vijversburg Technical Information
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- Location: Tytsjerk, Netherlands
- Year: 2014
- Program: Urbanism & Landscape / Park, Visitor Center, Auditorium
- Client: Stichting Op Toutenburg
- Images: © Junya Ishigami + Associates and Studio Maks
A quality of nature is that it is governed by certain rules which at the same time we’re never really aware of… I am interested in creating something that would merge into this normalcy that surrounds us.– Junya Ishigami
Park Groot Vijversburg in the Netherlands
Park Groot Vijversburg, located in the north of Holland, was established in the 19th century and contained a rich history of flora and fauna. A historical villa is centrally placed in the park. Throughout the year, the park hosts many events, such as international exhibitions of contemporary art, musical performances, church services, and excursions.
The goal is to design a new visitor center, renovate the historical villa, develop a floating stage for performances, and create glasshouses for the botanical gardens.
One of our main proposals is a visitor center, positioned next to the historical villa. In plan, the form is as if pulled tightly in three directions while maintaining a required main hall.
As the main hall stretches, it gradually becomes a path – naturally transforming into a park trail. This slowly pulled wing loses its interior space quality as one progresses along with it, leaving only its wall until it finally disappears into the park environment.
In this way, the building establishes a large scale similar to that of the generous park, and at the same time, the enclosed space provides small-scale ambiance and intimacy. This is our aspiration for the new visitor center.
This building is an architectural project, but it also can be imagined as part of the landscape. The visitor center, along with the other projects, is planned for completion in 2014.
Parallel to the above projects, a Dutch team of LOLA Landscape, Deltavormgroep, and Piet Oudolf will design a 15-hectare extension to the park. Tobias Rehberger, a German artist, was selected to create a second park extension, including several new artworks.
Park Groot Vijversburg was established in the 19th century and contained a rich history of flora and fauna. A historical villa is centrally placed in the park. Throughout the year, the park hosts many events, such as international exhibitions of contemporary art, musical performances, church services, and excursions.
The goal is to design a new visitor center, renovate the historical villa, develop a floating stage for performances, and create glasshouses for the botanical gardens.
Park Groot Vijversburg in Netherlands Plan
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- Project team: Marieke Kums, Wataru Shinji, Hiroaki Takigawa, Taeko Abe, Mira Brethouwer, Jelmer Buurma, Christiaan Harmse, Thanasis Ikonomou, Susie Newman, Panos Papanastasis, Gorka Beitia Zarandona, Yuka Takeuchi, Yong-il Kim, Eunyong Kim
- Engineering: ABT, Jun Sato
- Project Management: Mart Lenis
- Contractor: Jurriens
