Molenplein
Den Helder, The Netherlands
2010

Molenplein is a housing project located in the Dutch town of
Den Helder. The site occupies a strip of land between the Helderskanaal to the west and Werf kanaal and historic naval barracks to the east.

The Master Plan by West 8 required three-storey houses to the east and two-storey houses to the west, continuing the basic building pattern of the strip to the south.  Tony Fretton Architects and Dutch architects Geurst en Schulze Architecten, have each designed a number of different house types along the strip, perpetuating the varied building facades south of the site. The houses are distributed in a way that satisfies the West 8 masterplan and its requirement for diversity.  Facades are all in brick and white painted brick and designed with large windows like classic Dutch canal houses.

Our house types provide flexibility in the plan arrangement. All houses are offered as ‘casco’s’ or “shells” with fixed service risers, carefully positioned fenestration and staircases provide a wide range of possible internal room configurations.

Renderings: De Beeldenfabriek, Rotterdam
Status: Due for completion January 2010
Client: Proper Stok, Rotterdam


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