Cityhall, DeventerLibrary & museum, Eemhuis, AmersfoortMixed-use building, Sluishuis, AmsterdamCasino, VenloDance/Operahall, Spuiforum, The Hague

The Conservatorium of Amsterdam is a college of music and a concert hall in one. The U-shaped configuration is grouped around a courtyard which opens up toward the culture plaza to the west. The functional programme of the Conservatorium has three parts: the performing heart, the college building and the study building. The design follows this subdivision by organizing the vertical components in three clusters: from collective to individual, from extravert to introvert.Due to the acoustic demands and the high standard of sound insulation for the Conservatorium, the programme has been turned inside out. The engawa principle has been applied: a Japanese housing typology where all passageways are placed along the perimeter of the building. This way all corridors leading to the rooms serve as a sound- and thermal buffer while making the activities visible from the outside.