Photograph of the completed project

All work

Merwede Water Campus

A competition-winning campus for water research, planned so laboratories and public route never compete for the ground floor.

Client

Universiteit Utrecht

Location

Utrecht, NL

Year

2027

Area

8,600 m²

Typology

Civic

Status

Competition

Brief

Brief

An open competition for a water research campus in Utrecht, mixing wet laboratories with a route the public is meant to use daily.

Approach

Approach

We lifted the laboratories one level. The ground floor became a covered street with the workshops and teaching spaces on it, so the public route never has to negotiate a controlled door.

Outcome

Outcome

Won the competition in 2024. Currently in design development for a 2027 start on site.

Plates

Interior plate from the project
Second interior plate from the project

Credits

Credits

Competition team: Rawform with Bureau B+B

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