Culture House Eemhuis

Culture House Eemhuis is a culture house in Amersfoort, Netherlands was designed by Michiel Riedijk in 2013. The building houses cultural organizations including: a library, institutes of education, a school for arts, and spaces for art exhibition.[2]

Culture House Eemhuis
Culture House Eemhuis in 2014
Address3812 ED Amersfoort, Netherlands
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Coordinates52.159347°N 5.382637°E / 52.159347; 5.382637
Capacity172,222.57 sq ft (16,000.0 m2)[1]
Current use
Theatre, School, Cafe, Library, Exhibition hall, archives
Construction
Opened2014
ArchitectMichiel Riedijk
Website
heteemhuis.nl

History
The archive in the Eemhuis in Amersfoort

In 2013 Michiel Riedijk of Neutelings Riedijk Architects was the architect for the Eemhuis.[2] The builders were Euramax, Harry van Interieurbouw, IFS-SGT, and Q-railing: the building was completed in 2014.[1][3]

In order to build the Eemhuis the municipality had to buy out a 30 lease from a tenant who had rights to the property. The construction also had a 5 million dollar cost overrun.[4]

The front of the building has three cantilevered sections which hang over a plaza entrance. The structure houses a library, a school of the arts, and large exhibition spaces. On the first floor of the building there is a 5500 m library: considered one of the most beautiful of the 154 libraries in the Netherlands.[5][6] Each of the cantilevered sections is used for different departments: music, arts and theatre. Community archives are found in the center of the building.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Culture House Eemhuis / Neutelings Riedijk Architects". ArchDaily.com. ArchDaily. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "Cultural Center Eemhuis". neutelings-riedijk.com. Neutelings-Riedijk Architects. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "Future Proof of Architectural Design". q-railing.com. Q-railing Business. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. Onno Weggemans, Onno (7 April 2017). "Culture outside the Randstad: the struggle of Amersfoort". Cultuurpers. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. Tan, Jeanne (13 August 2014). "A New Culture Hub in the Netherlands". Azure Publishing. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. Van Kesteren, Manja (7 September 2018). "The most beautiful libraries in the Netherlands". IamExpat Media. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

Further reading
  • Lucassen, Miro (2015). Twice a false start: Five Years of Messing Around with the KAdE Art Hall. Vol. 1. Pacifica, California: Regional Digging. ISBN 9789082126648.
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