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Huis van Albrandswaard Municipal Building / Gortemaker Algra Feenstra

July 30, 2021

Architects: Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
Area: 2750 m²
Year: 2021
Professionals: Galjema, G.A.F. architects, Barth installaties, LS Adviseurs, Bureau B+B, +3

Gortemaker Algra Feenstra Designs a 'Transparent' Dutch Town Hall for the 21st Century

July 21, 2018

In the world of politics, the notion of “transparency” refers to the honesty constituents expect of their elected officials. In architecture, it means something much more literal: a transparent surface, like a window or glass wall, is one you can see through. In the small Dutch municipality of Albrandswaard, architects Gortemaker Algra Feenstra have melded the two definitions with a circular, glass town hall. As the firm writes of the project, “a single transparent space...shows the process of democracy as soon as you enter.”