IJzergieterij Hardinxveld-Giessendam
An aerial precedent for mid-rise brick residential blocks engaging a natural waterfront context with large glazed openings and balconies.
- What we like about this project
- The staggered arrangement of blocks allows each building to capture oblique water views despite the linear site.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- brick-facade
- waterfront-housing
- recessed-balconies
- twilight-glow
Style tags
- contemporary
- contextual
- residential
Visual tags
- waterfront
- multi-family
- residential
- brick
- mid-rise
- Geometry
- Three stepped, mid-rise block forms arranged linearly along a waterfront edge, featuring recessed balconies and flat roofs.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing brick masonry with punched large-format glazing and inset metal balconies.
- Structural guess
- Concrete floor slabs with brick cavity-wall exterior and internal partitions.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential scale, framing a significant urban-to-water interface.
- Lighting
- Blue hour twilight; warm interior lights glow through large windows and reflect gently across the water.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, welcoming evening atmosphere where warm domestic lighting contrasts against the cool twilight.
- Environmental context
- Waterfront site bordered by reed beds in the foreground and open lowlands in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The residential blocks present a solid urban edge toward the mainland while opening generous glazed facades and balconies toward the river view.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating window bays and alternating balcony projections create a steady cadence across the three blocks.
- Style reading
- Contemporary contextual residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential housing
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- brick-facade, waterfront-housing, recessed-balconies, twilight-glow
- Style tags
- contemporary, contextual, residential
- Visual tags
- waterfront, multi-family, residential, brick, mid-rise
- Geometry
- Three stepped, mid-rise block forms arranged linearly along a waterfront edge, featuring recessed balconies and flat roofs.
- Facade system
- Load-bearing brick masonry with punched large-format glazing and inset metal balconies.
- Structural guess
- Concrete floor slabs with brick cavity-wall exterior and internal partitions.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story residential scale, framing a significant urban-to-water interface.
- Lighting
- Blue hour twilight; warm interior lights glow through large windows and reflect gently across the water.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, welcoming evening atmosphere where warm domestic lighting contrasts against the cool twilight.
- Environmental context
- Waterfront site bordered by reed beds in the foreground and open lowlands in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The residential blocks present a solid urban edge toward the mainland while opening generous glazed facades and balconies toward the river view.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating window bays and alternating balcony projections create a steady cadence across the three blocks.
- Style reading
- Contemporary contextual residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential housing
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture