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Karres en Brands

Based in Hilversum, Karres en Brands balances industrial heritage with expressive material transitions across civic masterplans and public landscapes, incorporating fluid curved glazing, tactile brick paving, and warm laminated timber ribs into open urban thresholds. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing continuous precast concrete seating along pedestrian pathways, integrating historic track infrastructure into public squares, or specifying timber structural elements that soften large-scale community developments.

Aerial view of a public building with landscaped courtyards, pathways, and green roofs by Karres en Brands.

parks

An aerial site view illustrating landscape integration, curving circulation paths, and structured courtyards connecting urban fabric to a public park.

What we like about this project
Solar panels integrated seamlessly across the flat roof surfaces alongside glazed sections.

Materials

  • glass
  • metal
  • concrete
  • paving
  • plant-material

Visual identifiers

  • aerial-site
  • landscaped-courtyard
  • curved-pathways
  • glass-roof-pavilion

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • landscape-urbanism
  • public

Visual tags

  • master-planning
  • public-realm
  • urban-park
  • landscape-integration
  • courtyard
Geometry
An orthogonal linear volume connects to an angled, multi-faceted pavilion, enclosing a central landscaped courtyard with curving pedestrian paths.
Facade system
Combination of opaque panelized walls and glazed curtain wall connectors.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete framing with glazed skylight structures.
Spatial scale
Large public building complex with expansive grounds at a master-plan scale.
Lighting
Direct, bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from buildings and mature trees.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, sunlit civic atmosphere bridging urban fabric and natural parkland.
Environmental context
Urban park setting adjacent to a residential street and mature tree canopy.
Spatial experience
The composition transitions from dense urban street edge through structured courtyards into open parkland.
Composition rhythm
Alternating solid building volumes and open green spaces linked by glass-roofed connectors.
Style reading
Contemporary landscape urbanism
Program
Cultural or public civic center with park grounds
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
landscape
Materials
glass, metal, concrete, paving, plant-material
Visual identifiers
aerial-site, landscaped-courtyard, curved-pathways, glass-roof-pavilion
Style tags
contemporary, landscape-urbanism, public
Visual tags
master-planning, public-realm, urban-park, landscape-integration, courtyard
Geometry
An orthogonal linear volume connects to an angled, multi-faceted pavilion, enclosing a central landscaped courtyard with curving pedestrian paths.
Facade system
Combination of opaque panelized walls and glazed curtain wall connectors.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete framing with glazed skylight structures.
Spatial scale
Large public building complex with expansive grounds at a master-plan scale.
Lighting
Direct, bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from buildings and mature trees.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, sunlit civic atmosphere bridging urban fabric and natural parkland.
Environmental context
Urban park setting adjacent to a residential street and mature tree canopy.
Spatial experience
The composition transitions from dense urban street edge through structured courtyards into open parkland.
Composition rhythm
Alternating solid building volumes and open green spaces linked by glass-roofed connectors.
Style reading
Contemporary landscape urbanism
Program
Cultural or public civic center with park grounds
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
landscape

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Aerial view of a public building with landscaped courtyards, pathways, and green roofs by Karres en Brands.

parks

An aerial site view illustrating landscape integration, curving circulation paths, and structured courtyards connecting urban fabric to a public park.

What we like about this project
Solar panels integrated seamlessly across the flat roof surfaces alongside glazed sections.

Materials

  • glass
  • metal
  • concrete
  • paving
  • plant-material

Visual identifiers

  • aerial-site
  • landscaped-courtyard
  • curved-pathways
  • glass-roof-pavilion

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • landscape-urbanism
  • public

Visual tags

  • master-planning
  • public-realm
  • urban-park
  • landscape-integration
  • courtyard
Geometry
An orthogonal linear volume connects to an angled, multi-faceted pavilion, enclosing a central landscaped courtyard with curving pedestrian paths.
Facade system
Combination of opaque panelized walls and glazed curtain wall connectors.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete framing with glazed skylight structures.
Spatial scale
Large public building complex with expansive grounds at a master-plan scale.
Lighting
Direct, bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from buildings and mature trees.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, sunlit civic atmosphere bridging urban fabric and natural parkland.
Environmental context
Urban park setting adjacent to a residential street and mature tree canopy.
Spatial experience
The composition transitions from dense urban street edge through structured courtyards into open parkland.
Composition rhythm
Alternating solid building volumes and open green spaces linked by glass-roofed connectors.
Style reading
Contemporary landscape urbanism
Program
Cultural or public civic center with park grounds
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
landscape
Materials
glass, metal, concrete, paving, plant-material
Visual identifiers
aerial-site, landscaped-courtyard, curved-pathways, glass-roof-pavilion
Style tags
contemporary, landscape-urbanism, public
Visual tags
master-planning, public-realm, urban-park, landscape-integration, courtyard
Geometry
An orthogonal linear volume connects to an angled, multi-faceted pavilion, enclosing a central landscaped courtyard with curving pedestrian paths.
Facade system
Combination of opaque panelized walls and glazed curtain wall connectors.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete framing with glazed skylight structures.
Spatial scale
Large public building complex with expansive grounds at a master-plan scale.
Lighting
Direct, bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows from buildings and mature trees.
Atmosphere
Vibrant, sunlit civic atmosphere bridging urban fabric and natural parkland.
Environmental context
Urban park setting adjacent to a residential street and mature tree canopy.
Spatial experience
The composition transitions from dense urban street edge through structured courtyards into open parkland.
Composition rhythm
Alternating solid building volumes and open green spaces linked by glass-roofed connectors.
Style reading
Contemporary landscape urbanism
Program
Cultural or public civic center with park grounds
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
landscape

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