October 2011
Video presentation of Recycled island online.
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September 2011
New photos of Villa Ug under realization.
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September 2011
New publications of Villa BH.
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September 2011
Video of Villa BH online.
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July 2011
Swimming pool of Villa Siga Siga completed.
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July 2011
WHIM architecture is contributor to the travelling exhibition Basic instincts.
This June and July, Premsela held the exhibition Basic Instincts, a multidisciplinary show of contemporary, directional visions in Dutch fashion culture, at Berlin's Villa Elisabeth. New venues for the exhibition will be announced as soon as possible.
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December 2011
WHIM architecture has moved.
The office moved to a new location in the city centre of Rotterdam: Zomerhofstraat 71 Unit 250. This address is within walking distance (960 metres) from Rotterdam Central station. The new location is chosen to improve the service and accessibility of WHIM. Besides the nearby public transport, there is also a good accessibility by car and bicycle.
January 2012
A whimsical 2012!
Illustration: Villa Al, Almere, the Netherlands
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February 2012
Interior design completed
For an apartment in Rotterdam WHIM designed a new interior. The design results in a more open floor plan and a higher efficiency in the use of the available volume. One of the new elements is a multifunctional closet. The work was completed at the end of January 2012.
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March 2012
Travelling exhibition Basic instincts opening on June 1st in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
This June and July Premsela holds the exhibition Basic Instincts, a multidisciplinary show of contemporary, directional visions in Dutch fashion culture, at Eusebiuskerk. WHIM is contributor to the exhibition with Villa BH.
New venues for the exhibition will be announced as soon as possible.
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May 2012
Work in progress: Interior design communal space office Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
For the communal space of the ZoHo office WHIM architecture is making an interior design in collaboration with Studio DAT. The existing room of 300m2 is designed to fit the desires of the different creative offices that ZoHo houses. These desires exist in the creation of an area for presentations, lunch, drinks, workshops and badminton.
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3D impression communal space.
May 2012
New photos of Villa Ug Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Villa Ug is the transformation of an existing bungalow into a modern villa. All existing spaces are optimized and extended to create a comfortable new home. The existing roof is lifted to have a more efficient use of the first floor.
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Photo Villa Ug, May 2012.
August 2012
Kite villas sketches, El Gouna, Egypt
Close to a Kite surf school WHIM is collaborating on the concept to develop villas for Kite surfers. The villas have a direct link to the open water.
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3D impression Kite villas in Aerial view
August 2012
WoZoHo; Roof apartments proposal for Rotterdam, the Netherlands
On top of an existing office building WHIM proposes to add apartments for starters.
The design improves the social structure of the neighbourhood and re-
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October 2012
Exhibition Basic Instincts, Shenzhen, China
Opening of the exhibition in the OCT Art & Design Gallery in Shenzhen. Basic Instincts is a multidisciplinary show of contemporary, directional visions in Dutch fashion culture, design and architecture. WHIM is contributor to the exhibition with Villa BH. The exhibition will be on show until 22 November 2012
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Photo of the opening in Shenzhen
October 2012
Villa Kb; Villa design for Kerckebosch, the Netherlands
A design proposal that mixes local traditional architecture with the forestry. A maximum of the existing trees are kept and taken into the design proposal as important elements of the plot.
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November 2012
Villa Siga Siga; Final phase completed, Greece
The lower floor of this villa completed construction. The design for this villa originally started in 1998 with one floor. After the completion of the swimming pool last year, now also the second floor is realized. Villa Siga Siga is completed in
periods to match the clients wishes for each phase.
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Photo Villa Siga Siga, October 2012.
Photo interior, February 2012.
Photo exterior ZoHo, November 2011.
Screenshot video.
Photo exterior Villa Ug, September 2011.
Photo different books and magazines, September 2011.
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Photo pools July 2011.
Photo of a part of the exhibition July 2011.
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February 2013
Rotterdam Ark; Work in progress, the Netherlands
WHIM architecture is designing an ecologic environment for Rotterdam. Two self sustaining pavilions based on the principles of an Earthship will demonstrate environment friendly building. The vegetable garden will provide the ingredients for the restaurant. The Kids Forest provides a natural playground for children. In the forest children can experience a natural environment and build their own tree houses.
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December 2012
Recycled Island; New impressions
WHIM architecture wants to further design and develop a floating self-
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January 2013
Intergenerational Housing; Study project Avans University
Intergenerational living is an innovative concept based upon the idea that the blending of families, starters, and seniors in social living activities builds a community that enhances our understanding of one another. Intergenerational housing provide a congenial environment for those who wish to connect and share with other generations on a daily basis. Intergenerational housing is proposed as an answer to the cut backs in Dutch Senior Housing.
Principal architect Ramon Knoester is mentor of this graduation project at the Avans University.
March 2013
Recycled Island collaboration in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Students of the Rotterdam University are exploring the potential of recycling the plastic pollution in the river the Maas to a new floating habitat. The project is a collaboration with the Rotterdam Municipality.
Marine litter is human-
waterway. The Maas (Meuse) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. It has a total length of 925 km. Rotterdam is the last city the river runs through before it ends in the Sea. Therefor Rotterdam has a large potential in extracting the river’s floating waste before it reaches the sea and becomes part the increasing floating oceanic debris.
Large parts of Rotterdam are below sea level. Floating habitats are climate proof and resistant to flood.
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Rotterdam and the river the Maas via Google Earth, March 2013.
