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Ministry LNV&EZK

Studio PROTOTYPE and ZENBER Architects have won the tender to renovate the interior of the Ministry of ANFQ & EACP. The monumental building on Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, The Hague, was originally designed by Gijsbert Friedhoff, with a subsequent extension by Dam & Partners completed in 2012. The renovation aims to modernize the ministry to meet new standards, aligning with the needs of a flexible and contemporary state office.

project

Ministerie LNV & EZK – The Hague
client

Central Government Real Estate Agency
function

Government office
size

4800 m²
period

2022 – 2025
status

built
ontwerp

studio PROTOTYPE & Zenber Architecten
project architect

Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration Jeroen Spee & Eric Wezenberg (ZENBER Architecten)
project team

Alicja Bedkowska, Rodolf Siccardi
renders

CIID and studio PROTOTYPE

Enhance the comfort

The goal of the redesign of several areas in the national office was to make the spaces more functional for a variety of uses. The focus is on creating areas for meeting, discussing, and collaborating. The main highlight is the Orangerie, where two existing pavilions have been transformed into lively spaces for people to gather.

Studio PROTOTYPE has based the plan with a great respect towards the building’s original ideas. New and careful interventions reinfore the existing core values of the building. The raw character of the concrete supporting structure is left exposed and combined with new timeless materials, such as terrazzo and Cararra marble.