Municipal swimming pool, Oostende
A swimming pool on top of a dune
The location for the new municipal swimming pool of Oostende speaks to the imagination: on top of a dune along the North Sea coast, in this…
Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam
The 'Joods Historisch Museum' (Jewish historical museum) invited the architects ZJA to participate in a design competion. The theme of the…
Renovated Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam
The Renovated Kuip
For many years, there has been a debate about the future of the old Feyenoord stadium (a.k.a. De Kuip/The Tub) in Rotterdam. After it was…
Ball sports complex and activities park, Willebroek
Sustainable sports complex in green surroundings
In a green zone surrounded by residential districts, an old athletics facility is being replaced by a new sports complex. The new ball…
Stadium Galgenwaard, Utrecht
A transformation in two stages
FC Utrecht is a proud football club with a formidable reputation. Things can go wild at Galgenwaard stadium. To bring the 1981 stadium up…
Docking the Amsterdam
Sunken VOC ship recovered in building
In 1749 the Dutch VOC ship Amsterdam sank at Hastings, England. Almost three centuries later, the plan is conceived to salvage the wreck…
Stedelijk Museum CS
Temporary museum in the former TPG building
The architects ZJA are responsible for renovating the second and third storeys of the former TPG building into Stedelijk Museum CS. The aim…
Nelson Mandela sports centre, Neder-Over-Heembeek
When developing a sports centre in the precious green open space bordering a big city, the number one priority is the harmonious merging of…
Extension Top sports centre, Rotterdam
Sports Centre, Rotterdam
For decades the area around De Kuip, the home of Feijenoord football club, on the south side of Rotterdam, is where local sports facilities…
AMFORA Amstel, Amsterdam
A visionary plan
The old Amsterdam, built in a swampy delta next to an arm of the sea, is a city in the water. Using modern building techniques, its huge…
De Meerkamp Swimming Pool, Amstelveen
First phase of a new Meerkamp
People in Amstelveen are mad keen on swimming. The existing Meerkamp is large, with outdoor and indoor pools, but it needs to expand to…