De Woonplaats

Situated on the southern entrance road to from the A35 towards the centre of Enschede, this new office building is designed as a new landmark and orientation point. The local housing corporation De Woonplaats (translated into 'The Domicile, or 'Habitat') moves all of it’s offices to this new location. Together with working place, the building houses a meeting space for its tenants on the ground floor, a shop and central information centre. The building is orientated to the four crossing streets, that surround the office. As the storeys rise, the floors and the façade turn and from the interior the view is shifted. Thus, the overall shape and external image of the building changes towards the position of the spectator. All glass façades are clad with an intelligent sunscreen. Horizontal panels are fixed to a steel frame, and entirely calculated to the position of the sun, at this precise location on the planet.