National Monument Kamp Vught

Not much is left of the Vught World War II concentration camp but a small piece of ground with the remains of the crematorium. These remnants stand more or less in the shadow of the maximum security prison built in the grounds of the former camp. Claus en Kaan were asked to design an entrance pavilion. The building, which contains exhibition space and offices for the foundation marks the entrance to the camp in the form of a screen. The façade is made out of bands of thin terracotta material, which alternate with heavy bricks, set back so that the space between the terracotta tiles can be filled to look like a thick joint. There are two routes through the building, one that visitors follow upon entering and the other as they leave the site. The exhibition rooms are set next to each other, without any connecting corridor.