Architecture of Dutch Construction Law Experts

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1 Architecture of Dutch Construction Law Experts Editors Rob Kluitenberg Monika Chao-Duivis Research Matthieu Maas Dick van Gameren

2 Cover and design by Rob Kluitenberg ISBN NUR , Stichting Instituut voor Bouwrecht Alle rechten voorbehouden. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden verveelvoudigd, opgeslagen in een geautomatiseerd gegevensbestand, of openbaar gemaakt, in enige vorm of op enige wijze, hetzij elektronisch, mechanisch, door fotokopieën, opnamen of enige andere manier, zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de uitgeverij. Voor zover het maken van kopieën uit deze uitgave is toegestaan op grond van artikel 16h tot en met 16m Auteurswet 1912 jo. het Besluit van 27 november 2002, Stb. 2002, 575, dient men de daarvoor wettelijk verschuldigde vergoedingen te voldoen aan de Stichting Reprorecht (Postbus 3060, 2130 KB Hoofddorp). Voor het overnemen van gedeelte(n) uit deze uitgave in bloemlezingen, readers en andere compilatiewerken dient men zich tot de Stichting Instituut voor Bouwrecht te wenden. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photo print, microfilm or any other means without written permission from the publisher.

3 Foreword iii The legal world is a paper world. But there is more. Lawyers practice their trade in offices. These offices are in buildings which are sometimes splendid, sometimes meaningless, sometimes old fashioned and sometimes representative of a certain era. But one way or another always interesting. In 2010 the director of the Dutch Institute for Construction Law is chairing the European Society for Construction Law and responsible for organizing the annual meeting of this Society. The theme of this meeting is the Dutch general conditions on integrated contracts. One could say these conditions are an export item. Another well known export item of the Netherlands are architectural services. Dutch architects perform their services globally and belong to the top of the world. In this Illustrated guide the reader gets an impression of what architecture means to the housing of Dutch construction law experts. The diversity of the buildings shows the diversity of the Dutch architectural landscape. The Dutch Institute is grateful to the many construction law experts who were willing to take part in this special project. The introduction to this book is written by the Dutch Chief Government Architect, Liesbeth van der Pol. Who could be more suited for this? This book came about in close cooperation with the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Delft and thanks are in order to prof. Dick van Gameren and Matthieu Maas for the outstanding research. The final editing of the English text has been done skilfully by Otto Sluizer, we would like to thank him as well. The Editors The Hague, October 2010

4 iv Introduction Do architects and jurists have something in common? Yes, they both have a profession that requires much thinking power, creativity and social skills. They both strongly adhere to their independence. They share the need for order and precision, and for execution down to the last detail. But do they understand each other? Certainly not all the time. They even regularly collide. For example, in my field I am thinking of the problems around the European calls for tendering which suffer from the increasing legal discourse about tendering procedures. The architectural profession is regularly groaning under the stranglehold brought about by the further issuing of rules. The resulting risk-avoiding conduct is often felt oppresive by architects. For that which feels as logical for a lawyer is not yet felt as such by an architect. Architects think in terms of architectonic and spatial quality. They are concerned about matters such as power of expression, originality, cultural-historical understanding, the connection with the surroundings, beauty. Architects want to create in freedom. In the search for a spatial balance, too strict rules are disastrous. Architects do not like rules imposed on them by others. Jurists think chiefly in terms of legal security, equality before the law, carefulness, predictability, upholding of the law. They like rules, as long as they are clear for everyone. So the language of the different disciplines is different. But both cannot operate without each other. The problems around the European tenders would be much less serious if the juridical culture could be more in keeping with the architectural way of thinking. Fortunately I had recently the occasion to gather the fruits of the legal discipline. At the beginning of this year, both chambers of parliament approved the revision of the Act on the title of architect. This will substantially help to improve the craftsmanship of the architects. Just like the lawyers, the architects will now have a compulsory period of professional experience. This is important for the social status of our profession and for the position the architect takes in the building process. This is the reward for the long years of cooperation between architects and jurists. It gives me great pleasure that in this book both disciplines come together. Jurists appear to exercise their profession in beautiful buildings of high quality. I hope that our disciplines will strengthen each other in all fields in the future. After all, both professional groups are only satisfied when the result is completed down to the smallest detail. I wish you much reading and viewing pleasure. Liesbeth van der Pol Chief Government Architect

5 Table of content v Foreword iii Introduction iv AKD advocaten & notarissen 2 Allen & Overy LLP 4 AT Osborne B.V. 6 Koninklijke BAM Groep nv 8 Van Bladeren Advocatenkantoor 10 BNA (Royal Institute of Dutch Architects) 12 Boekel De Nerée N.V. 14 Boels Zanders Advocaten 16 Mr G.J.A.M. Bogaers advocaat 18 Boot Advocaten B.V. 20 Bos Van der Burg Advocaten 22 Bouwend Nederland 24 De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. 26 Buro Vijn 28 Clifford Chance LLP 30 Croon advocaten 32 CMS Derks Star Busmann 34 CROW 36 DHV B.V. 38 Drost & Van de Vijver 40 Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten 42 Van Doorne N.V. 44 Van der Feltz Advocaten 46 Friedberg & Partners advocaten 48 Geelkerken Linskens Advocaten 50 Heijltjes Advocaten 52 Gijs Heutink Advocaten 54 Homan Juridisch Advies 56 Houthoff Buruma 58 Instituut voor Bouwrecht 60 KienhuisHoving advocaten en notarissen 62 Kneppelhout & Korthals Advocaten 64 Krans & van Hilten Advocaten 66 La Gro Advocaten 68 Lamsma Veldstra & Lobé advocaten 70 Lawton Advocaten 72 Loyens & Loeff (Amsterdam) 74 Loyens & Loeff (Rotterdam) 76 MAB Development Group B.V. 78 Martens & Boer Advocaten 80 Ministry of Defence (Defence Infrastructure Agency) 82 Ministry of Economic Affairs 84 Ministry of Finance 86 Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 88 De Mul Zegger Advocaten & Notarissen 90 NautaDutilh N.V. 92 NLingenieurs 94 Norton Rose LLP 96 Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn 98 Poelmann van den Broek advocaten 100 Pot Jonker Seunke 102 ProRail 104 Raad van Arbitrage voor de Bouw 106 Rabobank Nederland 108 RBOI-Middelburg b.v. 110 RBOI-Rotterdam b.v. 112 RechtStaete vastgoedadvocaten & belastingadviseurs B.V. 114 Rijkswaterstaat (Directorate-General of Public Works and Water Management) 116 Rozemond advocaten 118 Schuldink advocaten 120 Six Advocaten 122 STABU 124 Stibbe 126 Stijl Advocaten 128 Delft University of Technology 130 Ubink Vastgoedadvocatuur 132 Visser Silfhout Advocaten 134 De Voort Hermes De Bont 136 VU University Amsterdam 138 Warendorf 140 Weebers Vastgoed Advocaten N.V. 142