Roadtrip to Modern ure 2012 Hilversum Projects 5 Created 15-Jun-12 By Rogier Laterveer, Neutelings Riedijk archive, exposition space, museum Institute for Sound and Vision Villa VPRO Dutch Media Authority Hilversum City Hall 5 Willem Marinus Dudok government, museum 3 MVRDV office, recording studio 2 Filmtheater Hilversum 6 Arc2 architecten cinema 4 Koen van Velsen office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ripple/guides/roadtrip%20to%20modern%20ure%202012%20hilversum/ 1
photo: Matthijs Collard photo: Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee Institute for Sound and Vision Sumatralaan 45 1217 GP Hilversum http://wwwbeeldengeluidnl/ The content of the building for Sound and Vision is the Dutch audiovisual past, from the very beginning right up to the events of yesterday The 18-metre-deep pit in which the premises are built, houses 5 levels of collections in optimal storage conditions; while above ground there is room for all the visitors facilities and for experiencing the media in Sound and Vision, also spread over 5 levels The third element is the office building of the institute The three volumes together enclose a large public atrium Graphic designer Studio Jaap Drupsteen designed the glass facade which is draped as a second skin around the building Over two thousand panes of glass, developed specially for the Institute of Sound and Image, have been engraved with over 750 archive images from the institute's television and film collection With natural daylighting, they turn the new building into a veritable work of art Merkx + Girod designed the interior, together with main architect Neutelings Riedijk 2006 30000 m² Main designer,, Interior architect Interior architect Building physics consultant Artist Services engineer Supplier Artist Services engineer Lighting designer Neutelings Riedijk Matthijs Merkx + Girod en Aronsohn Ballast Nedam Cauberg-Huygen Heijmans Jaap Drupsteen Kropman Installatietechniek Saint Gobain Glass Studio Drupsteen ULC Group Yellowspot Nederlands Insituut voor Beeld en Geluid photo: Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee Tuesday - Sunday 10:00-21:00 h Train: go to station Hilversum-Noord Walk to the end of the platform and go right Cross the street at the roundabout You'll see the building on your left Bus: number 107 from Hilversum/Bussum to stop Media Park at train station Hilversum-Noord When you exit the bus, go to the nearest traffic signs At the roundabout go right You can't miss it http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ripple/guides/roadtrip%20to%20modern%20ure%202012%20hilversum/ 2
photo: VPRO Villa VPRO Sumatralaan 49 1217 GP Hilversum http://wwwvpronl/ The VPRO is a public broadcasting corporation and operates in various media, producing radio and television programmes, filling digital theme channels, operating an innovative website, publishing a programme guide and organising cultural activities The VPRO has a rather special position within the broadcasting system: Enthusiasm, curiosity and quality has more value than ratings The VPRO takes its public task seriously but with slight stubbornness, purposefully choosing those programmes and topics that the other broadcasting companies pass over It aims to surprise, inspire awe, enrage and inform, as well as touch people, make them think, laugh and put things into perspective It provides the opportunity to explore, but also to see the world around them, the VPRO is in continuous dialogue with its articulate and critical target group This pioneering and spirit manifests itself in more than just the programming; the Villa VPRO is a physical embodiment of all the above elements photo: Bjorn Utpott 1997 10500 m² MVRDV ARUP Pieters Bouwtechniek VPRO MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ripple/guides/roadtrip%20to%20modern%20ure%202012%20hilversum/ 3
photo: Duccio Malagamba photo: Duccio Malagamba Dutch Media Authority Hoge Naarderweg 78 NL-1200 BK Hilversum http://wwwcvdmnl/ The Dutch Media Authority, called "Commissariaat voor de Media", upholds the rules which are formulated in the Dutch Media Act as well as in the regulations based on this act This is done by the providing of information beforehand and by subsequent supervision Fairness and consistency are the Commissariaat s basic principles in enforcing the Media Act The activities of the Commissariaat focus on both public service and commercial broadcasters and on cable operators The building for this institution stands on a slope in-between trees, at the border of the Media-park The existing trees have been maintained, and some of them grow through the overhanging construction at the entrance The interior circulation is organised at the façade, where the corridors are situated One side has stairways which bridge the gentle slope, on the other side the difference in height has been crossed by a talud The building has several patio s They provide ample daylight and places for lunch-breaks photo: Duccio Malagamba Project is not public! 2001 3372 m² Koen van Velsen Bouwbedrijf Van den Hengel Commissariaat voor de Media MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ripple/guides/roadtrip%20to%20modern%20ure%202012%20hilversum/ 4
photo: Norbert van Onna photo: Norbert van Onna Hilversum City Hall Dudokpark 1 1217 JE Hilversum http://wwwtgooiinfo/raadhuis/ Dudok became City for the town of Hilversum in 1928 and designed and built about 75 houses, public buildings and entire neighbourhoods there, best known for the brick Hilversum City Hall (Raadhuis), completed in 1931 Not only did he design the building, but also the interior including the carpets, furniture and even the mayor's meeting hammer Dudok's early style grew out of the Amsterdam School but the dramatic massing, asymmetry, the overhanging eaves and other elements of his landmark City Hall were clearly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago Prairie School Dudok continued to produce progressive, Dutch modernist structures in Hilversum for decades, through the 1960s, and had international influence He received the RIBA Gold Medal in 1935 and the AIA Gold Medal in 1955 He also designed buildings in Paris, the Collège néerlandais in the Cité Universitaire, a cultural centre in Baghdad and a cinema in Calcutta photo: Norbert van Onna 1931 Willem Marinus Dudok Norbert_van_Onna Tours are being organised every Sunday at 14:00hr Including tower-ascent Entree: east side, Dudokcentrum http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ripple/guides/roadtrip%20to%20modern%20ure%202012%20hilversum/ 5
photo: Martijn Heil photo: Martijn Heil Filmtheater Hilversum Herenplein 5 1211 DR Hilversum The Film Theatre, located on Herenplein in Hilversum, consists of three cinemas The glass frontage merges the foyer with the public space outside The supporting frame is built in laminated wood, and organizes the foyer into a number of cosy niches where audience members can enjoy a drink before the film The volume of the theatre nestles under a bend in a vehicle ramp On this side its facade is opaque with a scaly cladding of fibre-cement sheeting photo: Martijn Heil 2008 1000 m² Arc2 architecten Adviesbureau Lüning Bouwbedrijf Van den Hengel Stichting Filmtheater Hilversum Arc2_architecten Daily from 01:15 PM till 11:00 PM http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ripple/guides/roadtrip%20to%20modern%20ure%202012%20hilversum/ 6