Architectural Technology – Precedent Study
Building: Veemgebouw
Architects: Caruso St John
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Status: Built
Type: Retrofitted: Original-1940s / Retrofit- 2007-22
Use: Former industrial storage building turned mixed-use property hosting art exhibits & a food market
Rooms: 19 maisonettes, 19 studios and 1 three-storey house. 18 studios: 46 m2, rental price: € 800
1 studio: 73 m2, rental price: € 850
18 maisonettes: 87 m2, rental price: € 900
1 maisonette: 114 m2, rental price: € 950
There will also be 1 home of 3 floors with 170 m2 of usable surface, which will have a special purpose.
The Veemgebouw in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is a multifunctional and modern residential mixed-use building. Originally a listed Phillips factory built circa 1940s it has now been retrofitted by Caruso St John in 2007. The building is a landmark of the city – created by a mix of contemporary aesthetics and reference to the industrial history of the city. It now hosts flexible spaces for houses, offices, studios, car parking, and a food market. The new apartments are on the top levels and match the existing building’s look and feel, with a staggered design and matching brick exteriors. An environmental system using solar panels and heat pumps provides hot water and heating, making the building energy-neutral throughout the year. The tower is a modern intervention in reference to the old transmission tower, which Philips used for experimental TV broadcasts for decades after the Second World War. The new tower is a sixteen-meter steel build which lights from the inside.
