Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
DUS Architects have recently completed a facade for the temporary EU Building, for the Dutch EU Presidency 2016.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
The EU Presidency takes place in the Netherlands for 6 months from January 2016, and afterwards, the bio-plastic facade will be fully recycled.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
The design of the facade references the sails of historical sailing ships, that used to be built in the area.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
At night, the sails are lit with a pulsing light.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Within the sails are alcoves, which are home to large-scale 3D-printed-benches.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Each of the seating surfaces have been filled with a light-coloured concrete.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
All of the bio-plastic that has been used, will be shredded and recycled into future 3D-printed projects.
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
The facade was the collaborative result of DUS (design), Actual (parametric development & 3D printing), Neptunus (temporary structures), TenTech (engineering), Henkel (material development), Philips (light), and Heijmans (construction and assembly).
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
