This project is part of a temporary exhibition, based on an Analogue Augmented Reality. It shows an appealing way of condensing the city allowing for more inhabitants in the centre of Rotterdam. The design is printed on a glass panel and positioned on the corner of the Van Oldenbarneveldtstreet and the Karel Doormanstreet in the centre of Rotterdam. People passing by will, when looking from a certain position, see the project as if it were reality. The panel will be on exhibit from April until August 2012.

Housing / 800 m2 / City of Rotterdam / Exhibition 2012

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In the shopping district of the inner-city of The Hague an 80's office building will be redeveloped. The retail function will be strengthened by creating additional floors and special elements like a spectacular rooftop restaurant and a glasshouse in the centre of the building. New facades and new installations will make Sijthoff a distinguished and sustainable icon for The Hague.

Retail and offices / 19.000 m2 / Impact Vastgoedrealisme / Completion 2013

“Mediahaven” houses a combination of creative functions, two recording studios, “loft” offices and parking. The studios provide also space for events.The creative character of this space influences the working environment for all employees.

Offices / 7.500 m² / Mediahaven Vastgoed / Completion 2012

The current backdrop in housing construction has left an inner-city site in Groningen empty. For a period of 5 years a demountable building is placed to accommodate childcare and student housing. On top of the pyramid shaped building a public viewing point offers a great experience of the city.

Childcare and housing / 500 m2 / Beak BV / Completion 2011

A very modest two family house has been transformed into a villa. A glass extension at the back makes the interior bathing in light, whilst a clear and open spatial layout offers a very comfortable space. The vegetation growing on the facade, will blend the villa with the garden en reveals a beautiful red color in autumn.

Refurbishment villa / 240 m² / De Goeij - Van den Herik / Completion 2011

In the Klein en Fijn program of Studio Hartzema V8 took initiative to develop 3 small plots in the centre of Rotterdam. This well situated project contains 12 dwellings with excellent outdoor spaces.

Housing / 1.200 m2 / Design 2011

The Roche Edifice is a design for a new office building in the plan Duin in Almere. On this piece of land on the westside of Almere, a new development has recently started to creat an unique mixed use area in a dunelike landscape. In the center of this landscape, close to the marina and the beach, this project provides a very contemporary working space in an elegenant setting, orienting on the IJsselmeer and Amsterdam at the horizon.

Offices / 6.00 m² / Impact Vastgoedrealisme bv / Study 2011

With this design an existing office building is redeveloped into an attractive working environment. A new facade and new MEP services will bring this building up to label A of sustainable standards, whilst a new interior design provides an actual and flexibel layout for office workspace.

Redevelopment offices / 3.500 m² / Impact Vastgoedrealisme bv / Building permit design 2011

In the centre of Rotterdam we designed a pavilion with a roof terrace. This roof terrace under the trees offers great views on numerous events on the Coolsingel.

Retail / 150 m² / La Borsa / Building permit design

As an architecture office we took the initiative to develop extra gyms in Rotterdam. At this moment there is a lack of gyms in Dutch larger cities. Starting point is to design new gyms on top of the existing dressing rooms. The feasibility of the gym in the Gashouderstraat is tested in a pilot project.

Gym on existing gym / 300 m² / J.O.S. / Feasibility study

Plastic island is a 21st century ecological project to clean the ocean. Its purpose is to find a viable solution for the “plastic soup” of waste. The gulf streams in the oceans carry huge amounts of plastics. In the North Pacific gyre according to estimations there is about 60 million tons of plastic in an area more than 1 million square kilometres. This diverse soup of plastic is an ominous threat for flora and fauna. 

Study / 1,7 km² / Fonds BKVB

To strengthen the leisure qualities of the Engelermeer, a lake near ’s Hertogenbosch, this design offers a combination of water recreation facilities. It consists of a clubhouse for boat recreation and visitors of the nature around the lake, and offers a perimetered swimming pool. The materialization in wood and sampling boathouse silhouettes, celebrates the romantique around the lakeside and offers a timeless attraction.

Leisure / 450 m2 / BAI competition/ Nominated design 2010

The designed PowerBeam forms an integral part of the landscape. It develops from the lines of trees as a contemporary icon towards the highway. On the edge of parking and forest it creates a portal to the landscape and gives access to the retail and restaurant.

Service station and retail / 3.000 m2 / BP/ Winning competition design 2009

In the inner-city of Groningen an empty plot will be developed into a temporary micro-city for the period of 5 years. This development named Open Lab Ebbinge is a platform for innovative and sustainable use of modular buildings. Within these conditions we have designed a building for retail, restaurants and housing around a covered square, which is created by a shifted stacking of prefab-units.

Leisure and housing / 1.200 m2 / Beak BV / Study 2009

The brief was to generate new housing typologies with reference to the historical farm typology that is unique for this area. The most characterizing element of the historical farm, is the articulated silhouette, created by multiple volumes and roof shapes. From this experience, a range of abstract outlines is defined. The link between function and form, clearly readable in a historical farm, is in this design inverted, embracing them in a collective en contemporary experience.

Housing / 5.000 m2 / Municipality competition/ Award winning design 2009

This Design proposal combines a reduction of sound with a sustainable and iconic management of water in a landscape phenomenon. Part of the sound will be reflected by the water, the remaining part will be absorbed behind the waterfalls. In the center of the cascade a plane spotters area is created, thus enabling a dazzling experience of the waterfalls. The use of water and gravity, to resolve a technical and human created problem makes the sound barrier an unique and innovative intervention.

Sound barrier / 40 ha / Schiphol Airport Competition/ Design 2008

For a global electronics company we developed a complete concept for a sustainable new office building.

Offices / 6.000 m² / first price competition

To allow for a growth of the existing 18 holes course to an international 27 holes course, a new Master plan is developed for golf course Hitland. The ambition of the club to not only host golf events but also integrate the course in the surrounding nature and to become a contemporary country club has driven this design. The club as inviting accommodation for all fans of sport and nature.

Masterplan and Club / 3.500 m2 / Golfclub Hitland/ Design 2011

V8 is a professional team of architects and is working with great commitment on actual issues. The studio is located on a fantastic spot in the heart of Rotterdam, at the foot of the Erasmus Bridge.
The partners of V8, Rudolph Eilander and Michiel Raaphorst, know eachother as colleagues since 2003 while working with Erick van Egeraat as project architect and associate director respectively.
Besides this Rudolph has been working at West 8 and Neutelings Riedijk as project architect on diverse projects, whilst Michiel as concept architect at Multi Development has gained extensive experience in commercial real estate.
With V8 they deliver powerful interventions for today's challenges, with pragmatism and creativity being portrayed in surprising ways.

Providing customized services is more important to V8 than building a predetermined oeuvre. For each problem is thoroughly and effectively worked to a convincing plan and a viable and feasible building. Not only for new developments, but also for redevelopments.
Creating an optimal solution is achieved through close cooperation and open dialogue. V8 appreciates working in a multidisciplinary team with the right spirit and power. This is inspiring for all concerned and not only makes a good project, but will also enrich the collaboration. Without giving up the independent position, long-lasting relationships with clients and consultants are maintained.

The architecture of V8 is averse to trends, only initial solutions lead to a timeless architecture.

The buildings are solid and recognizable, both functionally and in materialization. They are meaningful projects without the desire to always be iconic. A precisely balanced relationship to the context and a dose of refinement, provides a lasting benefit to the environment and a comfortable appearance.
For V8 sustainability means: no wasting. This means: no waste of resources, materials, time and energy. Cherish what you have and to put a lot of knowledge and ambition into new solutions!

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