Architects:Orange Architects

Area :29665 m²

Year :2021

Photographs :Sebastian van Damme

Manufacturers :  Reynaers Aluminium, EkosietReynaers Aluminium

Landscape Architects :Felixx Landscape Architects

Structural Engineer Team :Zonneveld ingenieurs

Urban Planner :West 8

Building Physics :Peutz

Construction Management :Objectum

Partner : Jeroen Schipper

Project Leader : Max Hissink, Rutger Schoenmaker

Design Team : Julija Osipenko, Tess Landsman, María Gómez Garrido, Angeliki Chantzopoulou, Fung Chow

Client/Owner : MRP Development

Installations : HE Adviseurs

Cost Consultants : VGG Adviseurs

Drawing Credits : HFB

City : Eindhoven

Country : The Netherlands

Orange Architects officially announces the completion of S-West. The project is located in the heart of Strijp-S, just to the north of the center of Eindhoven. The plan consists of an ensemble of 4 buildings on a half-sunken car park with a roof garden. All buildings have a character of their own, and together they subtly acknowledge the area’s industrial past. The reference is in the structure of the plan, but also in the smallest details, like the tower 'Frits' that is named after the iconic Frits Philips.

The striking 60-meter-tall tower on the urban Torenallee, with a cantilevered head, slightly protrudes from the building line in the form of a two-level colonnade. The 18-floor tower is classically composed of a plinth, body, and crown, yet it also echoes the architecture and tectonics of a concrete silo building with its vertical emphasis. With its cantilever that extends around all sides, the crown forms a striking landmark within Strijp-S. The whole tower has a high-quality light sand-colored polyester concrete façade and lots of fenestration in the form of large industrial-looking windows.