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Justice Office

Justice Office

Rijksvastgoedbedrijf

Commissioned by the Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf), the new building for the Ministry of Justice in Zaanstad has been completed. This unique complex of approximately 7,650 m², designed by Studio PROTOTYPE and built by BINX Smartility West, marks a milestone in sustainable construction. It is largely composed of a timber CLT (cross-laminated timber) load-bearing structure — the largest CLT structure the Central Government Real Estate Agency has realized to date. The result is a functional and sustainable facility, including office, meeting, and training spaces.

  • project

    Justice Office

  • location

    Zaandam

  • client

    Rijksvastgoedbedrijf

  • function

    Offices, training and parking

  • size

    7.500 m²

  • period

    2021 – 2025

  • status

    Built

  • collaboration

    BINX Smartility, ArchiTech Company, Dijk&co icm Donker Design

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE, together with co-architect Architech company

  • project architects

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee, Diederik Hermens

  • project team

    Peter Rugebregt, Alicja Bedkowska, Rodolfo Siccardi, Nicolò Franchetto, Ana Vallés Gonzáles de Quevedo, Wiktoria Matysiak

  • photographer

    Jeroen Musch



Connecting light atriums


The design is deeply rooted in the surrounding peat polder landscape of Westzaan. The clear building structure is organized around three light courts, which ensure optimal daylight access and a healthy working environment. At the same time, they strengthen the relationship between the building and the surrounding natural area. The nature-inclusive design contributes to biodiversity and climate adaptation.

For our client, the Central Government Real Estate Agency, being able to quantify the benefits of the design was essential. Together with the integrated project team, we identified parameters that were optimized within a parametric model. The façade, equipped with parametrically designed louvers, strikes a balance between daylight, energy consumption, and privacy. The result is an adaptive louver structure on the façade, positioned to limit visibility into the building while maximizing views outward and optimizing the balance between solar gain and daylight access. Additionally, the louvers contribute to an energy-efficient building with ample natural light and limited visibility from the outside. As a result, the building is Paris-proof (aligned with the Paris Agreement) and energy-generating.


In this building, safety and openness are in balance. A seemingly closed bastion opens up to its surroundings through the three green light courts. The structure of these courtyards and the layered louvered façade — behind which the offices are located — creates a protected and green working environment that fosters well-being and a connection with nature.
The design aligns perfectly with the peat polder landscape of Westzaan, with many open spaces, green courtyards, and a nature-inclusive layout that considers local flora, fauna, and climate change. The silver-gray façade material reflects the tones of the green riverbank, softening the boundary between the building and nature.

The largest timber structure ever commissioned by the govermental building agency.






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Ministery LVVN

Ministry of EZ, KGG & LVVN

Rijksvastgoedbedrijf

Studio PROTOTYPE and ZENBER Architects have recently completed the transformation of Rijkskantoor B73 in The Hague, home to three ministries: the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature; the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth; and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The project aimed to modernize and renovate key areas within the complex, creating a flexible, sustainable, and future-proof government workspace.
  • project

    Ministry of EZ, KGG & LVVN

  • location

    The Hague

  • client

    Central Government Real Estate Agency

  • function

    Government office

  • size

    4800 m²

  • period

    2022 – 2025

  • status

    built

  • ontwerp

    studio PROTOTYPE & Zenber Architecten

  • project architect

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration Jeroen Spee & Eric Wezenberg (ZENBER Architecten)

  • project team

    Alicja Bedkowska, Rodolf Siccardi

  • fotograaf

    Jeroen Musch



Enhance the comfort


The challenge was to optimize these spaces for multifunctional use, with a strong focus on fostering interaction, collaboration, and connection. At the heart of the transformation lies the striking Orangerie—a lush green space where two existing pavilions and their surroundings have been reimagined as vibrant meeting hubs set within nature.

Sustainability and well-being are central to the design, which integrates biophilic principles and aligns with the WELL Building Standard. With its vertical gardens and plant walls, the Orangerie serves as the “green lung” of the complex, improving air quality, enhancing the working environment, reducing CO₂ emissions, and lowering cooling demands. The two brainstorm pods, built entirely from biobased and renewable materials, act as test spaces for innovative and sustainable products and technologies.




Two pavilions transformed
into lively meeting places




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Oasen

Oasen

Oasen Gouda

Located at Nieuwe Gouwe Oostzijde in the Nieuwe Park West business area, the site of Oasen can be seen as an oasis within an oasis. This plot is characterized by a lavish amount of surrounding greenery and water. In the design vision, the unique identity of Oasen as a water-supplying company is central; the water itself is subtly integrated not only through the tactility of materials but also by placing actual water features prominently within the meeting area.

  • project

    Oasen

  • location

    Gouda

  • client

    Oasen

  • function

    Office

  • size

    5.500 m²

  • period

    2024 – Today

  • status

    UO

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architects

    Jeroen Steenvoorden, Juliet Manrho

  • project team

    Olivier Cleijsen, Lucy Lever-Brine, Henrik Holte

  • visuals

    Absent Matter



Design and Space Utilization


The heart of the meeting area is the new atrium. This former outdoor space forms the natural axis between the entrance zone and the garden to the west. Covered by an innovative technical atrium roof, it subtly allows daylight, air, and spaciousness to enrich this green gathering place for employees. The materialization, green fill, and overall experience of the atrium make it a place where one feels the outdoor green environment yet remains an integral part of the entire meeting and restorative area.

The layout of the work area facilitates new connections and enables the ‘flow’ of people, thereby fostering encounters and collaboration. The design concept relies on an intuitive arrangement of floor plans ranging from quiet to bustling areas, offering a diversity of suitable workspaces and atmospheres. 

On the fourth floor, a reduced-size meeting/workshop pavilion has been reintroduced, providing Oasen a low-cost opportunity to also take advantage of this unique location with views over the city and the green retention roof for more private discussions outside the meeting area. The materialization concept uses timeless sustainable materials that uniquely complement the theme of the water landscape and add identity to the place.

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Quay House

quay house

Private Client

IJburg exists out of a number of islands in the IJ lake and is situated east of Amsterdam. On one of the islands, called Rieteiland, a DIY-building lots have been released by residential foundation De Key. The quay of the island is characterized by a large variety of free lot residential houses. On one of these DIY-lots PROTOTYPE designed a modest residential building as a modern translation of the traditional quay houses.

  • project

    Quay House

  • location

    Amsterdam

  • client

    Private

  • function

    Residential

  • size

    300 m²

  • period

    2015 – 2018

  • status

    built

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architect

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee, Steven Otten,  Maarten v. Kesteren

  • project team

    Luca Vatteroni, Gijs van Suijlichem, Ruben Figueiredo, Jésus Huerta Chilet, Sjoerd van Greevenbroek, Adam Bednańk, Marjolein Tolsma, Lana Montfort, Dieter Vlieghe, Rossella Villani

  • photographer

    Jeroen Musch



Connection between 

multiple levels


In the centre of the building a mass and a void are created. The void has been designed as a high and sacral space, creating connection and interaction between the multiple levels and spaces in the house. The mass organizes and shares the building in a front and back house. The core is being pierced by the stairs, which playfully connects the different spaces, from living areas to the bedrooms.

The balance between the masses of the stairs and the lightness of the void can be felt clearly from different positions in the house. Modest hues and materials have been chosen to connect in colour and tactility of the base material concrete. As a result, this created synergy between colour and texture of the chosen materials and finishing a serene atmosphere arises. In combination with the dramatic light, the core of the house becomes a space for reflection and serenity.



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House of Dentons

House of Dentons

Dentons

Dentons is the biggest law firm of the world, with a polycentric knowledge network and branches in 73 countries. Studio PROTOTYPE has been asked to design the interior concept of ‘House of Dentons’ for their Dutch branch, with approximately 6000 m2 located in the Viñoly building on Amsterdam’s Zuidas. Studio PROTOTYPE collaborated with DZAP a design & build construction in order to get from first sketch to final realization within a year. Thanks to smart phasing by housing advisor Cushman & Wakefield, Dentons was able to keep working in the Viñoly buiding during the rebuilding.

  • project

    House of Dentons

  • location

    Amsterdam

  • client

    Dentons

  • function

    Office

  • size

    7.000 m²

  • period

    2018 – 2020

  • status

    Built

  • collaboration

    DZAP, GreenStories, Smeulders Interieur Groep, Cushman&Wakefield, Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs, Van Galen Klimaattechniek, Terberg Totaal Installaties

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architect

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee, Steven Otten

  • project team

    Alicja Bedkowska, Gijsvan Suijlichem, Silke Hartholt, Francesca Motta

  • photographer

    Ewout Huibers



Warm and
timeless


The principle of House of Dentons is a warm & timeless interior that translates the polycentric character of Dentons into a versatile interior. The concept exists out of a variety of places with their complete own character that stimulates meeting & movement on the basis of intuition & openness. The central place within the concept is an atrium, that feels like the heart where the dynamics of the interior becomes visible. Places such as the entrance landscape, the meeting lane, art gallery and the green tribune garden are laced together in a beautiful way and create diversity in ‘ways of working’, but give a sequence of different (interior) experiences too.

The sequential experience is being strengthened by the effect of wings, by adding large wooden discs on strategical positions on the plan. They create beautiful bounded spaces with several vistas to other spaces. With ‘House of Dentons’ a work environment has been created to offer security and comfort while at the same to function as a stage for talent to excel on.


“Law firm interior offers a sequence of atmospheres.”

Robert Mouse, Architectenweb



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The Grove

The Grove

schiphol real estate

Commissioned by Schiphol Real Estate, The Grove is a distinctive multi-tenant office building designed by studio PROTOTYPE in collaboration with VDNDP. Located in the Schiphol Central Business District (CBD) and adjacent to The Base office complex, The Grove also enjoys a prime position along the A4 highway.

  • project

    Schiphol The Grove

  • location

    Schiphol

  • client

    Schiphol Real Estate

  • function

    Multi-tenant office building

  • size

    10.400 m²

  • period

    2019 – 2021

  • status

    Definitive Design

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architects

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee, Steven Otten, Jochem Alferink

  • project team

    Theresia van Koppen, Ricardo Mendes Machado, Francesca Motta, Rodolfo Siccardi, Sookyum Lee, Gijs Suijlichem, Alicja Bedkowska, Ana Marchidan, Nout Barentsen

  • visuals

    CIID and studio PROTOTYPE



Unique view
to the dynamic nature
of Schiphol


The project begins with the goal of creating a healthy and sustainable work environment, where the design focuses on the people. The project is designed in a dynamic fashion with a natural flow to invite people to the heart of the building.With the orientation of the atrium towards the sun, it allows the sunlight to reach deep inside the building. It includes a tribune and a green, enclosed space with seating and lounge areas, designed by MOSS Amsterdam. The atrium’s design mimics the feel of an intimate orchard courtyard, offering a spacious, open area with structured viewpoints. These points act as the eyes of the building and function as reception areas for the various tenants of The Grove.

The building’s exterior features a unique, transparent design that wraps around the curves of the building volume. This creates lively reflections and changing light effects, offering a dynamic view of Schiphol. The Grove is a sustainable building (BREEAM Excellent), equipped with SMART building technology systems and a structure made from cross-laminated timber. It will be a multi-tenant office space, offering around 10,400 m² of flexible floor area that can accommodate businesses of different sizes. The adjacent green public space is designed by Flux Landscape Architecture.

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Pavilions Vught

Pavilions Vught

Private Client

In a park-like environment at the Rondeweg in Vught, a villa was built in the thirties out of the characteristic red bricks of that time. The quality of the park-like surrounding is continued in the design within the lot of the existing house.

  • project

    Pavilions Vught

  • location

    Vught
  • client

    Private

  • function

    residential, office
  • size

    60 m²

  • period

    2016 – 2018

  • status

    built

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE
  • project architects

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee

  • project team

    Luca Vatteroni, Elisa Cardinali, Rossella Villani
  • photos

    Jeroen Musch



New Park of the
tiny pavilions


As part of this ‘new park’, two pavilions have been designed: the tine office pavilion and a teahouse pavilion, both subtly connecting with the existing residential house. Both pavilions have their own identity and material characteristics, creating an interaction within the total concept.  

The materialization of the pavilion connects as much as possible with the existing residential house. The concrete plinth and copper roof grade colorwise with the typical red bricks of the house. The façade of the pavilion is made entirely out of glass in Iroko wooden frames, creating a strong inside outside relation, between nature and interior and between existing and new.

“Gewonnen juryprijs in de categorie Architecture +Living Small

Architizer


The teahouse pavilion is built out of an open braided pattern of steel, also functioning as the construction of the pavilion, thus creating a pavilion free of columns. The round roof of the pavilion exists out of double curved glass parts, connecting with the steel substructure. The braided steel elements are taken over by the greenery, creating a beautiful symbiose between the greenery of the park and the open structure of the pavilion.

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Houseboat Warmond

Houseboat Warmond

Private client

Studio PROTOTYPE’s design embraces a timeless yet modern simplicity, crafted from a carefully curated palette of durable materials. The houseboat is conceived as a refined wooden structure, with an exposed oak framework that not only defines the ceiling of the living spaces but also showcases its honest construction. This rhythmic wooden framework extends upward, culminating in a subtle roof cornice. Two raised sections in the roof introduce a dynamic play of daylight throughout the home while lending the volume a distinctive horizontal articulation. The transparent wooden detailing allows solar panels to be seamlessly concealed from view.
  • project

    Houseboat Warmond

  • location

    Warmond

  • client

    Private client

  • function

    Residential

  • size

    – m²

  • period

    2021 – 2023

  • status

    Built

  • ontwerp

    studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architect

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration Jeroen Spee

  • project team

    Richard de Boer, Ana Vallés

  • fotograaf

    Jeroen Musch



Seamlessly connecting spaces with the natural surroundings


Functionally, the houseboat is organized into two levels. The main living and gathering spaces are positioned at water level, creating a continuous visual connection along both the length and width of the home. This openness fosters a beautiful sequence of spaces that alternate between expansive water views and moments of shelter and privacy. Below the waterline, the lower level houses the bedrooms, storage, and technical installations.

Designed for an all-around orientation, the houseboat features a carefully balanced interplay of open and closed elements. Wooden panels define the enclosed sections, lending the façade a natural, understated elegance. Thoughtfully integrated architectural details—such as a skylight that brings daylight into the lower level and a subtly incorporated entrance—blend seamlessly into the overall design, reinforcing the houseboat’s harmonious aesthetic.







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House by the Spaarne

House by the Spaarne

Private client

  • project

    House by the Spaarne

  • locatie

    Haarlem

  • client

    Private

  • function

    Residential

  • size

    200 m²

  • period

    2020 – 2022

  • status

    built

  • design

    Studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architect

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration Jeroen Spee, Alicja Bedkowska

  • project team

    Wiktoria Matysiak

  • photographer

    Robertino Nikolic, Rodolfo Siccardi



Living in your garden






The exentsion dissolves boundaries
with seamless glass and natural materials



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Vertical Lofts

Vertical Lofts

Development Collective

Studio PROTOTYPE saw an opportunity to design a clear structure opposed to the diversity of design following the do-it-yourself initiatives in the street. This structure is distinctive in scale and materiality and a translation of the typological design of loft apartment. The residential houses are at the sun side of the building spaciously connected by means of a void.

  • project

    Vertical Lofts / Tiny Places

  • client

    Development Collective

  • function

    Loft apartments

  • design

    studio PROTOTYPE

  • project architects

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee, Mitchel Verkuijlen

  • project team

    Rosella Villani, Luca Vatteroni, Steven Otten, Gijs van Suijlichem, Dieter Vlieghe, Ruben Figueiredo, Jesus, Huerta Chilet

  • collaboration

    Houtwerk bv, ABT, WAM, Smeulders Interieurgroep

  • size

    2500 m² / 

  • period

    2015 – 2019

  • status

    built

  • photos

    Jeroen Musch 




Vertical
Rhythm


A central core enables an open living environment, in which multiple set-up principles are possible. The core has been remained as small as possible by placing the stairwells completely outside of the building, making them part of the balconies on the backyard side. This finding, of placing the stairswells on the outside of the façade, resulted in more open living space within the complete building contour. By breaking up the structure at the plinth and the crown, the building opens up to the street and the view. The rhythm of the concrete façade emphasizes the loft apartments for which grand and high windows have been created, based on the maximum glass size of 5.40 meters. The windows give a framed view on the new developed neighborhood.


The concrete façade structure has been given multiple surface treatments, such as a surface with a coarse structure for the front façade penants. The penants are poured in traditional wooden molds. The deeper detailed concrete frames are treated to have a more smooth structure in order to create a more subtle difference in texture between coarse and smooth within the concrete materialisation. 

Tiny
Places


For one of the upper loft apartments, in the by studio PROTOTYPE designed Vertical Lofts, the interior has been designed. The apartment exists out of three levels, vertically connected by several voids and staircases. In contrary to the brutal, concrete exterior of the building, the interior feels subtle and warm. 


A multi-functional core is built up out of multiple elements all accessible and usable from the living space; such as entrance, cloakroom, kitchen and a closet that houses a complete home laboratory. This core of the building is coated with a special wooden pattern that forms a fine continuous line through the complete house. Different intimate spots are part of this core and give the user a comforting feeling within the interior. The subtle application of natural materials such as straw webbing, oak wood and nature stone are optimally balanced, providing a timeless whole.





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