Ceramique Avenue is the centre axis of the recent extension that has been developed along the Maas river, in an industrial area near the centre. Following the the directives of the urban plan -which imposed stone plinths, cereamic wall tiles and the public nature of the courtyards- the set of 98 homes is grouped into a rectangular block aligned with the Bonnefanten Museum, located in the neighbouring lot.
In response to the severe regulations, the project stresses the differences between outside and inside, i.e., an exterior of flat facades that adhere to the alignments of the streets and an interior of broken stretches defining the organic geometry of the patio. The meeting of the interior with the regularity of the public road occurs by means of three accesses in which, by means of a threshold, disordered poplar plantings delay the discovery of the central space. The regular and open garden that occupies this traditionally private space, which is the block courtyard, is in this way incorporated into the sequence of urban public spaces, offering alternative pedestrian routes as a transition between the fabric of the city and the forest walks flanking the channel of the Maas river.
Client:
Ruijters Vastgoed Ontwikkeling, 3W Vastgoed
Address:
Block 29, Avenue Céramique, 180. 6221 KX Maastricht, Netherlands
Typology:
Landscape, Residential
Status:
Built
Design of project:
1999
Construction:
2001 - 2004
Implementation:
2004
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Collaborators:Belén Rivera, Bruno Van Flüe, Thomas Offermans
Arquitecto local:Buro Hoen
Landscape:Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Model:Jacinto Gómez
Photography:Fotowork (model), Luuk Kramer
Structural engineering:A.F.M. Kerbossen
Survey:Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Contractors:Smeets Bouw
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