Six parties with different roles in care, housing and education have teamed up to realise their plans at a single site. The project features a range of ‘looks’, as the different facilities in the building and the local variations demanded a differentiated architectural appearance.
The commission from Woonstichting Leyakkers includes a so-called HOED group practice of general practitioners, a pharmacy, twenty care units for the Stichting Amarant, an Amarant regional office and a branch for the Tilburg social services. HEJA Projectontwikkeling produced an additional sixteen owner-occupied apartments and a school for plasterers, including parking facilities, on the same lot.
The vision and design of the architect allow for a differentiated architectural appearance to accommodate the different functions of the building and the variations in the surroundings.
Pricier large apartments have been built on the Anne Frankplein in a suspended two-storey beam. The concrete layer surrounding the balconies and flights of steps on the front of the beam highlights the urban architecture at this site. Beneath the beam are the HOED practice, the pharmacy and the school. The pharmacy is designed as an independent element and has a façade consisting of vertical wooden posts marking the access to the inner courtyard and the common entrance to the HOED practice and the pharmacy.
