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De Nieuwe Ooster Amsterdam | Karres en Brands

De Nieuwe Ooster Amsterdam | Karres en Brands

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| April 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

In Amsterdam, De Nieuwe Ooster Amsterdam is the restoration project designed by Karres en Brands landschapsarchitecten, it is the largest cemetery in The Netherlands. Rather than connecting the three different zones spatially, we believe each zone should be given its own identity. Enhancing the contrasts will create a clear partition into three areas, thereby emphasizing [...]

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Langedijk Cemetery | Karres en Brands

Langedijk Cemetery | Karres en Brands

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| March 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Dutch landscape architect Karres en Brands landschapsarchitecten has designed Langedijk Cemetery in South Scharwoude, The Netherlands. For the new Oostervaart cemetery in Langedijk we decided to divide the cemetery into small, enclosed outdoor ‘grave chambers’. Connections to the ‘grave chambers’ were made by means of a public park network. Within this network, sightlines provide the [...]

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Maintenance Building in Watergraafsmeer | Karres en Brands

Maintenance Building in Watergraafsmeer | Karres en Brands

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| March 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

For the new maintenance area at De Nieuwe Ooster Cemetery, Karres en Brandslands landschapsarchitecten designed a new maintenance building to complement an existing building. Standing on two sides of the maintenance area, the two buildings constitute one of the spatial boundaries of the cemetery. The new building has a total floor space of 285 m2 [...]

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