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A Dutch office puts the ‘re’ in reclaimed

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Popma ter Steege Architects married the existing framework of a former military office in Leiden with repurposed and transplanted materials for the Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency. - Stijn Poelstra
Reclaimed materials are represented throughout the revitalized concrete building, in which as many original features as possible were maintained and exposed. - Stijn Poelstra
Certain parts that were not preserved in their existing form were repurposed to serve new functions. These swaps can be seen in the space’s timber ceilings, brickwork walls, concrete skylights and extended ceramic tile flooring. - Stijn Poelstra

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Popma ter Steege Architects married the existing framework of a former military office in Leiden with repurposed and transplanted materials for the Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency. 

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