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A functionalist Dutch landmark has become a HQ for modern day. Here's how

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The monumental Stationspostgebouw covers 30,000 sq-m and is a textbook example of functionalism. - Ossip van Duivenbode
Its pale-brick façade, curved forms and glass-block windows are among its key identifying qualities. - Ossip van Duivenbode
KCAP and Kraaijvanger Architects teamed up to iterate upon the original vision of chief government architect G.C. Bremer. - Ossip van Duivenbode

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Architecture
Client of KCAP
LIFE, SENS real estate
Client of Kraaijvanger Architects
LIFE, PostNL
Construction
J.P. van Eesteren / BESIX
Installations
Unica
Management and Sustainability
Traject
Interior Construction
Coors
Floor Area
30,000 sq-m

Built in 1939, a former postal sorting centre in The Hague has been turned into a headquarters for the Dutch national mail service through socially minded, sustainable interventi

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