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Bicycle parking garage The Hague

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JURY VOTES
Light
7.15
7.72
7.56
6.96
7.35
Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson Architect at Mark Anderson Design
6
8
7
7
7
Puri Lighting Design
Puri Lighting Design Design Director at Beijing Puri Lighting Design
8
10
9
10
9.25
Sam McMorran
Sam McMorran Strategy and Design Director at IDEO
6
7
9
7
7.25
Tracey Wiles
Tracey Wiles Principal at woods bagot
Absolutely fascinating, beautiful,...
8
9
8
8
8.25
Nic Lee
Nic Lee Design Director at Waterfrom Design Co., Ltd
7
7
7
7
7
Hana Ahriz
Hana Ahriz Co-founder at Space & Pepper
7
7
7
7
7
Franziska Heuschkel
Franziska Heuschkel Founder at Space & Pepper
6
7
6
5
6
Bhavin Taylor
Bhavin Taylor Founder / Interior Designer at Bhavin Taylor Design
8
9
8
7
8
Vivian van Schagen
Vivian van Schagen Founder at The Invisible Party
Great use of light and graphics, ma...
8
8
8
7
7.75
Lauren Touhey-Otto
Lauren Touhey-Otto Head of Design at Kinzo Architekten GmbH
7
7
7
5
6.5
Agnes Kwek
Agnes Kwek Design Ambassador at DesignSingapore Council
Great example of integrating aesthe...
7
7
7
5
6.5
John Allsopp
John Allsopp Architect at John Allsopp Studio
7
6
7
7
6.75
Falco Webbink
Falco Webbink Head of Design at Wink
7.95
8.31
8.31
8.52
8.27
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JURY VOTES
Governmental Interior
7.24
7.77
7.57
6.62
7.3
Howard Duffy
Howard Duffy Founder at HTDSTUDIO Arkitekter AB
Very good example of how the Dutch...
8
8
8
9
8.25
Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson Architect at Mark Anderson Design
Forward driven program with advance...
8
9
7
8
8
Puri Lighting Design
Puri Lighting Design Design Director at Beijing Puri Lighting Design
8
10
10
7
8.75
Sam McMorran
Sam McMorran Strategy and Design Director at IDEO
8
9
7
7
7.75
Nic Lee
Nic Lee Design Director at Waterfrom Design Co., Ltd
5
5
5
5
5
Hana Ahriz
Hana Ahriz Co-founder at Space & Pepper
Make it smart and playful - they su...
8
9
8
8
8.25
Franziska Heuschkel
Franziska Heuschkel Founder at Space & Pepper
Reimagining the face of urban mobil...
8
8
8
6
7.5
Bhavin Taylor
Bhavin Taylor Founder / Interior Designer at Bhavin Taylor Design
8
9
8
7
8
Vivian van Schagen
Vivian van Schagen Founder at The Invisible Party
Great narrative of bike fixtures tr...
7
9
9
7
8
Lauren Touhey-Otto
Lauren Touhey-Otto Head of Design at Kinzo Architekten GmbH
5
5
5
5
5
Agnes Kwek
Agnes Kwek Design Ambassador at DesignSingapore Council
I wish more governments will commis...
7
7
8
5
6.75
John Allsopp
John Allsopp Architect at John Allsopp Studio
6
5
7
4
5.5
Falco Webbink
Falco Webbink Head of Design at Wink
8.17
8.02
8.38
8.1
8.17
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Governmental Interior of the Year
8.24
8.49
8.45
7.92
8.3
Bill Bouchey
Bill Bouchey Principal - Director of Design Interiors at HOK
10
9.64
9.83
9.6
9.77
Stefan Weil
Stefan Weil CCO at Atelier Markgraph
7.17
7.75
7.88
6.5
7.33
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
Fun, smart and playful...
8.6
8.81
8.6
7.67
8.42
Serhii Makhno
Serhii Makhno Founder at Sergey Makhno Architects
7.17
7.75
7.5
7.47
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Shortlisted - Best Use of Light
7.62
8.41
7.95
7.41
7.85
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Cofounder | Colour Specialist at Calzada Fox
Bright and open, enhancing the way...
7.08
9.24
7.5
6.83
7.66
Daniel Wigham
Daniel Wigham Strategy & Sustainability Lead at StudioXAG
Completely upgrading the idea of a...
7.08
7.67
7.5
6.83
7.27
Howard Duffy
Howard Duffy Founder at HTDSTUDIO Arkitekter AB
One of my favorites from early in t...
7.88
8.02
7.88
8.1
7.97
Avşar Gurpinar
Avşar Gurpinar Assistant Professor at Istanbul Bilgi University
9.54
9.14
9.66
9.03
9.34
Melvyn Law
Melvyn Law Director / Principal Designer at Limelight atelier
There’s a clever play of using arti...
7.08
8.74
7.67
6.83
7.58
Falco Webbink
Falco Webbink Head of Design at Wink
7.08
7.67
7.5
6.83
7.27
Designer
Client
Municipality of The Hague
Floor area
8000 ㎡
Completion
2020
Photographer

Stimulating the use of bicycles is critical for rethinking urban mobility and public transportation. In the Netherlands, up to 70 percent of commuters travel to the train station by bike. A good connection between the two transport modes is therefore essential to the urban mobility network. With the new bicycle parking garage at The Hague Central Station, the Municipality of The Hague offers a future-proof, service-oriented solution with room for over 8,000 bicycles. With a focus on user experience, orientation, and placemaking, the massive underground space elevates the oft-neglected spatial typology to unexpected new heights. A lack of daylight and views of the surroundings hinder the orientation in an underground space, especially where rows of bicycle stands create a repetitive layout. The interior design for the bicycle parking garage at Koningin Julianaplein is a radical departure from that and transforms the act of parking your bike into a museum-like experience. The extra high, bright white ceiling, smart directional markings, spacious aisles, and back-lit glass walls make the facility appear more spacious and support the intuitive orientation. At the end of the day, it will be easier to find your bike again. The past, present, and future architecture of The Hague forms the basis for a singular continuous image on the light wall that encloses the entire parking facility. Facade elements of iconic buildings are subtly woven together into an awe-inspiring urban landscape; a luminous metamorphosis inspired by the works of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. As you cycle past it, you experience the city’s skyline in one smooth movement. With more time, you can explore all individual referenced buildings. Silo and Studio Marsman worked closely together to integrate the application of light, which plays a key role in the underground space. The glass walls are backlit from below and end just below the white ceiling. This creates the impression of a ceiling that floats above the space. The light in the illustration itself also comes from below, adding the illusion of great depth in the drawing. The subtle grain allows the light to subtly shine through. Light fixtures in the isles guide users of the parking towards free spaces and are reflected by the glass panels.