space&matter at the Beijing design week

space&matter is proud of participating in the Beijing design week (23 Sept - 7 Oct). As one of the Dutch contributors of the Nurturing House, we offer a new perspective on how to develop cities in China.

If you are in Beijing, don't miss Marthijn Pool's lecture on Friday the 25th on the theme "CITIZENS AS PLANNERS - what if we invite citizens to help shape our cities?"

De Ceuvel nominated for the GULDEN FENIKS price

The jury of the NRP Gulden Feniks price nominated De Ceuvel in the category "transformation"

"De Ceuvel staat voor een nieuwe generatie kartrekkers, die hun omgeving overrompelen met 'het kan wel'. Een mooi voorbeeld van hoe bevlogen individuen een oplossing kunnen bieden aan iets waar professionals niet uit kwamen."

Lecture at the TU Delft

space&matter is taking part to a round table session at the Faculty of Architecture in TU Delft together with Ekim Tan (Play the City) and David Mulder (XML).

Each of the participants will give a 30 minutes lecture about "The Tools in Architecture" within their own practice. A round table discussion will follow.

De Ceuvel nominated for the Amsterdam Architecture Price

Great news! Our project De Ceuvel is nominated for the Gouden A.A.P. 2015, de Amsterdamse Architectuur Prijs.
On the 20th of May, a jury of professionals will award one of the ten nominated projects completed in 2014, within the city of Amsterdam. De Amsterdamse Architectuur Prijs is an initiative of Arcam and is meant to award both architects and clients.

Matera 2019 - Cultural Capital of Europe

Space&matter is asked by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Rome to contribute to the artistic programm of the Cultural Capital of Europe 2019 - Matera. This remarkable site in the south of Italy stands out for it's cultural heritage derived from the unique habitation in the landscape. For more info  click here

Lecture at IED (European Istitute of Design) in Rome

Space&matter gives a lecture at IED European Istitute of Design in Rome about strategies and concepts for new business in architecture and design.

Another Award for the Ceuvel!

We are very happy to announce that our project De Ceuvel has been awarded with the Arie Keppler prize for spatial planning. Jury Report: 'An ingenious trick was played to bring new life to a contaminated stretch of land. De Ceuvel is more than a bottom-up-project; the designer took control and managed to implement a very refined urban strategy.'
Thanks Ceuvel team; Marjolein Smeele, Delva Landscape, Wouter Valkenier, Jeroen Apers and all the others that contributed to this success.

De Ceuvel wins FRAME PUBLIC AWARD at DDA

We are very happy to announce that our project De Ceuvel is the winner of the Frame Public Award. De Ceuvel was nominated in the Habitat category. With the majority of the votes this was announced on Saturday, October 25th. During the Dutch Design Awards (DDA) exhibition, which is part of Dutch Design Week, people used the Voting Point to express their opinion regarding the best finalist of 2014.

We want to congratulate the whole Ceuvel team; Marjolein Smeele, Delva Landscape, Wouter Valkenier and all the others that contributed to this success. Thanks guys, big thumbs up!

Some words of the selection committee:
De Ceuvel gives the impression of a utopia that has actually been accomplished. Affordable accommodations and housing not only clean the site, but also lay a solid foundation in the form of a committed community. The project is strong because it originated from and is developed by a community. Only the framework conditions were outlined within which organizations and parties could develop their own plans.

De Ceuvel shortlisted for Dutch Design Awards

We are honored to announce that our project De Ceuvel was shortlisted for the Dutch Design Awards in the category "Habitat". To know the other finalists  click here

Opening of De Ceuvel

After 2.5 years of hard work we opened De Ceuvel. Thanks to all Ceuvelaars and friends and collaborators who helped us to realize this unique project!