Culture House Eemhuis
Building in Amersfoort
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Culture House Eemhuis is a culture house in Amersfoort, Netherlands was designed by Michiel Riedijk in 2013. The building houses cultural organizations including: a library, institutes of education, a school for arts, and spaces for art exhibition.[2]
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Culture House Eemhuis in 2014 | |
 Interactive map of Culture House Eemhuis | |
| Address | 3812 ED Amersfoort, Netherlands Amersfoort Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 52.159347°N 5.382637°E |
| Capacity | 172,222.57 sq ft (16,000.0 m2)[1] |
Current use | |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Architect | Michiel Riedijk |
| Website | |
| heteemhuis | |
History
In 2013 Michiel Riedijk of Neutelings Riedijk Architects was the architect for the Eemhuis.[2] The builders were Euramax, Harry van Interieurbouw, IFS-SGT, and Q-railing: the building was completed in 2014.[1][3]
In order to build the Eemhuis the municipality had to buy out a 30 lease from a tenant who had rights to the property. The construction also had a 5 million dollar cost overrun.[4]
The front of the building has three cantilevered sections which hang over a plaza entrance. The structure houses a library, a school of the arts, and large exhibition spaces. On the first floor of the building there is a 5500 m library: considered one of the most beautiful of the 154 libraries in the Netherlands.[5][6] Each of the cantilevered sections is used for different departments: music, arts and theatre. Community archives are found in the center of the building.[5]