ING HOUSE - Meyer & Van Schooten
ArchiNed reportage

september 2002

Photo reportage of ING House, the main office of ING Group, by Meyer and Van Schooten Architects.

   
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architect:
Meyer and Van Schooten Architects, Amsterdam
interior design:
Trude Hooykaas with Meyer and Van Schooten
landscape architect:
Michael R. van Gessels


 function:
Main office ING Group


 address:
Skutsjespad, Amsterdam


 location:
Elongated plot along the A10, part of proposed Zuiderhof Area and introduction to the proposed Amsterdam South axes (along A10).



 client:
Ontwikkelingscombinatie ING Blauwhoed v.o.f., Rotterdam

 brief:
Office space for ING Group, Board of directors, commissioners, executives en supporting staffmembers

 task:
- intelligent, energy efficient building
- positive attitude to the future
- sustainable building
- open and accessible
- nice working spaces and optimal climate
- flexible use
- a building that manifests itself as a landmark and that incorporates the human scale
- a building that acknowledges the international character of the client

 1st sketch:
1998
start building:
november 1999
acceptance:
september 2002



measurements:
length: 136 m.
height: 48 m (10 storeys)
width plot: 30 m.
area:
about 20.000 m2 (basement excluded) gross
- office space: 7500 m2
- auditorium: 500 m2 (250 seatings)
- lounge: 500 m2
- meeting rooms: 800 m2
- restaurants: 1100 m2

budget:
not to be made known

 proud of:
integration of architecture, construction, materials, climate control, interior and garden architecture

better next time:
to start thinking in a much earlier phase about the integration of art in the building