Dutch Media Archive by Neutelings Riedijk

On the website Fotos de arquitectura, 24 photographs of a building named Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision) by the Dutch office Neutelings Riedijk Architects were published. The construction, costing 40 million Euros, is expected to be completed in April, with a grand opening planned for December 1, 2006. The ten-story building (five above ground and five below ground) is located in the Media Park Hilversum area, where three famous projects by MVRDV (NET-3, RVU, and VPRO) and the newer NPS-VARA by Trude Hooykaas already stand. The main function of the building will be the national archive of recordings from Dutch public radio and television. It will be complemented by a museum, offices of the institute, and an open-access atrium. The façade was designed by Jaap Drupsteen, who printed colorful photographs of the most famous scenes from Dutch television screens onto the glass panels. Info>