Copper-clad ParkArk houseboat by BYTR Architects floats on a Dutch canal
Copper panels and local timber clad the exterior of this houseboat in the Netherlands by BYTR Architects, which is moored beside a wooded parkland (+ slideshow). More
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Rozet cultural centre by Neutelings Riedijk Architects wins Dutch Best Building award
News: a cultural centre in Arnhem covered in a dense pattern of pale concrete mullions by Rotterdam firm Neutelings Riedijk Architects has won the award for the Netherlands' Best Building of the Year 2014. More
SeARCH creates grassy dome pavilion for Rotterdam Architecture Biennale
Dutch studio SeARCH has created a dome-shaped pavilion covered in grass and filled with plants, as part of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam that opened to the public today. More
Simon Bush-King adds chipboard furniture and wall art to Superheroes' office
Hanging plant pots, custom-made wooden furniture and a mural featuring a llama and an ice cream complete this office and studio in Amsterdam by Simon Bush-King Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Dutch holiday home by Korteknie Stuhlmacher references farmhouses and barns
Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten has completed a family holiday home on an island south of Rotterdam, made up of barn-like structures that take their cues from local agricultural buildings (+ slideshow). More
Zecc Architecten transforms an old water tower into a parkland observation point
A national park in the Netherlands is the setting for this old water tower, which Dutch firm Zecc Architecten has transformed into an observation point by twisting staircases through its middle (+ slideshow). More
Maccreanor Lavington overhauls Amsterdam's Kraaiennest metro station
Laser-cut stainless steel creates an intricately patterned surface on the walls of this upgraded metro station in Amsterdam by architecture firm Maccreanor Lavington (+ slideshow). More
OMA completes industrial headquarters for G-Star RAW in Amsterdam
Rem Koolhaas' OMA has completed the new Amsterdam headquarters of Dutch denim brand G-Star RAW, which features a concrete shell, a glass core and a hangar-like facade that slides open (+ slideshow). More
Rotterdam Centraal station reopens with a pointed metal-clad entrance
An angular metal-clad canopy now projects over a public square at the entrance to Rotterdam Centraal station, which reopened last week following an extensive remodelling by a team including Dutch firm Benthem Crouwel Architects (+ slideshow). More
Rotterdam school decorated with tiles based on traditional Dutch patterns
Dutch firm Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten covered the facade of this school in Rotterdam with black and white tiles arranged in patterns that reference typical Dutch interior decoration (+ slideshow). More
Studio Makkink & Bey adds industrial playground to Mecanoo's Reimerswaalhof housing
Rotterdam-based Studio Makkink & Bey has added an industrial playground with a decorative perimeter fence to a Mecanoo-designed housing complex in Reimerswaal, the Netherlands. More
MVRDV unveils reflective bowl-shaped art depot for Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
News: Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed its competition-winning design to create a bowl-shaped art depot for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam with a mirrored exterior and a rooftop sculpture garden. More
Ecological university building by BDG Architects features a circular plan
The cylindrical shape of this university building on the outskirts of Dutch town Wageningen is designed by BDG Architects to optimise the usable floor space inside and reduce energy loss through the facade (+ slideshow). More
Design made of animal products on show in Formafantasma exhibition
Cow-bladder lights, fish-skin stools and plastic made of beetles all feature in an exhibition of work by Eindhoven design duo Formafantasma. More
Unknown Architects updates 200-year-old house with twisting staircase and wooden furniture
Emerging Dutch firm Unknown Architects has renovated a 200-year-old house in Leiden by stripping back its interior, and inserting built-in furniture and a twisting white staircase (+ slideshow). More
Stedelijk Museum shows Gijs+Emmy exhibition of Futuristic jewellery
Jewellery that resembles stove pipes is among body adornments by Dutch fashion design duo Gijs+Emmy to go on show at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum later this month (+ slideshow). More
8A Architecten adds combined staircase and sofa to Leiden house
Dutch firm 8A Architecten has modernised a small labourer's house in Leiden by adding a large oak structure that incorporates a staircase, storage facilities and sofa (+ slideshow). More
Wiel Arets completes college campus in Rotterdam's Hoogvliet district
Dutch firm Wiel Arets Architects has completed an academic campus in Rotterdam's Hoogvliet district comprising six concrete and glass buildings with subtle surface patterns designed to resemble ivy (+ slideshow). More
Hilltop staircase by NEXT Architects creates the illusion of an endless walkway
This hilltop staircase by Dutch firm NEXT Architects appears to create a continuous pathway, but it's actually impossible to walk round more than once without climbing off (+ slideshow). More
Daan Roosegaarde: "People can do what they want with my Crystal installation"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde explains how his installation in Eindhoven consisting of hundreds of glowing LED crystals will change over time as some people steal them and others create new ones of their own. More