CEPEZED
GENEROUS LIVING IN PARK
HOOG OOSTDUIN
THE TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN ENTIRELY FOCUSED ON
SUSTAINABILITY AND MAXIMUM QUALITY
The residents of the luxury Park Hoog Oostduin in The Hague have
recently moved into their apartments. They now live quietly in
green surroundings, but in the heart of the city as well. Therefore,
the access pass to their private parking garage reads “Living in the
park, enjoying the city”.
MODERNIST GIANT
The project designed by architectural office cepezed is a
transformation of the former Shell office at 75 Oostduinlaan,
which had long been part of the Shell campus in the stately
Benoordenhout district. The 1968 ensemble was originally
designed by H.E. Oud, son of the well-known modernist architect
J.J.P. Oud. The most important part consisted of a considerable
high-rise block, visible from afar in many places in the city.
Immediately at right angles was a second, smaller and lower
building section. The complex was built on the edge of the
Oostduin-Arendsdorp estate, from which it took away a large area
of greenery. It had a large underground parking and nuclear cellar
with a parking plaza on top that rendered the area even more
stony.
MAXIMUM QUALITY
The transformation has been entirely focused on sustainability
and maximum quality. The complex was outdated aesthetically,
functionally and regarding the construction physics. It had to
be transformed into a high-quality residential environment; with
comfortable apartments in the higher segment of the market
and embedded in an overall experience including a pleasant
urban setting. Also important were a high degree of comfort
and facilities for the residents, such as the various services that
The James Company takes care of from the entrance hall of the
renovated complex.
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