Neutelings Riedijk Architects is an architecture firm based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, founded by Willem Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk in 1992.
Work and design philosophy
The work of Neutelings Riedijk Architects has been characterized as having a sculptural, often anthropomorphic quality and a playfulness of form while following a clear rationality in programming and context. Their use of familiar forms and materials grounds the strangeness and baroque involutions that give the works a distinct identity and power. Because of the public nature of most of their work, Neutelings Riedijk see the sculptural quality as a way to communicate the building's role within its urban or social context. The firm has established itself as a leading international practice, specializing in the design of complex projects for public, commercial and cultural buildings.
Neutelings Riedijk Architects' earlier work consists mostly of public housing and utilitarian buildings such as office buildings, fire stations, and hotels. They have since moved on to designing complex assignments for public and cultural institutions such as museums, libraries, performing arts venues, concert halls, and educational facilities. Their most acclaimed buildings are the Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp (2010), the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum (2006), the Shipping and Transport College in Rotterdam (2005), and the recently realized culturehouses Rozet in Arnhem (2013) and Eemhuis in Amersfoort (2013).
Culturehouse | Rozet | Arnhem, The Netherlands (2013)Culturehouse | Eemhuis | Amersfoort, The Netherlands (2013)Museum aan de Stroom | MAS | Antwerp, Belgium (2010)Dutch Tax Office | Walterboscomplex | Apeldoorn, The Netherlands (2007)Museum and archives | Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision | Hilversum, The Netherlands (2006)Shipping and Transport College | Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2005)Lake Side Housing | The Sphinxes | Huizen, The Netherlands (2003)Theatre & Art Centre | STUK | Leuven, Belgium (2002)University Building | Minnaert | Utrecht, The Netherlands (1997)Culturehouse | Rozet | Arnhem, The Netherlands (2013)Museum | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | Leiden, The NetherlandsOffice building | Meander | Brussels, BelgiumCity Hall and Offices | Deventer, The NetherlandsCincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, USAOffices, Apartments and Retail | Rijnsburgerblok | Leiden, The NetherlandsLouvre Collection Depot | Lévien, France | Louvre Museum | competition | 2015Porsche Design Tower | Frankfurt, Germany | competition | 2015Concert Hall, Dance Hall, Theatre, Conservatory | Spuiforum | City of The Hague | The Hague, The Netherlands | international invited competition, first prize | 2014Adidas World of Sports | Herzogenaurach, Germany | competition | 2014Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Collection Building | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | competition | 2013Hotel Areal InterContinental | Vienna, Austria | WertInvest | competition | 2013Office Building Le Cinq | Paris, France | NV Buelens | competition second prize | 2012Museum | Moscow, Russia | Polytechnic Museum Development Foundation | competition | 2011Museum | Narbonne, France | City of Narbonne | competition | 2011Opera & Ballet Theatre | Perm, Russia | competition second prize | 2010Concert Hall | Ljubljana, Slovenia | competition first prize | 2010Museum of European History | Brussels, Belgium | competition | 2010Flagship Store Valentin Yudashkin | Moscow, Russia | invited competition | 2008Forum for Music & Dance | Ghent, Belgium | City of Ghent | competition first prize | 2004El Croquis 159 – Neutelings Riedijk 2003-2012, Levene, R. (ed.), Madrid 2012. ISBN 978-84-88386-694The MAS Revealed 2007-2011, Grooten S., Heylen P., Steverlynck S., Schoten 2011. ISBN 9789085866060The Making of the MAS 1995-2010, Neutelings WJ., Steverlynck S., Vermeulen P., Schoten 2011. ISBN 978-90-8586-575-9Neutelings Riedijk Architects, Sanguigni G., Rome 2011. ISBN 978-88-7864-074-0Beeld en Geluid – Sound and Vision, Keuning D., Amsterdam 2007. ISBN 978-90-6369-157-8Aan het Werk, Neutelings WJ., Riedijk M., Rotterdam 2004. ISBN 90-6450-527-6At Work, Neutelings WJ., Riedijk M., Rotterdam 2004. ISBN 90-6450-508-XEl Croquis 94 – Neutelings Riedijk 1992-1999, Levene, R. (ed.), Madrid 1999. ASIN B000QB38MAMinnaertgebouw Universiteit Utrecht, Neutelings WJ., Weegers Th., Rotterdam 1998. ISBN 90-6450-354-0Selected awards and honours
Nomination Mies van der Rohe Award | for Rozet Arnhem | 2015Arc14 Award Best Dutch Interior Design | for Rozet Arnhem | 2014Best New Dutch Building of the Year Award | for Rozet Arnhem | 2014Heuvelink Prize 2014 | for Rozet Arnhem | 2014Best Library of 2013 | for Rozet Arnhem | 2013Belgium Steel Construction Award | for MAS Museum aan de Stroom | 2012AIT Award | for MAS Museum aan de Stroom | 2012Nomination Mies van der Rohe Award | for MAS Museum aan de Stroom | 2011Dutch Design Award | for MAS Museum aan de Stroom | 2011BNA Cube | for international oeuvre | 2010Nomination Mies van der Rohe Award | for Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision | 2009Nomination Mies van der Rohe Award | for Dutch Tax Office | 2009Golden Pyramid Award | for Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision | 2008Concrete Award | for Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision | 2007Arie Keppler Award | for Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision | 2007Nomination Mies van der Rohe Award | for Shipping and Transport College | 2006Belgian Building Award | for international oeuvre | 2006Nomination Mies van der Rohe Award | for Lake Shore housing the Sphinxes | 2005Award of the City of Rotterdam | Best building of the year Muller Pier Block 3 | 2004Award of the City of Leuven | Best building of the year Performing Arts Centre STUK | 2003Award of the City of Breda | Best building of the year Fire Station | 2000Nomination for the Rietveld Award | for Minnaert University Building Utrecht | 1999Rotterdam Maaskant Award | Best Young Architect under age 35 | 1991Models. Imagining to scale | Ghent, Belgium | 2014The Fantastic Library | Moscow, Russia | 2013Design Shanghai | Shanghai, China | 2013Culture:City | Berlin, Germany | Graz, Austria | 2013Centre Pompidou | Paris, France | 2012AIT Behind the Curtains | Cologne, Germany | Munich, Germany | Hamburg, Germany | 2012-13Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 | Essen, Germany | Madrid, Spain | Vienna, Austria | 2010Lucky Dutch Festival | Moscow, Russia | 2009Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine | Paris, France | 2007 | 2012International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam | Rotterdam, the Netherlands | 2005 | 2009Global Polis | New York, USA | 2009Skin between texture and frame | Paris, France | 2007Skin and Bones | Los Angeles, USA | Tokyo, Japan | London, UK | 2006-08Behind Curtains | Rotterdam, the Netherlands | Beijing, China | Brussels, Belgium | Prague, Czech Republic | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2004-13Beijing Architectural Biennial | 2004 | 2009Architectural Biennale of Venice | Venice, Italy | 1991 | 2004Panoramas Européens | Paris, France | 200110 Shades of Green | New York, USA | Austin, USA | Washington, USA | Houston, USA | 2000-02Contemporary Architecture in Flanders | Venice Biennale | Rome, Italy | Grenoble, France | 2000
