Provinciehuis Provinciehuis, the headquarters of the regional government of South Holland, lies just outside the historic core of the city on a prominent corner site at the Zuid-Hollandlaan and Konigskade junction overlooking the renowned Malieveld Park. The commission was won through an international competition involving twenty-five contenders. Our redevelopment strategy redressed the legacy of the post-war era. The original Provincieuhius was a distinguished 1960s building, but later extensions were less successful. We retained what was worthwhile, removed a failed 1970s block, and added new construction drawing inspiration from the Amsterdam school tradition of fusing tradition and modernity. Of our design solution for Provinciehuis World Architecture proclaimed: “In creating both a la

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