The station that always opens, but was never opened

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For serveral years Ruland Architecten has been involved in various developments at Deventer Station. A beautiful building with an enthusiastic group of people who have taken the railway station to their hearts. A film about Deventer Station was made on behalf of the Deventer Industrial Heritage Foundation (SIED) for Open Monument Day 2023.

Please note, the film is in Dutch.

Production by Paul van Agten, Le Chapeau, starring: Roel Oost (presentation) and Arno Dijkhof (researcher, author and initiator of the hatch project).

A new elevator for The Hague Hollands Spoor

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In the middle of the 130 year old railway building of The Hague HS, work has been done in recent years to make platform 1 accessible by elevator. For this purpose, an elevator has been built straight through the nationally listed station building within the limited space.

Part of this renovation also included renewing the floor. The flamboyant pink with black and white lines pattern has been replaced by a gray terrazzo tile, similar to the new part of the passenger tunnel. This creates a clear, coherent image throughout the route from the station square to the entrance on the Laakhaven side. The central hall will have a calmer appearance, better suited to match the original architecture of Margadant.

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The portals to the tunnel have been adapted for the arrival of a row of ticket gates to enable platform 1 to fall within the checked-in zone. The gates are currently being installed at the new location, which means that the end of this major renovation is near.

Haarlem station out of the scaffolding

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The window frames of Haarlem station used to be very prominent due to their white color and detonated with the other parts in the facade of this ‘gesamtkunstwerk’ from 1906.

During regular maintenance, the window frames and other wooden parts were painted in a color based on the original stain, so they once again fit in with the architecture of this railway monument.

 

 

 

Exploration of possibilities of the south wing of Roermond station

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The Stationshuiskamer in the north wing of Roermond station was recently completed. Following this successful redevelopment, the spatial possibilities are now being investigated for the former 3rd class waiting room in the almost identical south wing of the railway building.

 

 

New finish for corridor at Maastricht railway station

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The walls of a connecting corridor between the central hall and platforms at Maastricht railway station have been refinished. A contemporary addition in keeping with Van Heukelom’s architecture.

 

 

New doors in the south wing of railway station Maastricht

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In the bicycle shop situated in the south wing of Maastricht station, existing facade openings have been converted into new entrances with spacious doors. Designed to fit the facade in terms of appearance, the doors are still recognizable as a later addition because of the detailing.

This intervention paves the way for further redevelopment of the ground floor.

A royal visit to Hollands Spoor

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King Willem Alexander visited The Hague Hollands Spoor and the Royal Waiting Room today. We hope that he has experienced little inconvenience from the major construction work on Platform 1. Perhaps we’ll meet again at the opening of the new stairs and lift?

 

Publication ‘Stationslocaties Nederland’

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Station locations are increasingly becoming a crucial part of the urban environment. Ruland Architecten has been working for some time on strengthening these nodes of mobility, living, working and recreation. Read more about this in the new annual edition of the magazine ‘Station locations Netherlands 2022/2023’.

Read the article here.

SRAL 35 years – In relation to restoration

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Ruland Architects congratulates Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL) on their 35th anniversary.

SRAL organized a symposium on this occasion: SRAL 35 – In relation to restoration. We were treated to interesting lectures about the full breadth of the restoration profession in which SRAL is active. This was followed by a tour of the studio in the Bonnefanten museum in Maastricht. An educational insight into 35 years of restoration expertise of SRAL.

Ruland Architecten has been working with SRAL for some time now. A special example is the restoration of the wall painting by Henry Schoonbrood in railway station Maastricht.

Interview Joost Ruland by ‘Spoorwegen TV’

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Joost Ruland is interviewed by ‘Spoorwegen TV’ about the restoration and renovation of railwaystation Geldermalsen.