Horizon College The Netherlands

client name:	Horizon College Hoorn
year:	2008
client type:	Education
location:	Hoorn, The Netherlands
expertise:	Architecture

Contact, Comfort, Control
Royal Haskoning not only designs beautiful educational buildings, but also thinks along with clients about new educational concepts and ways of stimulating students in a conducive environment. The Horizon College situated in the town of Hoorn, the Netherlands, was outdated and has been renovated extensively to meet the requirements of today’s and tomorrow’s practical needs. The existing fragmented facilities in different locations was partly demolished, whilst construction works began on the new building and the redevelopment of the Velius building.

In the new building, all facilities are concentrated under one roof. With ‘Contact, Comfort, Control’ as the motto, a compact building has been created. The old and refurbished parts are linked by an atrium, overhead bridges and escalators. The whole complex is a prime example of context-rich learning. The building houses a broad range of educational facilities in the fields of technology, trade, hotel and catering, economics and health care, a bookshop, a fitness club and practical training outlets such as a hairdresser’s and a restaurant.