City Hall Renswoude

The town hall of Renswoude, which was completed in 2023, is adjacent to a large country estate. In 2020 Zecc won the architect selection for the restoration and extension of its first town hall. In addition to the characteristic national monumental front, a new two-layer volume has been realized, in which the council chamber, public counters and workplaces are housed. The extension was constructed in CLT and equipped with a circular ceramic facade of demountable brick strips with a green glaze from waste streams from the glass industry. The new public entrance is located between the monument and the extension. It provides access to public spaces in both the monument and the new building.

One of the most important design choices was to move the parking to the rear of the building. This created the opportunity to create a strong spatial connection between the town hall and the woods on the other side of the road. The greenery now flows, as it were, from forest to landscaped grounds, over the sedum-covered canopy and into the building. This creates a great experience from the workplaces of greenery and the passing of the seasons. To enhance this effect, the facade of the new building is also made of green glazed ceramic. The wood of the trees is continued outside and inside by a wooden construction. By moving the parking from the front to the rear, the town hall not only gets a beautiful, representative appearance, but road safety has also been greatly improved.