{"id":9840,"date":"2026-06-14T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9840"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:29:21","slug":"mvrdv-tops-polite-yet-radical-eindhoven-housing-with-angular-roofs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/mvrdv-tops-polite-yet-radical-eindhoven-housing-with-angular-roofs\/","title":{"rendered":"MVRDV tops “polite yet radical” Eindhoven housing with angular roofs"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Nieuw<\/div>\n

A cluster of housing<\/a> blocks with jagged grass-covered rooftops form Nieuw Bergen, a residential complex completed by Dutch studio MVRDV<\/a> in Eindhoven<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Comprised of seven buildings, the mixed-tenure development contains 237 homes, including luxury penthouses, within five new blocks and two renovated 20th-century municipal buildings.<\/p>\n

MVRDV<\/a> designed the blocks to gradually rise in scale with the aim of being less imposing on the surrounding low-rise neighbourhood, while their green roofs were angled to optimise daylight.<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
MVRDV has completed the Nieuw Bergen housing complex in Eindhoven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The project demonstrates how careful design can add density while retaining a sense of openness, character and urban identity,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“The seven buildings \u2013 named Indigo, Violet, Bleu, Rouge, Orange, Jaune, and Vert \u2013 express a gradual transition in scale that allows the dense new development to blend into the low-rise, historic architecture of Bergen.”<\/p>\n

“The result is a chain of polite yet simultaneously radical buildings with an exciting contour resembling a mountainous landscape,” studio founding partner Jacob van Rijs added.<\/p>\n

\"People
The buildings are topped with jagged grass-covered roofs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At street level, the site’s existing red-brick buildings were restored. A new facade added to connect the two buildings recreates the symmetrical front of a block that formerly occupied the plot.<\/p>\n

Beyond this, the complex rises to the six-storey Orange building, which contains 48 of the development’s 54 social housing apartments.<\/p>\n

The tallest of the blocks is the 17-storey Indigo building, distinguished by its white stone facade.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance
MVRDV restored the site’s existing red-brick buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Atop three of the seven buildings are open-air roof terraces enclosed by gridded structures complete with glass parapets.<\/p>\n

These terraces double as communal spaces on the Rouge and Bleu towers, with the latter also featuring a glass-enclosed greenhouse for communal gardening.<\/p>\n

“These opportunities for residents to meet together, host events, and cultivate gardens helps to stimulate social cohesion among residents,” the studio said.<\/p>\n