 |
| Address |
Genèvelaan
4-8
|
| Architect |
Walter van Dijk (NL
Architects)
|
| Year |
2002
|
| Use |
Grand café
|
| Awards |
• Rietveld prize (Nov 9th 2003)
• NAI prize for promising young architects
(Dec 3rd 2004)
• Emerging Architects Special Mention (Mies von der Rohe Awards
2005).
Excerpt from the jury report:
"The
jury has selected NL Architects’ BasketBar for the
Utrecht University campus, the Netherlands, for the Emerging
Architect Special Mention 2005. They jury believes that this
firm has shown its ability to create innovative and visually
startling projects, and that this small structure shows that
they have disciplined their abilities to such an extent that
they promise to make a significant contribution to the future
of European architecture. The combination of an orange skate
ramp, a mesh-enclosed basketball court and half-sunken student
cafe creates an extremely vivid point of activity in this
suburban campus.”
• Special Distinction IPC/IAKS
2007 (May 3-5, 2007, prize-giving ceremony Oct. 31st 2007); International
Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities. |
| Relevant websites |
• the café itself
• archined
• architectenweb.nl
• aрхитектура
• ideon
cz
• www.collectieutrecht.nl
• www.architectuurplaquette.com
|
| Opened |
Feb. 27th 2003, officially opened: Apr. 16th 2003
 © hans
van leeuwen |
| Sq. metrage |
| 277 m2 |
| Cost |
| 1.3 million € |
| Contractors |
| Van den Hengel BV, Soest |
| Landscape designer |
| NL Architects, Walter van Dijk |
| General information |
The Basket consists of a very elaborate
concept which combines a grand café with a lowered
floor and a mesh enclosed basketball court. The floor level
allows for consistency with the neighbouring Van
Unnikbuilding. The centre circle of the basketball court
is made of glass through which daylight enters the café.
 © hans
van leeuwen |
| The name of the building |
| The Basket, derived from the basketball court on the rooftop |
