In order to preserve the monumental balustrade on platform 1 at The Hague HS station in both design and material, and at the same time to ensure that it meets the modern strength requirements, Ruland Architects has developed a reinforcement of the monumental balustrade in collaboration with Movares. Smederij Van der Vegt has made the adjustments and, after conservation, will install the balustrade on the spot where it was originally placed in 1892.
The Haarlem railway station building is a national monument and one of the best preserved examples of station architecture from the early 20th century. The later installed steel sliding entrance doors on Stationsplein have reached the end of their lifespan. NS Stations and ProRail want to replace the sliding doors with regular doors that remain open during the station’s opening hours.
A design has been made for this in which the sliding doors are replaced by a reconstruction of the original doors. Through archival research, the original construction drawings of the doors have been found, together with the text specification, a color research and references elsewhere in the building, the doors can be accurately reconstructed.
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Just like the Public Transport Service Shop (OV-Servicewinkel) at Maastricht station, the OV Servicewinkel in Leeuwarden also has a new glass partition. A customer-friendly privacy screen for a safe working environment.
To offer the employees of the Public Transport Service Shop (OV-Servicewinkel) in Maastricht a safe and pleasant working environment, Ruland Architecten has designed a glass partition that is as transparent as possible to fit with the architecture of the space. The OV-Servicewinkel in Leeuwarden will follow soon.
Ruland Architecten has worked on a wide range of projects in 2023. From an elevator to a complete public station square, the common denominator of the past year is the special listed status of the projects. Ruland Architecten is gradually building up unique expertise in this area.
Where rigorous interventions and innovative design visions are essential on some occasions, on other projects subtle adjustments in the spirit of the original design are required. The result of the working method and the great involvement of Ruland Architecten provides added value in the connection between the historical context and the interpretation of this modern era.
As Advisor in listed buildings, Ruland Architecten, in collaboration with Venhoeven CS and ARUP, has won the tender for the MIRT-exploration (Multi-year program Infrastructure, Spatial planning and Transport) for Dordrecht station
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).
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.
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.
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.