Author name: Marc Maurer

The International Learning Lab of Maurer United Architects, in collaboration with RWTH Aachen (New Regional Bauhaus), TU Berlin, and the North China University of Technology, organized a Winter School. Nine Chinese architecture students developed visions for Heerlen Center and North.

Last week, the artwork Moebius Bench by  Maurer United Architects was  officially opened and put into use in Utrecht. The modular furniture installation build in concrete, connects the public square with the surrounding neighborhood and schools, and raises awareness about sustainability and the natural cycle.

Today, Maurer United Architects presented the design for the new Raadhuisplein in Heerlen. The contemporary design, created in collaboration with landscape designers Mulder De Vries and Van Gorkom, brings water and greenery to the city center and strongly references the Roman past.

Last weekend, 40 architecture students from the Artez Academy Arnhem visited the Farmhouse of Maurer United in Ransdaal. Marc and Nicole Maurer gave a presentation about the region and the youngest estate in the Netherlands: the small-scale beef farm ‘Hemels Vlees’ of farmer Zef Soogelee.

Maurer United experiments with various biobased construction techniques. Based on the Tiny House Park design, four buildings are currently being further developed and realized. The Tiny Holz House is based on a glue-free ‘CLT’ construction method. The Tiny Pipi House is based on energy+ timber frame construction.

Throughout the year, many couples in the Rheinische Revier choose to get married in the observation tower ‘Indemann’. This landmark was built in 2009 by Maurer United and is currently being adapted to make winter weddings possible as well. See the Aachener Zeitung for more information about this gigantic robot.

The master students from i.e. Iran, India, Japan, China, Turkey and Egypt are developing a regional plan under the guidance of Nicole Maurer. The goal of the project is to propose spatial visions and scenario’s for a circular economy and cross-border mobility in the region of Zuid-Limburg and its neighboring areas.

Today, Marc Maurer gave a lecture for architecture students of the University of Liège. The students took part in an excursion in Southern Dutch Limburg and were welcomed at the Maastricht Institute of Arts. The beautiful auditorium, designed by Wiel Arets, provided the backdrop for the presentation of Maurer United.

Today the construction of the Tiny House Park ‘Op de Bies’ in Beekdaelen has begun. The design of the park with several individual Tiny Houses was created by Maurer United. This also applies to four of these houses and the joint meeting house. The community posed for the picture.

The Dutch Atelier Rijksbouwmeester and the German Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung have jointly created the FUTURE STUDIO CROSS BORDERS project. Reicher Haase Assoziierte and Maurer United Architects have been asked to convey this project.