Author name: Marc Maurer

CIRCULAR SOUTHERN DUTCH LIMBURG

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.

LECTURE LIÈGE UNIVERSITY

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.

START TINY HOUSE PARK

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.

FUTURE STUDIO CROSS BORDER

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.

DE OASE – ZUID-LIMBURG

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, the DE OASE will open in Bureau Europa – an exhibition about the future of the South Limburg landscape and the cross-border infrastructure in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion. The landscape of South Limburg has been researched and mapped from various angles.

ZL’EU Endmanifestation

At June 12th, Maurer United presented the spatial strategy ZL’EU (focusing on the region Southern Dutch Limburg in Euregional Context) at the New Regional Bauhaus in Heerlen. It was developed in cooperation with Reicher Haase Assoziierte and RWTH Aachen University.

Design for Circularity

From June 3rd to 28th, 2023, the Dutch Consulate General in Hong Kong will present (among other pioneering circular projects) the ‘Superlocal Pavilion’ in the local ‘Central Market Building’. The exhibition shows proven best circular practices in areas of built environment, fashion, and everyday goods.

Float Court Sloterplas

To give Amsterdam Nieuw-West an urban boost, there is the municipal desire for a new iconic building, in or on the Sloterplas. But could that icon also be a skate park? Maurer United thus explored an alternative option for a New West icon; A floating skatepark that refers to the origin of skateboarding.

Skateboard City

From May 7th to July 9th, the Van Eesteren Museum presents ‘Skateboard City’, a large-scale exhibition on skateboard culture in relation to the city. Various design projects related to skateboarding and city playgrounds will be highlighted, with work by Maurer United, SCALA+MANA, Bureau B+B and others.

Preview: Moebius Moebel

This concrete bench for public space will be installed in Utrecht. On the playground between two schools, the design depicts circular thinking – but with a twist. The bench consists of nine prefab concrete elements. A 3D print on a scale of 1:100 gives an impression of its proportions.