Spoorzone Dordrecht

Dordrecht, Nederland, 2040

Beautifully situated in the heart of nature found in the Dutch Delta, Dordrecht is also a city of innovation, trade, maritime industry an...

Taoyuan Station

Taouyuan, Taiwan, 2033

In the northwest of Taiwan lies Taoyuan City, a large metropolitan area that hosts the country's largest airport, serving as the main gat...

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Rotterdam, Nederland, 2029

Mecanoo's design for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen embodies vision and craftsmanship. The design focuses on five main principles: A w...

Jacob’s Pillow Doris Duke Theatre

Becket, USA, 2025

The new theatre’s design embraces the Pillow’s diverse history to create an accessible and inclusive space for dialogue, collaboration, a...

Brink Tower

Amsterdam, Nederland, 2025

A ‘Brink’ is an old Dutch word for a green open space where people meet. Bringing people together to live together in a healthy, plant-fi...

Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, 2025

Abu Dhabi unveiled plans for the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, which will feature some of the rarest wonders of natural history ever ...

Macau Central Library

Macau, China, 2025

The new Macau Central Library will be located by the Tap Seac square in the historical center of Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It ...

Kaohsiung Station

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2025

The new Kaohsiung Station is the crowning achievement of the massive Kaohsiung Metropolitan Area Underground Railway Project, which inclu...

International Quarter London North

London, 2024

Mecanoo has been working with Hadley Property Group (HPG) as the lead architect to design the International Quarter London (IQL) North at...

Ede-Wageningen Train Station (Mecanoo and Royal…

Ede, Nederland, 2024

Located in the heart of the Netherlands, the city of Ede has a population of almost 120,000 and is famous for its proximity to the Veluwe...

Perth Museum

Perth, Groot Britannië, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of architectural restoration, Mecanoo continues to carve its name with transformative projects that honour...

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

New York, USA, 2024

The renovation of The New York Public Library’s Midtown locations will provide more public library space than is currently available in M...

Heerlen City Hall and Municipal Offices

Heerlen, Nederland, 2023

White-painted brick is a characteristic of facades in Heerlen’s province of Limburg, and forms the cladding of the four-storey new Munici...

People Place Purpose Poetry Book

2023

The internationally renowned architecture office Mecanoo, led by Francine Houben and partners, creates buildings that evoke emotion and m...

Kaohsiung Social Housing

Kaohsiung , Taiwan, 2023

In a groundbreaking initiative, Mecanoo, introduces a innovative social housing project in Kaohsiung, marking a significant milestone as ...

Shenzhen Guangming Scientist Valley

Liantang, China, China, 2023

Mecanoo and Meng Architects, in collaboration with Lola Landscape, have emerged as the winners of a highly competitive international desi...

One Silk Street

Manchester, Groot Britannië, 2022

One Silk Street sits in the heart of the Ancoats area in Manchester, a significant historical landmark associated with the Industrial Rev...

Amstel Design District

Amsterdam, Nederland, 2022

Amstel Design District is a future-oriented mixed-use development that aspires to become significant for the whole city of Amsterdam. Thi...

Villa BW

Schoorl, Nederland, 2022

The naturally sloping landscape embraces Villa BW, with a building volume characterised by a double-curved roof coupled with an unmistaka...

Heungkuk Tower Busan

Busan, Zuid Korea, 2021

Located in South Korea’s second most populous city Busan, the Heungkuk Tower serves as an office building and sits adjacent to the coastl...

World Port Centre Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Nederland, 2021

The World Port Centre in Rotterdam (WPC) overlooks the city and surrounding harbour from its prominent location at the far western point ...

KAMPUS

Manchester, Groot Britannië, 2021

KAMPUS is a new neighbourhood located at the former Manchester Metropolitan University campus in the heart of the city. Utilising the qua...

Taichung Green Corridor

Taichung, Taiwan, 2021

The 1.7km long former railway line crossing downtown Taichung was an important catalyst for the development of the old city. The railway’...

Tainan Public Library

Tainan, Taiwan, 2021

Mecanoo and MAYU’s design for the Tainan Public Library represents the meeting of cultures, generations and histories. Inspired by the lo...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

New York, USA, 2021

The New York Public Library’s Midtown renovation will enhance and unite the full spectrum of offerings available across the Library syste...

Unilever Benelux Headquarters

Rotterdam, Nederland, 2020

In the heart of Rotterdam on Hofplein, the new Unilever Benelux headquarters is being realised. The headquarters occupy six floors of an ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Washington D.C., USA, 2020

The transformation of MLKL brings a new, humanistic environment at all levels, designed and programmed for the future, and it adds facili...

Maritime Center Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Nederland, 2020

The iconic Maritime Center Rotterdam will be located in the middle of the water on the Rijnhaven. The organic building contrasts with the...

Villa Vught

Vught, Nederland, 2019

The Villa in the Dutch countryside near Vught gives a contemporary twist to the local farmstead typology. Traditionally, the Dutch ‘hoeve...

Longgang Cultural Centre

Shenzhen, China, 2019

Shenzhen has been growing rapidly since being named a ‘special economic zone’ in 1980. High-rise structures have transformed the city’s s...

LocHal Library Interior Design

Tilburg, Nederland, 2019

The LocHal is a new, world-class urban living room for Tilburg in an iconic former locomotive shed of the Dutch National Railways. It is ...

Glass Villa on the lake

Lechlade, Groot Britannië, 2018

The guiding design principle was to create a house that combines transparency with sustainability, forging a strong relationship between ...

Masterplan Villa Industria

Hilversum, Nederland, 2018

With its characteristic industrial buildings, the former site of the Regional Energy Supply Company in Hilversum has always had its own i...

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2018

Kaohsiung is an informal, lively city of almost three million inhabitants. Not only is it the second largest city in Taiwan and one of th...

Palace of Justice

Cordoba, Spanje, 2017

The new Palace of Justice in Córdoba is located in Arroyo del Moro which is characteristically dominated by anonymous housing blocks, pro...

Eurojust (EU agency)

Den Haag, Nederland, 2017

Eurojust is the EU-judicial cooperation unit dealing with cross-border crime. The new headquarters for Eurojust in the International Zone...

Namdaemun Tower

Seoul, Zuid Korea, 2017

Located next to the ancient southern gate to the city of Seoul, the Namdeamun Market is the oldest and largest market in South Korea. Sin...

St. Gerlach Pavilion & Manor Farm

Valkenburg aan de Geul, Nederland, 2017

Château St. Gerlach is an estate near Maastricht, situated in the middle of the hilly Limburg countryside: a unique complex with a luxury...

Delft City Hall and Train Station

Delft, Nederland, 2017

Arriving in Delft is an unforgettable experience. From the outset, Mecanoo’s idea was to design a station that makes it clear to visitors...

Keukenhof

Lisse, Nederland, 2016

A grand gatehouse welcomes the large flows of, mainly international, visitors to the world famous Keukenhof park. The stepped timber roof...

Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam, Nederland, 2015

The Hilton Hotel Schiphol Airport is located near Amsterdam’s international airport. With its diagonal patterned facade, curved corners a...

Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

Boston, USA, 2015

As a testimony to the vision of the late Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building stands proudly over Dudley Squar...

Mekel Park - Campus Delft University of…

Delft, Nederland, 2013

The busy Mekel Road, which divided the campus of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), is replaced by the eye-catching Mekel Par...

Library of Birmingham

Birmingham, Groot Britannië, 2013

More than just a building, the Library of Birmingham (LoB) designed by Mecanoo is a People’s Palace, a centre for learning, information a...

Kaap Skil, maritime and beachcombers museum

Texel, Nederland, 2011

The island of Texel is situated in the Waddenzee and is the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands. Every year a million or so tourists visi...

La Llotja theatre and conference centre

Lleida, Spanje, 2010

La Llotja Theatre and Conference Centre is designed as a monolithic volume that emerges from the Spanish earth. By elevating the first fl...

Montevideo Residential Tower

Rotterdam, Nederland, 2005

The Wilhelmina Pier is located next to a disused dock in Rotterdam, an area now home to residential and office towers. The pier was once...

Library Delft University of Technology

Delft, Nederland, 1997

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) commissioned Mecanoo to design a library that would be the heart of the university and give a f...