studio leon thier completes st. jan car park and footbridge in ‘s-hertogenbosch

studio leon thier completes st. jan car park and footbridge in ‘s-hertogenbosch
all images courtesy of peter de ruig

studio leon thier, based in the netherlands, was chosen as the head architecture firm for construction of the ‘st. jan’ zuiderpark-stadswalzone project in the city of ‘s-hertogenbosch. the work included the design of a 1,040 car parking garage, park bridge, and pedestrian footpath, as well as supervision throughout the duration of the four year long effort.

restored fortification wall

the project was conceived not only as a functional space for city visitors and resident commuters, but as a branding lobby for the city itself. comfort and safety — for both drivers and pedestrians — was integrated into the garage, as well as the pedestrian bridge that passes over the city’s moat. 

medieval ground level with the new park bridge 

footbridge that leads through the restored fortification wall 

pergola on the bastion ‘baselaar’ 

spiral ramp entrance of the parking garage, near ‘baselaar’

mural of ‘s-hertogenbosch welcoming visitors 

parking ramps 

X-shaped columns on the second level 

parking area 

corridor leading to main stairwell

main stairwell

project info:

location: ‘s-hertogenbosch, the netherlands 

dates: 2011-2015

client: municipality of ‘s-hertogenbosch
parking garage capacity: 1040 cars
parking garage surface: 32.860m²
building site: 1,54 ha
status: completed
lead architect: studio leon thier, the hague (leon thier, rigobert nivillac)
fortification architect: van roosmalen van gessel e.p., delft (marc van Roosmalen, marlène van gessel)
landscape architect: MTD landschapsarchitecten, ‘s-hertogenbosch (frank meijer, nike van keulen)
urban planner: city of ‘s-hertogenbosch urban development
cityscape collages: kim heesakkers, geldrop
map of ‘s-hertogenbosch, main staircase: ruben atoyan, minsk

art project guidance: m2uur, deventer
showcases for archeological finds: studio thier & van daalen
main contractor: heijmans, ‘s-hertogenbosch
fitting out contractor: VORM bouw, papendrecht
engineer design phase (structures and building services): arcadis, rotterdam
engineer execution (structure and building drawings): pieters bouwtechniek, haarlem

advisor installations execution phase: spindler, rotterdam
lighting design: arpalight, bavel, studio LEFT, the hague
photography: all images © peter de ruig

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