



Crystal Houses
Program: retail and housing intervention
Architects: MVRDV, Winy Maas, Gijs Rikken, Mick van Gemert; Gietermans & Van Dijk, Wim Gietermans, Arjan Bakker, Tuğrul Avuçlu
Client: Warenar Real Estate Amsterdam
Manufacturer: Poesia–Vetreria Resanese (Ivano Massarotto)
Contractor: Wessels Zeist, Robert van der Hoef, Richard van het Ende, Marco en Ronald van de Poppe
Constructor: Brouwer&Kok, Paul Brouwer; ABT: Rob Nijsse
Research: Delft University of Technology, Frederic A. Veer, Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Telesilla Bristogianni
Area: 620 sqm (retail) and 220 sqm (housing)
Completion: 2016

Madera: the soul of wood, nobly expressed
Madera crafts the very essence of wood through the ingenious process of precomposed veneering, resulting in surfaces of captivating visual harmony and inherent sustainability. From flawlessly coordinated color palettes to intricate inlays that whisper stories, each door stands as a genuine tribute to the natural world.