Zoöp, 2024

I was asked to take additional photos of the exterior, showing the institute primarily as a Zoöp, with animals and greenery, in a welcoming, friendly and colourful atmosphere. A Zoöp is an organisational model for cooperation between human and nonhuman life that safeguards the interests of all zoë (Greek for 'life'). The zoöp model makes the interests of nonhuman life part of organisational decision making.







Open Model Storage, 2023

Located on the site of the Van Nelle factory, the depot occupies one of the factory warehouses and is used to store around 700 models in an open layout. As well as being a storage area, it’s also a workshop for collection managers, who work on restoring and registering models here or preparing them for transport as loans. To make the space suitable for both functions, architects Broekbakema installed a 460 m2 climate-controlled box in the warehouse in 2005.





Depository, 2023




The New Garden, 2023

The New Garden has been part of the outdoor space of the Nieuwe Instituut since 2015. It is used as a testing ground for ecological management and biodiversity. In the winter of 2021, the garden was redesigned due to the restructuring of the Museum Park. Since then, work has been done on the ecological restoration of the garden, bringing it back into full bloom.




Just in #1, 2022

Just in #1 exhibits ten archive pieces that have recently been added to the National Collection of Dutch Architecture and Urban Design. They are the first results of a acquisitions policy that now focuses more on current social themes, feminist practice and decolonisation.