MVRDV to Reimagine Lampegiet Theatre through Layered Volumes and a Ceramic Façade

MVRDV is all set to reimagine a civic theatre as layered volumes, turning culture into an urban lantern. As cultural buildings increasingly move beyond enclosed performance halls, architecture is being asked to operate as urban infrastructure—activating public space, shaping movement, and extending cultural life into the city. The new Lampegiet Theatre in Veenendaal will adopt this expanded role, positioning itself as a spatial system embedded within everyday urban rhythms. To be designed by MVRDV, the design proposes to break the programme into six distinct volumes—three auditoriums alongside foyer spaces, a café and back-of-house functions—stacked and compressed into a compact composition. […]