Sloping Roofs Define a New Urban Quarter in Eindhoven | MVRDV

MVRDV’s Nieuw Bergen residential project in Eindhoven demonstrates how careful design can add density while retaining openness, character, and urban identity. Located in a charismatic neighbourhood close to the city centre of Eindhoven, the seven buildings – named Indigo, Violet, Bleu, Rouge, Orange, Jaune, and Vert – are a combination of five new buildings with two transformed historic structures, introducing 237 homes that range from apartments for singles to family residences, and from social housing to luxury penthouses. Characterised by jagged sloping roofs that maximise sunlight access while giving the development a dramatic, mountainous silhouette, the project expresses a gradual […]